Death by Chocolate Cake

In 2017 I began writing a book which chronicled my arduous journey out of morbid obesity. Although writing the book was both a cathartic and painful experience for me, by the time I put the words to paper I had worked through the worst of it and lost most of my weight. Since this time, […]

Happy Mother's Day!

To all mothers, I hope your day has been filled with love. For those of us who are not mothers, I hope you have enjoyed the day in the best way possible. As I do not have children, it has usually been a day where I remember my mum. Although it has been nearly 40 […]

Fat is not what it seems

The fear of bullying for my obesity was one of the main reasons I chose to lose weight. As soon as I walked out my front door, I knew I was being judged. Often targeted and used as a subject of entertainment yet told that this was only my imagination. It wasn’t until my first […]

The man of my dreams        

As Dreamy turns ten in three months, I have been thinking how much he has changed my life for the better. Before I adopted him, and he adopted me, my home was tidy, and I was lonely (although I didn’t want to acknowledge it). Then on March the 31st, 2018 my life began to change. […]

Friends are good for the soul!

Dreamy and I have just returned from our annual Christmas meet up with family and friends. Each time we head to Adelaide in South Australia I try to catch up with as many people as possible. Everyone enjoys Dreamy, and at the very least, is a little bemused by our bond. While on our trip […]

A Different New Year's Resolution

I’m not one to make new year’s resolutions because I cannot keep them. Slow, incremental changes work best for me. Promising to make major changes at a point of time is doomed to fail. All the significant changes in my life have been made up of relatively minor ones over a longer period. External changes […]

Merry Christmas!

It’s Christmas! Dreamy and I will be celebrating with a special friend and her greyhound, Bella. We will have roast chicken and give the leftovers to Dreamy and Bella. I am really looking forward to sharing tomorrow them both. As a single woman without a partner and who lives by herself, I know how it […]

I am still celebrating!

Dreamy and I have just returned from a holiday in Victoria, Australia. This was part of my 60th gift to myself. While we were away, we enjoyed walking in a different part of the country. We spent three days at Halls Gap which sits in the Grampians, a national park. Our accommodation was nestled amongst […]

I have made it to 60! 

Since my 30s I have worked to be healthy for as long as possible. I have no control over my genetics, but I do have control over the way they are expressed. I don’t know how long I will live, but I have a fair chance of remaining fit and healthy for some time. Earlier […]

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