And its now so close!

Its this weekend - yes in just a few days I will be shaving my hair off for the Worlds Greatest Shave Fundrasier.
I know that it may not be becoming for a LADY to have a shaven head...but it is for a good cause.
If I go back into the early history of the colony I am reminded that only the wrost offending women had their heads shaven as punishment for the dasterdly deeds that they committed while here.
The Governors of the day decided to really make an example of the poor women who were forced to leave their families and incarcerated to serve out their sentences in the far off land of Australia. So heads wee shaven and sometimes a collar of metal with a chain was also worn around the neck by the poor sods that transgressed against the rules of the day.
Women upon arrival were usually placed in some sort of refractory for women where they had to work very hard and then if they were lucky might be sold off to a local lad who was granted some free hold land and needed a good wife to take care of the household. Joy!
So I will pay homage not only to those whose hair falls out due to cancer and treatment that is required for a cure but also to those lovely strumpets who graced our shores 200 years ago and were treated no better than cattle.

The Colonies are sinking!

It has not stopped raining since December. Usually in the stinking hot Colonies in summer it is... stinking hot! But this year we have had month after month of rain. Each day the news shows us another poor township succumbing to the flood waters that seems to be spreading their tentacles wider and wider. I feel for those going through it the first time and those that have just gotten back on their feet ot have it happen again - my own parents lost eveything in the great 1955 flood in our own region and I still hold on to some old family photos that are encased in the mud that covered everything during that awful event.
Mother nature can be a bitch as she reclaims her right to rule this planet. As much as we need the water we now have too much and many people are suffering from their huge losses and also losses to their businesses - our local toruism industry has taken a beating. I know this personally with having to cancel a number of my tours over the last few weeks due to the rains.What can you do.Just sit and wait it out.

I have not been idle!

What happens when a partnership finds it best to split and move on?
Its time to pack up all the crazy shit that has been stored for a very long time and haul arse out of there!
This is true in relationships and in business.
In business when you are in a partnership you may as well be married as you end up seeing more of your partner then you would your very own husband or wife.
So, this week I am packing the remnants of a two year parntership to move forward for the benefit of both of us.
The bottom line is people change.
Our wants, needs and desires change.
This is one thing that is guaranteed.
And so we changed too.
Life got in the way - many tragedies and life's little trials and tribulations.
Now I have to pack half an office full of junk into a very small house with no storage space.
Most of it sits in the hallway as I think of places where I can stack it.
Heaven help me -  the place looks disgusting.
I dont think I am going to be very successful and I need to buy another house to store all of this excess shite!
So I have not been idle.
I am very busy - this is no work for a Lady!!!!

Old Government House

This Lady spent an afternoon leisurely enjoying a glass of good white and a civilised BBQ in the lawns of OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE at Parramatta SYDNEY last Saturday. Very swanky indeed.
This is one of the oldest homes left in Sydney- circa late 1790's and I am sure the walls would have many a story to tell about the good old days of the colonies when convicts were chained in leg irons and flogged to do the bidding of the Governor.
We took part in a ghost tour of the home after being served a most wonderful lunch and heard the stories of the souls that still seem to haunt this building -strangely still there even though many are buried overseas.

It was a totally wonderful way to spend a glorious afternoon out and I had a most brilliant time.
Of course I immediately felt at home on the property and could pciture myself strolling through the gardens back in the 1800s as a Lady would be want to do.
Ah for those halcyon days when someone else would do the washing and tend the garden!!

Its been a big week

This little Lady and her Lord had a big week in the Colonies.
A new automobile to replace the old horse and carriage has been the highlight.

I am very excited. It reminds me of my very first car that I bought all on my own over 30 years ago.
All I wanted to do was hoon around in it driving for hours around the roads of the city feeling such ultimate freedom in being able to get away from the family home and parents.
Now I am a lot older and wiser and will take very good care of this investment as it is to serve me in my business as well as private use.
I am also now fully fledged "going it alone" in my business - no longer in partnership with no one to hold my hand and make me feel safe and secure.
It was the LORD'S birthday party yesterday at his niece's property on the Central Coast - it was a most wonderful afternoon with too much food and very good company.
And today I have spent a fortune on the Princess for her school needs.
Seems like the money needs to be printed more quickly as we are using our supplies up too quickly!
But, life is very good at the moment.
Change is change but we always find ourselves having the ability to make choices.
Life would be much harder if we had NO CHOICE.

Going Bald for the Cause

I made a decision today - to do the World's Greatest Shave. I will be shaving my head in a months time and in the process hope to raise around $1000 for this cause. I did this for the very first time about four years ago and loved every minute of it.
I raised $1000 together with a friend - she also raised $1000.
It was very scary to have my hair saved - the first time I was almost bald.
But, it was totally refreshing not to have to think about what I would do with my hair for months afterwards.
I now have a friend who has been through breast cancer so  I have seen her personal struggle.We all have a friend or family member who has been through it.
I am shaving my head because I CHOOSE to not because I HAVE to.

In that I find great joy and for that reason, because I have a choice ...I do choose to step outside of my comfort zone and do it. Its my way of doing just a little so that my life is not just a "shallow self serving affair".

When life serves you lemons ..go make lemonade!

Being thrown lots of lemons lately. Lots. Life in the colonies has become challenging with my working conditions changing and readjustment needed. As I have been collaborating with a dear friend for the past few years on projects close to our hearts it makes the changes especially hard. Sometimes changes are required to save friendships. Thats what I am hoping for anyway because it would be really tough to lose a business and a friendship as well. Working two small businesses which were both starting off from scratch proved a bit much and to top that off both of us have had deaths in the family and illness all adding to the stress to succeed and to keep money coming in. But, better for each of us to work on one project and do it well rather than both of us sink into the mire of indecision and feel that we are both missing out on fullfilling our dreams.
So I will continue to support my (ex) business partner in all that she does but she now has free reign to lead the business in whatever direction she sees fit and she has done the same for me.
For that I am very grateful.
Now its all a bit scary to proceed " on my own", but I will give it my best shot.No one to hold my hand anymore.Wish me luck.