RANDOM THOUGHTS, FUNNY MEMORIES AND THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM....

random thoughts, funny memories, and things that make you go hmmmm…

The beginning of a new year, and like billions of others on the planet

I’m sitting here, thinking, planning,
 even laughing at myself for a minute.

Laughter is my medicine, and when I lose the laughter, I lose hope,

becoming fragmented, lost, not quite feeling my whole self

I did feel like I was losing hope for quite a while there…

And it seems I was not the only one.  There has been an air

of despondency leading up to this particular point in time for

many of us.  What I love about this virtual, yet very real (time)

world we have created is the ability to share our

thoughts and Ideas.

That’s why our friend SALLY”S blog resonated with me so much

 SALLY's BLOG

Today, I am putting together a selection of random thoughts

and pictures here. 

 My view of real.i.TEE.

So, after a few weeks of feeling like utter shit, a failure, hopeless

so so sad, out of control, wanting to be alone, to the point of pushing away those dearest to me…

I decided that things can only get better than this. 

I am after all ruled by Jupiter and her expansive, optimistic energy.

More on that in a moment…

I took my three girls into the City for NYE.  If it wasn’t for them,

I would have more than likely sat at home in a sorry assed mood

drinking cheap champagne, and passing out before the stroke of midnight.

BUT, we got ready, made sandwiches, braved the public transport

(which was rather smooth and comfy considering)

and went to Circular Quay where we were greeted by a rambunctious crowd 
of young and old alike, 
1.5 million of them to give you some idea...

all vying for the best vantage point possible.

This was going to be a challenge, considering we had left it till the last hour 
before the 9pm fireworks went off!

 

But Mamma had a plan.

I headed AWAY from the crowds, to get a bus up to Rose Bay, 
where I lived for over 20 years, so I knew all the best vantage points like the back of my hand.

We walked past some gorgeous sites amidst the mayhem!

Because I stopped to take a few shots, we missed the bloody bus didn’t we!

But I wasn’t going to get upset, and my girls have such an accommodating and forgiving attitude, 
and said..”lets go back!”
 

HMMMMM…

I didn’t really want to, but I had left us no other choice, so BACK we went…

I had 30 minutes to find the perfect spot… that was cutting it REAL FINE…

As we walked past the Domain, and then the Botanical Gardens, I saw a sign that said 
ALL vantage points were now FULL and CLOSED. 

OK

NEXT…  I said to my girls…just keep going with the flow, and we will find the perfect spot.

Everything was gated up, so I couldn’t even sneak in to the gardens as I’ve been known to do on occasion…  

(will not ever be telling those stories)

I saw a strip of pathway where quite a few revelers had bunked down with picnic mats, champagne. 
and noticed there were quite a few empty spaces.  We climbed up a cement barrier

(in my 5inch heels and little black dress BTW)

and quietly claimed our piece of land.

This was our little vantage spot…

You can just see the top of the sail of the opera house in the distance.

I was very happy.

As it got darker (doesn’t get dark until 9 in the summertime in Sydney), I started to feel

happy, and peaceful… it was WARM  so very warm, but there was a breeze blowing, 
so I imagined that the breeze was carrying my cares away…I don’t need them any more.

I looked to the heavens, to say a quiet THANKS to the universe

and that’s when I saw her winking down on me…

can you see the tiny dot  in the sky?

There was JUPITER!

 SO BRIGHT.  I got tears in my eyes.

The fireworks were SO LOUD, that one of the twins had a major panic attack, 
and started bawling, and wanted to go home!  Poor baby.  
She only calmed down when her twin whispered something in her ear…

It was all over in 8 minutes…I commented out loud

“That was the best 8 minutes I’ve had in a LONG time”

I got snorted at by a bunch of sassy young thangs…they must have seen the blokes who had been 
sitting close by mouths’ drop to the floor, eyes following me…

I just strutted off in my high heels with my girls to the train station.

As we were walking, I looked up one last time, and there was some words … this is what I saw…

The universe really is a strange, and wonderful place!

Happy new Year Y’all

And Thanks for your continued love and support.

Teresa

2nd January 2012

all photos taken by ME

APART FROM COLOUR ENHANCEMENT, ALL ARE 

REAL.