Loveday Writing

I’ve never been a big gardener so I don’t know why my sister gave me a hanging plant for my apartment balcony for my birthday. Seriously she’s my sister she could and should have done better than that. I didn’t mean to, but I work long hours and I forgot to water it, it didn’t take long for it to

I’ve always wanted pets, but when I was a kid my parents couldn’t afford to care for it and then when I grew up and was renting and pets weren’t allowed on the lease. Now that I’ve retired, I don’t have the strength to look after a pet, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have one. My daughter bought me

I was never a big believer in Halloween but my little boy is. He’s always loved dressing up but the fact he can dress up and get free chocolate—of course he’s a big believer! Because I’ve had cancer for the last few years so I haven’t been able to trick or treat with him, but now I’m cancer free and

Well it’s official, I have to go on a diet and I have to lose weight. My ticker got a bad mark on its last test and cramming some good foods and fasting at the last minute didn’t really help. I’ve got to lose the fat, lose the salt, lose the sugar, lose the weight, lose everything I know and

My father always said that when you travelling the best thing to have is a good pillow not a good mattress. I never understood what he meant by that until I grew up and became a sales rep and was on the road every day—just like he was. I sleep in cheap motels nearly every second day, the beds are

When I was a little girl, I also wanted to live in a townhouse or house with a staircase. I loved stairs, I still do, all types of stairs—wooden, metal, cement, spiral. I ended up with a spiral staircase in my first house and then I moved into another house with my husband, which had a wooden staircase and started

VCE exams, uni assessments, job applications, full-time jobs, wedding planning, raising the kids. These have been the most stressful times of my life and I’ve never handled stress well. The only way I can relax or as my daughter use to say “stress less” was by knitting, even when I was a teenager contemplating what my future would be like

I have to work my butt off to get the big promotion—overtime, weekends, public holidays, late nights, sometimes all night. I really need a coffee pronto! I’ve still got today to get through. It’s hard, but it will all be worth it (hopefully, if I get it). What helps me get through my all-nighters is eating my beloved cornflakes with

I’m grounded because mum caught me in the act—I tried sneaking in by climbing up the drainpipe, walking a few sidesteps along the ledge and landing in my bedroom through the window. I’ve done it before and it’s always been full proof…until now…mum was waiting for me. She’s been keeping a “closer eye” on me lately as apparently I’ve been

I have worked hard to provide for my family—to provide food, shelter, water, electricity, nice possessions (the newest and the best). Now my wife and I don’t have much to talk about anymore, she says I spend too much time at the office. My kids don’t talk to me either or want to spend time with me–they’re too busy talking