Loveday Writing

THE LIMPY DIARIES Surgery—minor or major can be scary. In my so far twenty-two years of life, I’ve only had one. But what I found scary was not the surgery itself, but what happened afterwards. For two years I had been experiencing on-and-off pain, limited movement and swelling around my right ankle. I went to GPs and my podiatrist several

THE MOMENT I BECAME A BUSINESSWOMAN I am a writer and a journalism student. I have been writing my whole life and although I did consider many other career paths like most children do (fish-and-chip shop owner, flight attendant, travel agent to name a few) but eventually I realised that writing and journalism are where my talent and passion lie.

FALLING DOWN AND RISING Four years ago, I was fresh out of high school and decided to work full-time at Woolworths, where I had already been working for over a year. After working full-time for three months, this particular day at work is one I have never forgotten and I never will as it ended up changing my life. It

UNCHARTED WATERS: MOVING FROM WAGGA WAGGA TO WOLLONGONG I moved from Wagga Wagga to Wollongong to undertake my university studies in 2010. I made the decision not only to undertake studies but to move out of home and 500 kilometres away from my family with no job and no-one there I knew. Nevertheless, it turned out to be the best

SPEED HUMPS Like it or not, freedom is never really free and the journey is never smooth. The freedom to drive, for me anyway, has cost me five years, seven tests, patience and a total of $1096. Nevertheless, I was determined to get my licence. The L’s test only cost me $62 because being the nerd that I am, I

WEARING THE OLYMPIC RINGS ON MY FINGER: GOING TO THE OLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME After reading Rachael Lucas’ contribution on her experience on seeing the Hockey at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, it gave me the idea to share my own experience of seeing the Gymnastics and the Softball at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. I was 10 years old, my

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Everyone makes friends in their lives, some people find it easier than others, but I’ve generally had no problem making friends no matter where I am. I met my posse’ the day I moved to Wollongong, the University of Wollongong’s Campus East accommodation to be exact. It was February 20, 2010 and I was excited, nervous and

KICKING OUR OWN GOAL: WATCHING THE FOOTY Growing up I have been surrounded by the footy—AFL. Every Sunday afternoon during my childhood, the noise of umpires’ whistles and the crowd’s cheers would echo in the lounge room of my grandparent’s home whilst my cousins, aunts, uncles and I would have afternoon tea in their dining room. The games would always

F PLUS My story of failure is something everyone experiences—failing an exam. The reason why my story of failure stands out to me is because this particular exam was the first and so far only uni exam I have failed. It’s also the only exam I have ever done for uni. It was two years ago and I was studying

TRYING TO LOOK INNOCENT (AND OTHER WAYS OF KNOWING YOU’RE IN TROUBLE) I can’t recall a particular moment or incident where I was “caught out”. Sure there would have been a number of times during my lifetime when I would have been caught out or in trouble, especially during my childhood and in particular during my toddler years. But what