: About Me

I am a not so sun-burnt Aussie who is mother to four carpet sharks, err beautiful children. Their father is shared by our cats and I, though he doesn't seem to mind this state of affairs. I hold a BA in books 'n' stuff from UQ. We share our little 'Aussie dream' in lovely Brisneyland (AKA BrisVegas, Queensland's Transit Lounge and Brisbane), where despite the drought we have caressed a garden into life.

I have had the opportunity to work in many different jobs from street musician to an operations manager and many things in between. I am a voracious reader, sometime violin player and teacher, science fiction fan and mild geek.

My passion is ...

Words

I know too much about ...

too many things and not enough things

My parents always told me ...

do the best you can

My childhood ambition ...

changed almost daily

My favorite memory ...

meeting my partner

Why I write ...

because it's humanly impossible to talk that much!

My first job ...

Busking

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

my partner, my cats, my kids, my friends and my garden, not necessarily in that order.

Pets & Animals > Cats (Other) How to deal with your cat's death

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Losing anyone, who is part of your family is terrible, but when it is the pets we choose to keep with us, on the understanding that we will look after and care for them, it can be particularly difficult. I was recently reminded of this in the most harsh of terms, so much so that I, and my family, are still reeling from the loss. Let me tell you the story of our beautiful Lil Man who was taken from us before his time. We have a lovely middle aged lady cat, and a little over a year ago, she started behaving strangely. She'd eat all of her food and then ask for more, and more, and more. She d...

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