This week is a little different. For one, I have sprained my foot - fun times! Do not try this at home folks. And then I went out yesterday and tried to exercise on said sprained foot. Why? BECAUSE I AM AN IDIOT. So now it is really sore but luckily for me, I can still type! Phew.
How to be a Woman
You'd think I'm know that by now since I've been one for the past 26 years. Well, last time I checked. No no you silly mars bars it's the book I'm reading next. It's written by Caitlin Moran and it arrived on my desk yesterday. Thank you online shopping!
"There's never been a better time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven't been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain..."Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should we use Botox? Do men secretly hate us? What should you call your vagina? Why does your bra hurt? And why does everyone ask you when you're going to have a baby?
Useless fact
All I've eaten today is double brie cheese and toast so far. I don't know how this helps you with your life but I thought it deserved a mention. Carry on.
The post about sex
My column on sex addiction was published yesterday on Mamamia. It took a lot of guts to write and no I didn't share it on Facebook. Family, hello! As regular readers on my blog will know I like to write about my experiences - openly and honestly. Warts and all. I felt comfortable publishing this piece because the subject matter was me. I would never discuss my sex life and use people's names or situations as that doesn't sit well with me (all that can be left for my fictional work!)
The response was overwhelmingly positive. Bar a couple of commenters calling me "cheap" but I can live with that. Of course it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea but I wrote it to de stigmatise women from feeling guilty about their sex lives. It's for women who have a higher sex drive than their partner, masturbate, use prostitutes etc.
It was never about showing off - although the title of the post was "I really like having sex" but as it appeared on the homepage yesterday as the latest post all I saw was "I REALLY LIKE HAVING SEX!!!" with my photo plastered on the front page! It was a laugh, I assure you.
Take it with a grain of salt. Not everything I write will be for you but let me tell you I enjoy each and every moment of it.
Richard Fidler
So a very lovely fella, who we'll call Sam (see fictional!) introduced me to the wonderful ABC program 'Conversations with Richard Fidler'. I'd heard about it before but never really listened to any of the guests. So far I've downloaded some interesting podcasts - Kate Holden (author of In My Skin, The Romantic), Mia Freedman, Leigh Sales, John Curtis who runs 'The Grey Man' a charitable organisation for removing underage sex workers from brothels in Thailand and the story of Tammy and Bridget Clinch.
Tammy and Bridget are living a love story that's complicated, surprising, and utterly different from most others.
Tammy Clinch was in hospital, after giving birth to her youngest daughter, when her husband came to her with the news that changed their marriage forever.
He had just been to see his specialist, and he told Tammy there was no cure for what was in his head and in his heart - that he should have been born a girl.
The only way he could go on living was to undergo gender re-assignment and become a woman.
Although Tammy felt like her world had crumbled totally, her love for him, her best friend, has ensured their survival and their happiness.
It is brilliant. You need to listen to the podcast. Go here.
Bec Sparrow
Mamamia's deputy editor, Bec, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Finlay two weeks ago. Her story has been far from easy.
Bec and her husband had a little girl near the end of 2010 called Georgie who was stillborn. I just adore Bec's writing - she wrote this piece today about sending an email 4 hours after her son was born. She cracks me up. Her resilience is something I am constantly in awe of.
This photo below was taken by Heartfelt, which describes itself as:
“… a volunteer organisation of professional photographers from all over Australia dedicated to giving the gift of photographic memories to families that have experienced stillbirths, premature and ill infants and children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of their local hospitals, as well as children with serious and terminal illnesses"
How's your week going? What are you reading, eating, doing that is making you happy?
How's your week going? What are you reading, eating, doing that is making you happy?
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| Alexander, photo by Gavin Blue, Heartfelt. |
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