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Therapy – Is it a Dirty Word?

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I had an appointment with my therapist today.

I’m Serious!!!

For 4 months now, about once every 3 weeks, I have been “debriefing” an abusive relationship (not a romantic relationship) with a psychologist. Thankfully I am on the far side of the issues now which is a great relief and the process of rebuilding my life, hopes, dreams and expectations is well and truly under way.

Because there has been so much emotional tangle to undo it has been really useful having someone to talk things through with and help make sense of what I am feeling. In fact, lately, now that the relationship is severed and the initial upheaval is over, I have really only consulted her to make sure my reactions and my feelings, when things come up, are healthy rather than coloured by the damaged parts of me.

So between this blog and therapy I am feeling pretty bl**dy good and the damaged areas are getting smaller by the day. Tell you what, I don’t know know how people get through life without God. I think I would be whimpering in a soft dark room somewhere without him!

Instead, I am taking more ground than should be legal …

You gotta be happy with that.

CSI Night

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It’s Tuesday, and even though Olympics are on I am getting comfortable in time for my regular appointment with CSI. Sadly, and again, because of the Olympics, it will be a repeated episode. I think Australia has the longest CSI season in the world, given the number of times it has been padded out with repeats. Enough to make you crazy … Gah, I need a life, I can’t believe I am blogging about tv.

No news from the G.O.D.S.* Also no contact from YGM this week at all… I think it is safe to say that little foray into cyber dating is over… So I went scoping out the new listings at the G.O.D.S today, a couple of possibilities but haven’t got the nerve up yet. Might need a couple of chardys first…

(*Godly, Online, Dating, Site. And “You’ve Got Mail”- former cyberdating correspondent)

Site Seeing Down Under

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This top ten is inspired by a googler who found me using the search string above. Thought it might be of interest to someone – the things I consider worth doing in my own back yard. As usual, in no particular order.

1. The Manly to Seaforth Walk.
2. Coffee at Palm Beach
3. A Wander round the Art Gallery of NSW
4. Dinner at the Blackbird Cafe, Cockle Bay
5. Breakfast at Bills 2, Surry Hills (Ricotta Hotcakes … Mmmm)
6. The Balmain Markets on a Saturday morning
7. Exploring the Harbour on a ferry – Watsons Bay, Taronga Zoo, Opera House, Darling Harbor
8. Window shopping in the Strand Arcade and the Queen Victoria Building
9. Revolving city views and a cocktail from the Orit Bar, Australia Square (Summit Restaurant)
10. People watching at Darling Harbour

Sydney is a pretty cool place, I want to do the Bridge Climb sometime but saving that for when my friend Pash comes over from overseas. Want to have a look round a couple of the museums – Australia Museum, Hyde Park Barracks, Jewish Museum. Need to get to the Maritime Museum to get inspired for my latest book too…