Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Don’t Even

Vibration in quantum physics means everything is energy. We are vibrational beings on certain frequencies. Every vibration is equivalent to a feeling and in the world, there are only two species of vibrations. Positive and negative. Any feeling makes you broadcast a vibration that can be positive or negative.

1ST - * Thoughts *

Every thought emits a frequency to the universe and this frequency goes back to origin, so in this case, if you have negative thoughts, discouragement, sadness, anger, fear, all this comes back to you. This is why it is so important that you take care of the quality of your thoughts and learn how to cultivate more positive thoughts.

2ND - * The Company you keep*

The people around you directly influence your vibrational frequency. If you surround yourself with happy, positive and determined people, you will also enter this vibration. Now, if you surround yourself with people complaining, gossiping and pessimistic, be careful because they can reduce your frequency and therefore prevent you from using the law of attraction in your favour.

3RD - * The Music *

Music is very powerful. If you only listen to music that talks about death, betrayal, sadness, abandonment, this will interfere with what you are feeling. Pay attention to the lyrics of the music you listen to, it could reduce your vibration frequency, and remember, you attract exactly what you feel in your life.

4TH - * The things you look at *

When you look at programs that deal with misfortune, death, betrayals, etc., your brain accepts this as a reality and releases a whole chemistry into your body which affects your vibrational frequency. Look at things that make you feel good and help you vibrate at a higher frequency.

5TH - * The Atmosphere *

Whether it's at home or at work, if you spend a lot of time in a messy and dirty environment, it will also affect your vibrational frequency. Improve what surrounds you. Organise and clean your environment. Show the universe that you are fit to receive much more. Take care of what you already have!

6TH - * THE WORD *

If you speak badly about things and people, it affects your vibrational frequency. To keep your frequency high, it is essential to eliminate the habit of complaining and negative talk about others. So avoid drama and bullying. Assume your responsibility for the choices of your life!

7TH - * GRATITUDE *

Gratitude positively affects your vibrational frequency. This is a habit you should integrate now into your life. Start to give thanks for everything, for the good things and what you consider to be bad, give thanks for all the things that you've experienced. Gratitude opens the door for good things to happen positively in your life.

8TH - *THE LOVE*

The love held in your heart, in your head and in your life. It doesn’t matter who or what you love, it matters THAT you love


My vibration tonight is not on a very positive frequency.

Don’t even get me started on the result of the first state of origin game.

Ugh 😩

I am, however, very happy with the state of my bruise after my spectacular fall on Monday!

Tomorrow night I’ll be staying at The Gypsy’s apartment for her first night out of hospital after hip surgery. I didn’t think it was a good idea for her to be by herself for the first night. Depending on how she’s managing, I may even stay for a second night.

It’s almost 11pm, I have an early start in the morning and I haven’t even packed so I’d best get some sleep.




Nite all.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Ready Set Sleep

Ugh 😩

I am so tired.

After finishing last nights blog post, I decided to massage some magnesium oil infused with frankincense into my joints and muscles to try to alleviate that “hit by a bus” feeling, which was the result of my spectacular fall yesterday.

It worked a treat! 

I woke up this morning feeling as good as new - except for some tenderness in my upper left thigh, which I can only feel when I put pressure on it.

I am very grateful for my strong resilient body.

So BGWLBH and I drove into the Bay.

She needed a new brush and I had a small list which included a glass bottle with a dropper, a long handled body brush and a few groceries.

We were ready to come home at 1pm but it was pelting down rain, so we had to seek shelter until it eased.

It was almost 3pm when we arrived home, so I changed out of my good clothes and took Harley out for an afternoon play before making dinner.

Stuffed rolled chicken breasts wrapped in bacon with wombok salad, garden salad and mashed potato.

We played trivia for a little while and were all in bed by 6.30pm!

I am feeling very weary so it’s time to fall asleep to the sound of racquet on ball again



Nite all.

Monday, May 25, 2026

Ease to Oopsie

My alarm was set for 5am so that I could be ready to leave the house at 5.30am.

Miraculously, I woke at 4.30am and didn’t require the alarm!

It was an uneventful morning. The drive into the bay was smooth with no traffic and we were lucky to catch every green light, which meant that we were right on time to pick up The Gypsy for the drive to the hospital.

A heavy fog settled over the bay, so we had to take it slowly from her place.

We arrived at the hospital right on time, had 5 minutes in the first waiting area, 10 minutes in admin and a further 10 minutes in the second waiting area. 

We parted ways with a warm hug and off she went to be prepped for hip surgery. First surgery of the day!

Outside the hospital, the sun was still rising, there was a lovely chill in the air and it was very very quiet, so instead of calling Adoring Husband, I decided to sit and enjoy the cool silence for ten minutes.

When I felt ready, it took one text and three phone calls to finally connect with him.

He had done a run to Bunnings, topped up the fuel tank in the car, bought a coffee and two loaves of sour dough bread from the bakery and then returned to me.

We then stopped at Oliver’s drive through for coffee and a hash brown for me and we were home just before 8am.

After a short play with Harley, BGWLBH and I decided to set up the string lines on the big cupboard door to hang my old photos. 

Unfortunately, when I walked to my desk for a ruler to measure the distance between hooks, I had a little mishap.

Somehow, my foot got caught on the power cord to the very heavy amethyst crystal lamp, which was sitting on the edge of my desk.

When I say heavy - it probably weighs about 4kgs.

As I turned, I tripped on the cord, pulling the lamp off the desk directly onto my ankle, but at the same time, I was falling heavily to the ground, which was a concrete floor and had absolutely no chance of avoiding the falling lamp.

I yelled as I hit the ground, cursed like a drunken sailor and lay on the floor mentally assessing whether I could feel and/or move various parts of my body.

BGWLBH didn’t actually see what happened because there was a screen standing between us, but she rushed to my assistance when she realised I was in distress.

My left ankle and knee seemed to have taken the brunt of the damage …


With the aid of a chair, I was able to get myself off the floor and walk into the family room to lie down on the chaise lounge, while BGWLBH busied herself making two ice packs for my joints.

As I lay down, I could feel some bruising happening on my upper left thigh.

AH was summoned from the back yard and he rushed inside to assess the situation.

It took around 20-30 minutes for the adrenalin to settle, for my heart rate to calm down and for us all to realise that there were no breaks, sprains or strains.

When all the excitement had settled, I moved back to my work desk and started making jewellery.

I finished the blue extra large bracelet, selected and put into order, the beads and charms for two more bracelets and then made 11 pairs of earrings.

That was when my body began to complain.

My left wrist began to feel sore, all of my joints began to ache and the muscles all over my body began to feel tender, so I moved straight to my recliner and lay back with my feet up.

Right now, lying in my bed at 10pm, I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus!

Ugh 😩

The Gypsy came through her surgery beautifully and within 3 hours, they had her standing up and walking on her hip with a walker and the assistance of two male nurses.

Impressive.

Now I think I shall fall asleep to the sound of racquet on ball at Roland Garros.





Nite all.

Sunday, May 24, 2026

I Got Motivated

A visit with The Motivator today that lasted for 4.5 hours.

We talked about everything that you can possibly imagine, from health to natural therapies to health influencers to health retreats to family to travel to people and friendships to interior design to creating our own oasis at home to divine energy to ageing to memories and the list goes on.

It was a good visit and she gave me some CDS (chlorine dioxide solution) in water which, surprisingly, has made a marked improvement to my internal health. It was almost instant and I feel lighter, energised and pain free!

Her store of natural therapies almost rivalled mine and we had a great time discussing the pros and cons of each and every one of them.

It has been about a year since we had any one on one time together and I thoroughly enjoyed today. We have promised to keep our connection going in the near future.

I arrived home in time to watch the footy, take spaghetti bol sauce out of the freezer for “spaghetti Sunday”, play trivia and then remember that the French Open tennis started tonight!

Now I need to sleep because I have to be up at 5am for AH and I to drive into the Bay and transport The Gypsy to hospital for her hip surgery. It’s going to be cold and bloody early!





Nite all.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

By Linda Ellis

This …

Moved me.

Friday was a day in the Bay. It was a public holiday branded as “show day” but around 50% of the shops were open for business.

BGWLBH and I stocked up on some art and craft goodies and did some grocery shopping, while Adoring Husband visited a sick mate in Maryborough hospital.

My dinner consisted of cold meats (pork, ham, turkey and prawns) with fresh cherry tomatoes from the garden, avocado, coleslaw, beetroot and cranberry sauce.

I watched the footy, followed by some golf, but I was asleep by midnight.

I woke up when my alarm sounded at 7am.

The reason for the alarm, was for a zoom date with The Gypsy at 9am. I gave myself time to play with Harley and to make a fruit salad for breakfast before setting up in my bed for the zoom. While AH had a coffee date with mates, I ordered a small coffee from him, so he brought that into my room before 9.30am.

Our zoom lasted for 2.5 hours and was full of chat about her upcoming surgery on Monday and some great spiritual discussion. We could have talked for another couple of hours, but she had a phone date with her son, for which she ended up running late!

BGWLBH did a long stint of ironing, including mine.

I stayed in my room until I was ready to make my ‘fend for yourself’ meal of prawn cutlets. I originally wanted to make pizza on a Lebanese bread base, but the local supermarket didn’t have one of the most important ingredients (cabana) and for me, there is no substitute!

The AFL footy came on before the NRL so AH and I watched some form of footy all afternoon, but were in bed before the second NRL game started at 7.30pm - our usual bed time.

I have a catch up date with The Motivator booked for tomorrow, so sleep is important.





Nite all.