“If you’re reading this…
Congratulations, you’re alive.
If that’s not something
to smile about,
then I don’t know what is.”
― Chad Sugg, Monsters Under Your Head
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Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
with a birthday looming I appreciate this timely quote,
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Happy Birthday. Wishing you lots of smiles. 🎂🌷😊
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Thank you.
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It certainly is something to smile about. 🙂 These are some wonderful, happy photos.
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Being alive certainly is . Thanks
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Great photos to remember and treasure. 😀
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That is what I like about these challenges is finding all these old photos that bring back such wonderful memories which I certainly do treasure.
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Looks like you guys were having huge fun, Irene! – dunno about the paint job but … 😉
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Happy days M.R.
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Don’t regret their passing, darlin – it happens to us all. WHY AM I LECTURING YOU as if you’re a halfwit?! [M.R. gives herself a good slap!]
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You can lecture me M.R. I just don’t say I’ll listen [grin]
Hey and who says they’ve passed. I might not look the same (but would I still want to be red) but I’m still alive and smiling.[grin] 🙂
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Long may it be so!
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A great quote and images to express aliveness. Love it!
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Thanks Firebonnet.
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