Category Archives: musings

Week in Review: Week 9

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

This week has felt quite surreal. The East Coast of Australia has gone under water. The mop up bill is going to be in the billions. The mud army is out in force to help with the clean up. The … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Week 7

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Welcome. I hope you’ve had a great week and are looking forward to the next one coming up. As is often the case these days our week has been punctuated with medical appointments. Roger had to have his yearly medical … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Week 4

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Week 4 and I’m starting to feel like my old self. The passion has returned. Roger has found that he can have treatment in Cairns which will give us up to six – eight weeks that we can be away. … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Some times it is good to keep your mouth shut.

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Today I wrote one draft email followed by another, then another, and another. Numerous more. When someone doesn’t listen to understand how you feel but instead takes it very personally it is impossible to communicate without spiralling into a conflict. … Continue reading →

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Know Your Name : Know Your Brand

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

As we all know, Name and its associated branding is crucial to the success of the company. This is whether we are multinational corporations, a local business or a writer or blogger. Our brand is important. Not only do we … Continue reading →

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I want to Scream

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

For the first time in my life I relate to the Edvard Munch painting ” The Scream.” I wonder what was happening in his life at the time. Did he want to scream or did he just have enough empathy … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Time: Random Musings

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

A week ago Roger had his bloods taken for the test that will tell us if he is moving out of remission. For a week he has been on tenterhooks – not made any easier by the haematologist, who had … Continue reading →

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COVID 19 showed me Why I love Toastmasters

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

When 2019 happened I opted out of my world. I stopped doing almost everything that I did for my own enjoyment – dancing, writing, socialising. I cut myself off from everything apart from Toastmasters and I wondered why? I put … Continue reading →

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Carcasses: Cause Y’s a crooked letter and z’s no better.

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Most of us don’t see that many carcasses apart from the odd bird, rat or toad and along the side of the road as roadkill. Normally we don’t give them a lot of thought. I had thought about carcasses when … Continue reading →

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Operating in a Chemo Fog

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

As if life doesn’t become hard enough with the effects of chemo it also makes functioning difficult, as though you are operating in a fog.  I have since found out this is how pregnant women feel but having never been … Continue reading →

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