Det har med att valja trosor till nyarsnatten...
Blue - A year of good health
Green - A year of better luck
Pink - A year of luck in love
White - A year of happiness, peace, and joy
Yellow - A year of prosperity
Fredagen igar
Visa ord fran Madame Bollinger ;)
Hipstamatic bilden var ju sa suddig sa har kommer en battre bild pa drinkmenyn vi hade pa lunchen idag.
Snusklubba!
Vi hittade snusklubbor i en godisaffar i Bondi Beach och var tvungna att kopa.
Lite nostalgiskt (och gott!) och ata godis som man inte smakat pa sadar 15 ar.
Orka
Sydney Growers Markets
Vi var uppe med tuppen idag for att hanga med H till frukt och gronsaks marknaden och ladda upp med grejer till cafeet.
Nu ska vi ata frukost och sen aka gokart!
Kvallsdopp!
@Bondi Beach med Diana, Mira och Mandus
Mellandagsrea Madness
Kopte underklader.
Nu ar vi pa bio o kollar pa The Iron Lady med en av mina favoritskadosar, Meryl Streep.
Boxing Day
Janssons
Jag lagade en Janssons Frestelse som fick trangas med lammspett, haloumi, oliver och skinka pa Boxing Day julbordet.
Det var en hit! :)
Juldagskvallen
Jag, H, Diana och Mario avslutade dagens julfirande med grekerna med ett dopp i havet.
Vi stannade till pa Hs cafe pa vagen hem och lansade delin pa massa goda ostar, bla en syndigt god brie med 20% fett (men hey, det ar ju jul!)
Sa nu ater vi ostar och korsbar och dricker rodvin framfor There's something about Mary.
Kan man...
God Jul!
Flygplatsen nasta!
Ar pa vag till flygplatsen for att mota bastis Diana som flyger in fran Nya Zeeland for en tio-dagars semester!
Eftersom hon kom senare an vantat idag sa hinner vi inte aka till Miras julfest i Bondi Beach som vi hade tankt, men Hs cafe's tre-arsfest hinner vi med eftersom den halls narmare hemma, pa El Sol i Cronulla.
Lakaren imorse var inte helt nojd med mina resultat sa maste aka dit nasta ar for ultraljud. Men jag oroar mig inte alltfor mycket, det tjanar ju anda inget till eller hur?
Nu ar jag pa flygplatsen. Ha en fin fredag alla!
Torsdag
Borjade dagen med att julstada och tvatta klader. Onskar ibland att jag var lite mer av ett stadfreak for oj vad mycket damm som hade hunnit samlas pa dorrkarmar och tavlor :S Men nu ar det rent iallafall!
Sedan blev det en fika med Anna (allaalskadeanna.blogg.se), en svenska som jag kom i kontakt med genom bloggen!
Det var forsta gangen vi sags, och vi kom overens om att vi ska dra ihop ett gang svenska vanner och kora en utekvall i Sydney snart! Om nagon av er Sydney-svenskar som laser vill med sa sag till, the more the merrier!:)
Nu ar jag hos Ed och har precis fargat hennes har.
Hon ar inne och tvattar ur fargen nu sa jag sitter har med deras hund Elli.
Vin pa var balkong...
...med Ed och H, och sedan blev det middag med Mario, Melody och Dean som flyttar till Lennox Head nasta vecka.
Hoppas ni har en bra onsdag!
Thanks for the company Anne Holt
Antligen pa vag hem fran sjukhuset.
Var dar redan halv atta for blodprov, och trots att min nasta lakartid, for att fa min radioaktiva tablett, var klockan 10 blev det inte att jag fick den forrans efter 12. Plus att jag var tvungen att ta ett till blodprov.
Sa. Ar glad att jag hade med mig en jattebra bok av Anne Holt som sallskap i vantrummet.
Och ja, ni laste ratt. Det ar en radioaktiv tablett jag tog, sa de nasta fem dagarna maste jag halla mig undan gravida kvinnor och barn.
Plus att min disk maste diskas separat, jag maste sova ensam, och spola toaletten tva ganger.
Jag har tagit den har tabletten innan men nastan glomt hur omstandigt det ar dagarna efter.
Jag tar den for att eventuella cancerceller i kroppen (hoppas saklart pa att det inte finns en enda kvar) ska visas nar jag scannas pa fredag.
Bloggtips!
Celeb-spotting
Sag precis Ryan Kwanten. Hade formodlingen varit lite mer speciellt om jag var ett True Blood fan (har fortfarande inte sett ett enda avsnitt).
Regrets of the dying
Fran Inspiration and Chai
For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.
When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.
It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.
2. I wish I didn't work so hard.
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.
By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.
3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.
We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.
It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.
When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.
Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.
