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A black poster graced my bedroom wall as a teenager. Centred on the poster was a photo of a breaking wave. The words underneath said, “Follow your dreams”.
At around the same time, I first heard the phrase, “if you’re not on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.”

Both these slogans were probably influential in shaping the type of person I am today.

I dare. Therefore, I win. Even if I don’t: the experience is invaluable.

I try.

At times, I succeed. Not always though. And that’s okay. Every experience, winning or not, is a learning one. Hopefully there are more winning moments than losing ones, but even if there aren’t, no matter. The fun is in the journey.

Miss12 and Miss9 played in a chess tournament yesterday: seven games in a day-long competition.

Miss12’s scores: Win, win, loss, win, win, win, draw.

Miss9’s scores: win, loss, win, win, loss, loss, win.

Miss12 placed 6th out of 82, Miss9 31st out of well over 100.

They were happy with that; I was ecstatic.

Yes, there were tears at times- it was a veritable emotional rollercoaster of a day. But by the end, happiness and an immense sense of achievement. 

They dared. They won.

There’s a lesson in that…

Have a great day, dear Reader!

– KRidwyn

My Dad asked me yesterday what I’d like for my 43rd birthday. It took me a while to answer, because I’d already decided what my parents could give me for Mothers Day and birthday, and Mum had bought both and given both already.

I’d also decided and purchased the gifts that Hubby and our three cherubs would give me for Mother’s Day: seasons 2 – 5 of the TV series Once Upon A Time.

Hence my answer to Dad for next Thursday, the day I turn 43: Season 6 of the same series. Because you can never have too much of a good thing. Yes?

Here’s wishing you a lovely day, dear Reader! 

– KRidwyn

Tomorrow is Monday. Chess tournament day.

Last October, Miss12 played in her first tournament, playing in a team for her school. She won 5 out of 7 games – and the two that she lost, were the two she’d played with a chess timer (which she’d never had experience with, prior).

Tomorrow, she plays again – but as an individual, in the Sunshine Coast Age Championships. As Chess Coordinator for the school, I’m taking ten students, ranging from Year 12 to Year 5; the top ten chess players in the school. Miss12 is one of them.

Miss9 is another. Yes, my middle child will be heading to her first ever tournament tomorrow And boy, is she excited!

So today, we’ve headed to my parents’ place after church. Right now, Miss9 is busy solving chess puzzles with my Dad. I’m blogging, courtesy Mum’s wifi (because I’m out of data for the month, courtesy my kidlets) and these same kidlets are lining up to get chess hints ready for tomorrow.

I love them!

Have a great day, dear Reader 🙂

– KRIdwyn

Today was pretty full. Chess games with kidlets, housework, installation of an air-con unit in the master bedroom, Morning Tea visit from our next-door neighbour (of course, when the power is out due to the aforementioned air-con installation) lunch at The Coffee Club – just me and Miss12 – then crocheting while introducing the kidlets to DragonHeart and Stargate (the movie) and cooking a humongous silverside roast for dinner.

After yesterday’s efforts, I’m ready for bed.

So good night, dear reader! See you tomorrow 🙂

So it’s 11.29pm, Friday 2 June. I was just finishing up, about to head for bed and I remembered: it’s June. June as in #blogJune month! And I hadn’t published so much as a word blogside! Whoops!

Hence the phone, the lounge, the WordPress app: and this, the result.

Today was Friday. Normally, the end of the working week. But thanks to the local show making today a public holiday, it ended up being a stay-in-my-pyjamas, ‘Once-Upon-A-Time’-marathon-with-my-girls, crotchet-all-day kind of day instead. It was wonderful.

And Miss12 decided to not go to Youth Group tonight, which meant I didn’t actually need to change out of my pyjamas for THE WHOLE DAY!!! (It’s probably been close to a decade since I last was able to do that.)

Bliss. Heavenly. Absolute perfection of a day.

How was your Friday, dear Reader?

-KRidwyn

Huge thanks to @paulhagon for tweeting this yesterday:

Wrote and scheduled my first 2 #blogjune posts. I have drafts of a further 5 & topics for a few more. Feeling remarkably organised.

— Paul Hagon (@paulhagon) May 31, 2017

It reminded me that it’s June tomorrow! I mean, yes, I knew it. I’ve been trying to finish Miss9’s blanket ready for winter, so I’ve been crotcheting in all my availbale down-time (and no, I don’t think I’ll be finishing before next week sometime) but the whole ‘BlogJune’ thing had slipped my mind.

And I’ve been bloggingJune since back when it was #blogeverydayinJune!

So I’m not about to *not* try now. In spite of the new job which is keeping me busier than I had expected it would… I am determined to try.

Admittedly, my posts this year may not be the same length as my posts in previous years…

But that’s okay with me. I need to attempt being reaalistic, after all!

Have a great day, dear Reader!

— KRidwyn

I don’t dream very often when I sleep. And, if I do, I never remember my dreams. But I dreamed this morning, just before I woke. And I remembered this one clearly.

So I’ve just done something I always said I’d do one day. I shaved my head.

I joined the many hundreds – thousands? – of people participating in #WorldsGreatestShave for the Leukemia Foundation.