I have strangely become very quickly accustomed to having less time to marinate in things lately. Don't get me wrong, I am still practising meditations and yoga, spending time in the kitchen and journaling and often contemplating and pondering as I like to; I still do enjoy a multitude of mindful and gentle practises. I just don't spend as much time sitting around anymore, or over -thinking things, because I honestly just don't have the time to that kind of thing anymore.
See the need and sort it, make a commitment and stick to it and keep your integrity and honesty in check and usually things seem to go reasonably well. Sure there are evenings that we don't sit down to eat until 7.30pm or later, and when the day comes to an end I do look forward to the soft landing of my bed - when I am in town to be able to access my own bed that is. However, all in all - things have still been seen to and attended to and no one is freaking out about me being out of town regularly. I still have ample time to share with friends and family and I haven't had to give up any of the things that I love to do, so it really hasn't been as challenging as I thought it would be.
I actually think that I may have been a bit of a time waster to be perfectly honest. A fluffer of sorts, just plodding along and often pouring way to much energy into things that never actually required it of me. And because I had more time, I wasn't as discerning about the ways that I spent it. I gave my time to people who, quite honestly, probably didn't deserve it. I can think of a few people that I poured a lot of energy, attention and care into that turned out to be a complete waste of my time. Now that I have less time that is my own, well I just can't be doing that kind of thing. The people that get a share of my free time now are the people that matter to me greatly - and it is as simple as that.
You could say that too much free time had allowed me to create some unhealthy habits around the way that I invested it. I had a monkey on my back of sorts, because I had felt obligated to use up my free time and probably invested that time in some pretty bullshit 'people pleasing' things, but not anymore - no sir! That monkey is off my back for good. Now I worry a hell of a lot less about pleasing other people and I spend a lot more time focused on what pleases me; and it's turned out to be incredible!
In the last month I've spent quality time with my husband, children, my grand-daughter, my mother, my best friends, my new work colleagues and my old work colleagues. I've gone out for drinks, caught up with mates for pizza, I've had spa treatments, and nights away with friends, I went to Tasmania for work, attended a sangha and a book club evening, hosted a Spicywatch movie night, stayed away in Shepparton, Melbourne and Portland, had lunch at a friends house and just last weekend went to the LUME in Melbourne to do yoga. This weekend I am hosting Easter in Enfield and next week I have another trip to Shepparton, a night with Zoe, a trivia night and a New Moon Sound-bath happening. Happily busy, never bored and certainly not pouring any energy into things that don't deserve my time anymore!
See the need and sort it, make a commitment and stick to it and keep your integrity and honesty in check and usually things seem to go reasonably well. Sure there are evenings that we don't sit down to eat until 7.30pm or later, and when the day comes to an end I do look forward to the soft landing of my bed - when I am in town to be able to access my own bed that is. However, all in all - things have still been seen to and attended to and no one is freaking out about me being out of town regularly. I still have ample time to share with friends and family and I haven't had to give up any of the things that I love to do, so it really hasn't been as challenging as I thought it would be.
I actually think that I may have been a bit of a time waster to be perfectly honest. A fluffer of sorts, just plodding along and often pouring way to much energy into things that never actually required it of me. And because I had more time, I wasn't as discerning about the ways that I spent it. I gave my time to people who, quite honestly, probably didn't deserve it. I can think of a few people that I poured a lot of energy, attention and care into that turned out to be a complete waste of my time. Now that I have less time that is my own, well I just can't be doing that kind of thing. The people that get a share of my free time now are the people that matter to me greatly - and it is as simple as that.
You could say that too much free time had allowed me to create some unhealthy habits around the way that I invested it. I had a monkey on my back of sorts, because I had felt obligated to use up my free time and probably invested that time in some pretty bullshit 'people pleasing' things, but not anymore - no sir! That monkey is off my back for good. Now I worry a hell of a lot less about pleasing other people and I spend a lot more time focused on what pleases me; and it's turned out to be incredible!
In the last month I've spent quality time with my husband, children, my grand-daughter, my mother, my best friends, my new work colleagues and my old work colleagues. I've gone out for drinks, caught up with mates for pizza, I've had spa treatments, and nights away with friends, I went to Tasmania for work, attended a sangha and a book club evening, hosted a Spicywatch movie night, stayed away in Shepparton, Melbourne and Portland, had lunch at a friends house and just last weekend went to the LUME in Melbourne to do yoga. This weekend I am hosting Easter in Enfield and next week I have another trip to Shepparton, a night with Zoe, a trivia night and a New Moon Sound-bath happening. Happily busy, never bored and certainly not pouring any energy into things that don't deserve my time anymore!
THE MONKEY
Release Date: 2025
Rating: R 18+
Running Time: 98 mins
A black horror comedy, written and directed by Osgood Perkins and based on the 1980 short story by Stephen King. The Monkey comes on strong with gory deaths and bloody interludes that involve a lot of exploding bodies, some twin brothers and a very creepy, wind-up monkey toy.
When a strange monkey toy is discovered in their deceased fathers belongings, twins Hal and Bill don't consider it's presence to be that much of a big deal. That is until they realise that when the monkey plays his drum, horrible and dreadfully violent things occur.
Teeming with violent deaths, The Monkey is a magnificent and macabre watch that plays on all of King's best tropes around childhood trauma, innocent things being as sinister as hell and uncontrollable outcomes. It's a fast and fantastically gruesome watch, that I personally found very entertaining. The Monkey is a ridiculously fun, gorefest, horror watch.
FINAL SAY: Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us...horribly.
3 Chilli Peppers
Release Date: 2025
Rating: R 18+
Running Time: 98 mins
A black horror comedy, written and directed by Osgood Perkins and based on the 1980 short story by Stephen King. The Monkey comes on strong with gory deaths and bloody interludes that involve a lot of exploding bodies, some twin brothers and a very creepy, wind-up monkey toy.
When a strange monkey toy is discovered in their deceased fathers belongings, twins Hal and Bill don't consider it's presence to be that much of a big deal. That is until they realise that when the monkey plays his drum, horrible and dreadfully violent things occur.
Teeming with violent deaths, The Monkey is a magnificent and macabre watch that plays on all of King's best tropes around childhood trauma, innocent things being as sinister as hell and uncontrollable outcomes. It's a fast and fantastically gruesome watch, that I personally found very entertaining. The Monkey is a ridiculously fun, gorefest, horror watch.
FINAL SAY: Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us...horribly.
3 Chilli Peppers
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