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Created on 2015-09-23 02:28:53 (#2446788), last updated 2019-03-14 (357 weeks ago)
577 comments received, 1,898 comments posted
32 Journal Entries, 7 Tags, 14 Memories, 1 Icon Uploaded
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about me
I live in New Zealand. Home is a tiny house with a nice little garden (at least it was until a storm took most of it out recently), and the beach I live by. I work crazy hours as a Registered Nurse. My world is small and my life is pretty quiet, but for the most part I'm OK with that.
I'm open-minded, compassionate, loyal, paradoxical, introverted, a perfectionist, a worrier, afraid of many things, and inclined to be too sensitive for my own good. My personality type is INFJ. I have been through stuff and there are things I struggle with as a result, but as they say: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Supposedly. Most of my life I have hidden behind a costume and mask, and tried to be what (I perceived) others wanted me to be. This was once necessary for survival; now it's habit that's stuck. I'm slowly finding me. Better late than never eh? My life mottos are: "be real", "be kind", and (to quote Dory) "just keep swimming!"
likes/dislikes
I like: snuggles with cats, long beach and bush walks, pohutukawas, my bed, driving, writing, cross-stitch, music, photography, spring, gardening, long summer evenings, sunsets, amazing views, anything to do with animals and nature, a good laugh, and getting lost in good books and beautiful things. I collect cat things, VW Beetle and Kombi Van memorabilia, korus (definition of a koru and some examples of korus), teas from around the world, inspiring quotes, shells and other sea/beach things.
I dislike: extremes of temperature (in terms of weather), mess, shift work, insomnia, my alarm clock, bugs that eat my garden, earthquakes, crowds, bad drivers, wetas (a weta is a native NZ insect about the size of a mouse - not for the bug phobic), facebook and twitter, being in the spotlight, feeling overwhelmed, conflict, liars, narrow-mindedness, bullies and people who judge others.
my journal
...will be a combination of 'friends only' entries and 'private' entries. I write about whatever is on my mind here (the good and the bad - consider yourself warned). I sometimes write about things I can't talk about with people in my real life (which includes some personal stuff I struggle with), as well as just day to day stuff. I tend to update in fits and starts, but I do read my friends page most days. On the subject of 'friendship' - if there's no connection or we don't mesh, there will be no hard feelings if you want to remove me from your friends list. If this isn't a view you share too, then it's probably best we give each other's journals a miss.
other things to know
* I need this journal to be a place that I can write freely and feel safe about doing so. I don't expect comments on every entry, but if we add each other and I never hear from you (by way of the odd comment or message), then I may revoke access or filter you out of my most personal entries. Friendship requires dialogue.
* I periodically remove abandoned/inactive journals. Let me know if you come back!
* Sometimes I comment by PM instead of directly on an entry, especially if it is a public entry, or my comment is quite personal, or you have people on your journal that I'd rather not share with.
* I take a wee hiatus from the internet time to time when things get a bit overwhelming. I do a job that is emotionally and mentally very taxing, and one which demands a lot of giving of myself. Sometimes the well runs dry and I need time out.
* I do not take kindly to being lied to or deceived. I am only interested in friendships with genuine people who treat friends like friends and who are who they say they are. [I've been "catfished" before and it wasn't cool].
My main asks are that you respect my privacy, and show me and my friends the same respect that I will show you and yours.
If you've got this far and think we might get along OK, do feel free drop me a comment here. Please be aware that I'm very unlikely to add you unless you both leave me a comment AND add me first (unless we know each other already through talking on communities or on mutual friends journals).
I live in New Zealand. Home is a tiny house with a nice little garden (at least it was until a storm took most of it out recently), and the beach I live by. I work crazy hours as a Registered Nurse. My world is small and my life is pretty quiet, but for the most part I'm OK with that.
I'm open-minded, compassionate, loyal, paradoxical, introverted, a perfectionist, a worrier, afraid of many things, and inclined to be too sensitive for my own good. My personality type is INFJ. I have been through stuff and there are things I struggle with as a result, but as they say: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Supposedly. Most of my life I have hidden behind a costume and mask, and tried to be what (I perceived) others wanted me to be. This was once necessary for survival; now it's habit that's stuck. I'm slowly finding me. Better late than never eh? My life mottos are: "be real", "be kind", and (to quote Dory) "just keep swimming!"
likes/dislikes
I like: snuggles with cats, long beach and bush walks, pohutukawas, my bed, driving, writing, cross-stitch, music, photography, spring, gardening, long summer evenings, sunsets, amazing views, anything to do with animals and nature, a good laugh, and getting lost in good books and beautiful things. I collect cat things, VW Beetle and Kombi Van memorabilia, korus (definition of a koru and some examples of korus), teas from around the world, inspiring quotes, shells and other sea/beach things.
I dislike: extremes of temperature (in terms of weather), mess, shift work, insomnia, my alarm clock, bugs that eat my garden, earthquakes, crowds, bad drivers, wetas (a weta is a native NZ insect about the size of a mouse - not for the bug phobic), facebook and twitter, being in the spotlight, feeling overwhelmed, conflict, liars, narrow-mindedness, bullies and people who judge others.
my journal
...will be a combination of 'friends only' entries and 'private' entries. I write about whatever is on my mind here (the good and the bad - consider yourself warned). I sometimes write about things I can't talk about with people in my real life (which includes some personal stuff I struggle with), as well as just day to day stuff. I tend to update in fits and starts, but I do read my friends page most days. On the subject of 'friendship' - if there's no connection or we don't mesh, there will be no hard feelings if you want to remove me from your friends list. If this isn't a view you share too, then it's probably best we give each other's journals a miss.
other things to know
* I need this journal to be a place that I can write freely and feel safe about doing so. I don't expect comments on every entry, but if we add each other and I never hear from you (by way of the odd comment or message), then I may revoke access or filter you out of my most personal entries. Friendship requires dialogue.
* I periodically remove abandoned/inactive journals. Let me know if you come back!
* Sometimes I comment by PM instead of directly on an entry, especially if it is a public entry, or my comment is quite personal, or you have people on your journal that I'd rather not share with.
* I take a wee hiatus from the internet time to time when things get a bit overwhelming. I do a job that is emotionally and mentally very taxing, and one which demands a lot of giving of myself. Sometimes the well runs dry and I need time out.
* I do not take kindly to being lied to or deceived. I am only interested in friendships with genuine people who treat friends like friends and who are who they say they are. [I've been "catfished" before and it wasn't cool].
My main asks are that you respect my privacy, and show me and my friends the same respect that I will show you and yours.
If you've got this far and think we might get along OK, do feel free drop me a comment here. Please be aware that I'm very unlikely to add you unless you both leave me a comment AND add me first (unless we know each other already through talking on communities or on mutual friends journals).
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