Hospital Bathtub Reinforcements
‘What’s going on?’ Isabella asked, feeling the icy tension in the hospital room. She placed a lovely bouquet of flowers on my table, and leaned in to give me a hesitant kiss on the cheek. ‘Mum is refusing to let us modify her bath so she doesn’t hurt herself,’ my oldest son, John said, as way of greeting. ‘Say hello to your sister,’ I scowled at him. ‘I raised you better than that.’ He raised a hand in a half-hearted wave, and she returned it with a smile. ‘Been here long?’ she asked him. ‘About five minutes,’ he sighed, and she laughed. ‘I’m here too!’ Anthony, my youngest, grinned, pushing himself through the door. ‘Parking is a nightmare here.’ ‘You didn’t pay for parking?!’ I said, mortified. ‘God, for me? This is ridiculous. All of you, head home now. You have lives and families to worry about.’ ‘We’re here for…
Love Versus Bathrooms
Saying goodbye to something you’ve worked hard on is really difficult. I feel like I’m turning my back on something that I loved, nurtured and had a big part in developing. It’s really tough and I wish it wasn’t the case, but alas, this is the path that I’ve taken and I need to stand by this hard decision. What am I turning my back on? I’m moving houses because I’m moving to a different state to be with the love of my life. We met online and he said the only way we could be together is if I came to his state. So, that’s what I’m doing. And I’m leaving behind freshly completed bathroom renovations. Melbourne, where I currently live, has always been my home and is where I imagined myself living forever. That’s why I bought my own house and decided to get the bathroom renovated. I…