There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
I am 43 today. This is the time of life that women start to use the phrase "forty-something". Well, I'm forty-three. You know what? By and large I'm very happy to be 43. It means I got this far. And have met some good people, done some good stuff and gone to some good places:
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| First ever pic of me - 11 days old (1969) |
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| Happy baby (4 months old) |
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| Doesn't everyone have a photo of themselves in the bath? |
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| Never as happy as when in your dolly cradle! |
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| Thanks Nanna - that's a great look! |
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In my front yard in Blacktown - cute bow and I still
have those fluffy bits of hair regrowing |
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| Customary visit to Koala Park (which still exists to today!) |
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I LOVED this dress! (and doing my party trick with my
hypermobile elbow joints) |
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| Obligatory first day of school shot (1975) |
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I was too scared to pat the calf. But I got brave when we
were leaving and made my Dad take me back inside the zoo to pat it -
and he did (great dads do things like that) |
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| Beach baby (and there's that elbow thing again) |
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| What is it with me and cows? |
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I'm on the left - rockin' my ABBA t-shirt and flares
(in my defence, it was 1979!) |
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| Terry-towelling one piece jumpsuits ruled in 1980 |
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| My confirmation (1981) |
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| At Mt Kosciuszko lookout (and fast-forward about 20 years here) |
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| Did you know I did ballet for about 10 years? |
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| I did actually know how to use a sewing machine at one point |
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| Happy birthday to me (c1982) |
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I was just a tiny bit in love with Michael J Fox in 1985!
(and loving that green carpet!) |
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| Long-suffering little bro |
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| Tinsel makes everything pretty! |
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| Nothing says mid-eighties like ruched tafetta! (1985) |
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| Graduating from Yr 12 (Senior year) (1987) |
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Look! I had abs and collarbones
(I'm the one on the right, in the orange bikini!) (1988) |
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| Loved (still do) Billy Joel too! |
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| Me and my bestie Di at my 21st |
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| Uni bar - much loved (1990) |
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| Doing field work at uni (1991) |
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My first (only!) holiday by myself on Heron Island -
holding a baby green turtle, freshly hatched! (1993) |
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Checking out the wildlife on a work trip at Pebbly Beach
(I work there now!!) (1993) |
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| Shoulda been a model - Vanuatu (1994) |
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| My first fun run - City to Surf (1994) |
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They reckon you never look as good as you
do on your wedding day - I reckon they're right! (1995) |
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| Me and Hubby - after wedding, before kids...ahh - those were the days! (1997) |
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| Ready, set - your life will never be the same! (1999) |
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| I'm a mum! |
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| In Perth with a tiny Video Boy (1999) |
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Pregnant with Wombat Girl
(I can't have another baby! I've already got one!) (2000) |
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| Man, I love me some good drugs! (2000) |
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| Bubby Wombat Girl - life just got more complicated! |
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| Lindeman Island (9 September, 2001...) |
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| Video Boy's first day of preschool (sob) (2002) |
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| In Noosa with Video Boy (2003) |
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| Christmas 2003 with a cuddly Wombat Girl |
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| Still cuddly (2004) |
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| Mother's Day (2004) |
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| Busted knee - 2005 |
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| Wombat Girl's first day of school (circle of life...) 2006 |
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| Christmas 2006 |
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| Bit chubby....2007 |
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| Mellow... 2008 |
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| Cruising (2009) |
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| Christmas 2009 |
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Second fun run -
Sydney Running Festival Bridge Run (2011) |
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| Sydney Opera House with my brother (2011) |
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| Ranger Ingi - Pigeon House Mountain (2012) |
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| Wombat Girl and Video Boy - homeschooing (2012) |
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| Happy Birthday Me - 7 July 2012 - a work in progress! |
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all
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This was fantastic, Ingi—wow, a whole life before my eyes! How cool. And as I went through your pics I thought, Oh, you're only a little bit older than me!. And Oh, I wonder if you went to UNSW, because that's what OUR uni bar looked like! And Oh, I had a busted knee too! And on like that. What a gift you've given, sharing this life of yours with us. All those amazing and precious mama moments too…thank you so much for those.
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful birthday, Ingi. I hope it was filled to the brim with joy. :) (and thanks too, for the song. I'm totally singing it, right now. I love those Beatles!)
Yes - I did go to UNSW and spent many hours at that bar!
DeleteThe day was weird. Not totally joy filled - a few tears even. How hard would it be for others to look after me the way I look after them? The tears worked and they lifted their game and the afternoon was sunshiny :-)
Those Beatles rock!
Happy Happy Birthday Ingi!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this beautiful post.
May this be a year of much happiness for you.
Happy Happy Happy Birthday Ingi!!! Lovely post and thanks for sharing all those fabulous pics with us :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday:){{}}
ReplyDeleteBeing a 1972 baby your post is so memory lane looking at the fashions and moments!
Happy birthweek, Ingi!!! What a fun post! I loved seeing all of those little moments throughout your life :)
ReplyDeleteLove these posts! It's amazing watching your life condensed into pictures - you grew so fast!! I really love the lyrics to In My Life!
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