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Making Friends, Sober

May 17, 2021 by Victoria Vanstone Leave a Comment

Victoria Vanstone - making friends over coffee

Today, I experienced a ‘Wapple.’ A wapple, according to my 4-year-old daughter, is when you go to the park and play with someone you’ve never met before.

‘I love wapples mum’, she said after I’d coaxed her off the swing with the promise of an ice lolly.

‘Yes, I love wapples too. They’re the best. Now, Orange or lemonade flavour?’

She amazes me sometimes. Not only had she made up the word, but she’d also been confident enough to fulfil its sentiment. She walked straight up to a little boy spinning around on the roundabout and introduced herself. Then she played shops and a game of tag with him and after an hour they were holding hands at the top of the slide.

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A Mid-Life Crisis or a Mini-Break?

May 10, 2021 by Victoria Vanstone Leave a Comment

Victoria Vanstone - mid-life crisis or mini-break?

I’m 43. I guess I’m halfway through my life. I’ve done lots. I’ve travelled the world. I’ve had many jobs, many lovers, many rashes… and now I’m settled down with 3 children in a normal house on an ordinary street with a mortgage and a dog.

I am middle-aged. The age where I’m surprised by my own farts and I make a weird grunting noise when I get out of a chair. The age when I should be doing regular exercise and eating clean, instead of scoffing chocolate brownies in the bath. The age where I should know what I want and be content with what I’ve got.

I should be satisfied, be leaping out of bed each morning with enthusiasm, excited as to what another sunny day will bring.

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