Care to share your bests and worsts?

Welcome to the most anticipated post of the week, not only because it heralds the start of the weekend but also because it is the post that really shines the light on the awesome community that is Mamamia. This is the place we come to share in each others highs and lows, we come to talk and vent and we come to support each other. It’s like therapy but without the cost.

If you haven’t taken part in best and worst before please join us today. Remember there are no rules (aside from our basic dinner party comment policy). Nothing is too small or too big, too inconsequential or too significant to share. Sometimes just putting your thoughts into words can have a wonderfully cathartic effect so sit down, read up and join in, you are welcome here. Which leads me straight to my best

Best: On Wednesday night I went to the launch of Jessica Rudd’s new book, Ruby Blues (sometimes I have to pinch myself to prove this amazing life I am leading is indeed my own) . It was amazing to be there in and of itself because I love every word that Jessica writes and I was super keen to see this book launched. But what really made the night so memorable was Jessica’s speech.

If you haven’t read the book Campaign Ruby you should, but you might not know that the main character Ruby is a British woman who overstays her visa when she comes to Australia. Jess spoke about the fact that if Ruby had been a Pakistani that overstayed her visa there would have been a huge uproar and debate would have centred around the fact that she was an illegal immigrant. But she was British so not an eye was batted.  As Jess says on the Welcome to Australia website:

Australians are a welcoming people. It’s sewn into our culture. When I started at a new school I was assigned a buddy. When my family bought a house in a new neighbourhood there was a BBQ. When my husband and I moved to London there were Aussies everywhere to show us how to use the Tube and where to get Tim Tams. That’s just who we are, we want people to feel at home.

The wonderful people from Welcome to Australia were at the launch and we had our photograph taken with them. It touched me in quite a ridiculous way. Made me feel hopeful and that is always a best.

Worst: I may be the worst time manager in the world. Bar nobody. Why is it that I can never get into bed before midnight and I am always feeling rushed? It’s because I am a bad manager of time and now a very tired bad manager of time.

On My Mind: Making a conscious decision and determined effort to focus on how grateful I am for all the magnificent things in my life.

Also On My Mind: Why is my head cocked at such a ridiculous angle in that photo?

Over to you – what have been the best and worst bits of your week?