Coco Loco - a recommendation definitely worth pursuing. Located on High Street in Northcote,this true marvel is sure to please all crazed chocolate fans. Chocolate- inspired cocktails and a 'mousse au chocolat' that very literally melts on the palate and leaves nothing to the imagination. The decor is inviting, a snapshot of a time in people's lives. A bar splashback which ordinarily never makes for interesting conversation but this one got me thinking about how creative we could be in our kitchen at home..Everything about this venue made me smile.

A Start

Lately, wondering around rather aimlessly - no better way to decribe the feeling than being cut at the umbilical cord but amazingly and surprisingly enough, I don't feel as bad today now that I am beginning to understand where I am, how I feel - all the usual cliches attached to any emotional self-understanding..Blah blah...I have started to open up and invariably the burden of emotionally-charged feelings are easier to handle. Because, in fact, you quickly discover that many are in the same boat and are trying to make sense of it all too. So, onto the next step, I ask myself - maybe? I am not a writer, as I am sure you can tell, but I do find it is a great outlet, a marvellously rich way of releasing energy. Like so many people out there, I have a real love for many things but perhaps only a few passions and I am starting to think I may even have it in me to start a blog on a passion..Now there is a thought..

New addition

After a long day tending to my chidren, both of whom are sick with Gastro - you know it is Gastro, I think, when the washing machine has been going for 2 days non-stop!!!! and there is a lingering acidic aroma to your home sweet home, I spoke to my younger cousin who is now mummy to 2. It was quite literally a perfect moment as the Skype camera zoomed in and I was able to look at his every feature as if he were in my arms..Life is miraculous..It really is..

Bridging the gap

I think I might look back at this blog in time to come and come to understand that it played a big part in where I am heading. My head is full of stuff, ideas, emotions, opinions, life experiences, stories, captured moments and I want to create something out of it..I still have no idea what though. In a way, this is the diary I never started.

Not what you think..

Anyone reading my posts is likely to think I am a pretty negative person. Truth be known, I am quite the opposite. I love life, I love people, I love challenges and the lessons we draw from them. Well, maybe I love challenges more with hindsight. In any case, I am not one to shy away from difficulties. But, like all people from different walks of life, I need a helping hand. Moving to Australia has left me feeling displaced and lonely and of course, hankering over the life and more importantly, the people I left behind but I am determined to find my place here and carve out a new and fulfilling and purposeful life..

A good feeling

Do you ever feel like there is so much more out there for you to do and discover, more people to converse with, more stuff to learn? I am definitely having one of those moments this evening..Busily reading different articles, checking out new and exciting blogs, thinking about what the next step might be..Still a blank canvas but a canvas nevertheless..

Ache

I woke up aching this morning..Not the kind of ache you would associate with the Flu and fix with a double dose of Nurofen. Homesick is what I feel today. I have got on with my day, I have put on a brave face and naturally I have told anyone that has asked how I am feeling that I am OK. Well, what else am I going to tell them? Who wants to listen to the outsider anyway? I have at least admitted it to you..