Sunday Stealing: I am...

I had a lovely chill day in Darwin, on my own, having a mooch, a pedicure, chatting with friends, going to a show at the Darwin Festival and night swimming - all makes for a nice day,

Anyway, now on with this week's questions, brought to you, as always from Bev at Sunday Stealing.

Reveal yourself in 18 easy steps

I am not:

Skinny
Rude
Neurotypical
Religious
Victorian (I'm from South Australia - big difference)

I hurt:

Nothing if I can help it.
All over, but that is just middle age.

I love:

My cat
Ice cream and donuts
Autumn days
Arthouse cinema
Australian rock music
Sleep ins
Being fit
Smelling good (particularly woody, earthy oriental scents - or rose)

I hate:

Walking backwards (or sitting backwards in a moving vehicle)
Not having transition times between activities
Essendon Football Club
Sitting in the middle seat on long flights
Uncomfortable shoes
Humidity
Going to bed without having a quick shower

I fear:

Huntsman spiders
Crocodiles
Evangelical right-wing politics
Dying slowly and in pain

I hope:

My cat still loves me when I get home
That America sorts itself out
That our leader of the opposition gets taken out by one of his dog-whistling harpies.
That I somehow am able to get a European passport so I can go live and work in Paris.

I regret:

Very little
Not applying myself more the first time I went to university
Not discovering exercise earlier.

I cry:

Rarely
Or when I do it's me tearing up at movies
I don't tend to cry at funerals

I care:

A bit too much about stuff that doesn't matter
And allegedly I have a big heart. Allegedly.

I always:

Shower twice a day and clean my teeth twice a day
Iron my duvet cover and pillowcases
Have at least two books on the go
Use deodorant without aluminium in the formulation

I long:

To see what life is like with a partner
For world peace
To see Donald Trump in prison
And Peter Dutton out of politics because he is truly awful.
For the time to write more

I listen:

To audiobooks
And strange snippets of conversation on public transport
And I love the sound of rain on tin roofs.

I hide:

My feelings a lot of the time. Allegedly I have a good poker face.
My true self a lot of the time - force of habit
The odd bar of chocolate at the back of the freezer and forget it's there.

I write:

For a living
Everyday
Fiction and non-fiction
With the hope that one day I might have a book published

I miss:

England and France
My friend who passed a way a couple of weeks ago, especially when I'm up here in Darwin
Cooler weather, especially when I'm up here in Darwin
Regular cuddles
My cat, when I'm away from home.

I search:

For a way to lose weight now that I'm over forty
For the time to write
For the ability to write a wonderful sentence that takes your breath away.

I learn:

Everything I can about anything I can
That having faith in people normally works out
That one day I might get on one of those scooters that race around Darwin

I feel:

A bit strange that I'm turning fifty-six on Monday
A little bit lonely that I'm on my own in Darwin on the weekend, but I have got through one day of it, so all is well
Grateful I have wonderful friends
Like I could use a holiday.

I know:

How to crochet and knit
That the middle road is okay most of the time
What it is to be comfortable around ghosts
That listening to Madness always makes you feel good about life. (One Step Beyond!)

I want:

To live in Paris for a year and get my French where I want to to be
To publish a book
Get back to Melbourne and get my cat back, because I miss him
To exercise more, as it makes me feel good.

I worry:

About the state of the planet
That my cat sitters won't give my cat back (they will, but I think they're falling for the critter)
About getting older and being alone
That the Adelaide Crows wont win any more games this year - which is a possibility.

I wish:

For world peace and a free Palestine
That the women of America would rise up against their draconian law makers
The Adelaide Crows were having a better year
And that they would shut up about that Australian Olympic Breakdancer already - that's been given too much oxygen
And that Donald Trump ends up rotting in prison.

I have:

A full day ahead of me tomorrow - aqua aerobics, followed by a trip to the Museum and Mindil Beach Markets
Good friends
My health
A sense of humour
A hard, but interesting job

I give: