Random thoughts on life

Jamie Lawrence — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:15:45 +0000

I was putting Norah to bed this evening and she was giggling away at me as we played. And then I realised something… that little baby giggle is what life is all about. I could be free-and-single with no responsibilities or in a dual-income-no-kids situation with money to spare but that giggle gives me more motivation that you’d believe existed.

Without that girly giggle, I wouldn’t have the motivation to build Shutter Scouts or work hard to develop my photography skills, and instead retreat into buying pointless gadgets which would sap even more time from my glass (I’m thinking of you, computer games). I’ve learnt that time is more important than anything else and this tweet still sums it up for me: http://twitter.com/JamesKennedy/statuses/1285107644

Another thought: After 2-3 manic days doing too much, Hilary asked me if I was ready to go back to work on Monday (after my gallbladder operation last week). My response, as always, was:

“If I start work on a Monday morning all bright-eyed and
bushy-tailed then I know I’ve wasted my weekend. If I’m completely
fucking exhausted, I know I’ve done my best to cram 7-days of life
into a 2-day weekend. I’ve lived“

A Sick Child

Jamie Lawrence — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:09:34 +0000

Norah spent last night in the Children’s Ward of Cork University Hospital with Erythema multiforme.

It started as a small rash under her chin on Saturday morning, and eventually spread with small spots on her body and legs. The GP said it was just probably an allergic reaction, perhaps to a bacteria or virus. Anyway, the rash continued and had obviously got very itchy on Sunday night as no one got any sleep. On Monday we were back to the GP and referred to the on-call Paediatric doctor at CUH. At this stage, the rash covered most of her body.

All the doctors and nurses were quite impressed and, after several visits by every grade of doctor from houseman to consultant, she was diagnosed and admitted for the night. I walked over to Tesco for supplies (the furthest I walked since the accident, and possibly too far) and stayed til midnight, whilst Hilary slept in a chair for the night. It’s was a brief insight into life with a sick child and my heart goes out to those parents. As it was, the rash had almost completely gone by the next day as the antibiotics did their job and she was discharged this morning.

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Random thoughts on life

A Sick Child