Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

Day nine: My collection

You may have to excuse the rubbishness (see, not even a word) of the following post – I am extremely tired. Today I was up at 5:15am, I have sat in the car for about four hours and have spent the day working with a group of 15 year old boys. I didn’t get anywhere near enough sleep last night either. The teenagers next door decided to have a very noisy garden party last night, as per this item:

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You are so loud!!   (E) Dear noisy neighbours, do turn it down! #1938124 by Fran 🌈🧜‍♀️

I have to do the exact same thing tomorrow. However, today’s students were a gifted and talent group whereas tomorrow’s boys have severe behavioural problems. Not to mention the fact that the lead teacher has been a total nightmare to coordinate. So, I’m feeling a little dubious about my day tomorrow. At least, afterwards, I’ll have a week off until my next visit ☺

I’m now excited that soon I’ll be eating Thai green curry followed by cheesecake. Simple things…

Anyway, forward!

Prompt for day nine: Have you ever collected anything? Tell us about your collection - why you started it, how long you've been collecting (or were collecting) and your favorite pieces in the collection.

I guess I collected many things in my youth. Mostly stupid things like trolls and rubbers – useless things really. I do not collect things anymore, certainly not on purpose that’s for sure. So, I thought I would use this blog post to tell you about the most bizzare thing I have ever collected.

Millipedes!



Yes, Millipedes! No, I’m not joking!

This was when I lived in Africa, at some point between the age of 3 and 8 years old. I loved them for about 6 months or so, before I kept getting upset because they don’t live long. My mum talked me into giving up my love affair to put a halt to the heartbreak.
I started collecting them after discovering one at the bottom of my favourite tree in the garden. I then proceeded to build a millipede farm and looked after about 20 at one point! Some may think I was being cruel but I did my research properly and looked after them extremely well!

It sounds ridiculous now, of course! The things we do as children, huh!? ;)