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Nathy Gaffney. The Gap Year(s)
Advance Praise for ‘The Gap Year(s)’
Gap Year– Official Definition:
Preface: Note from the (First Time) Author
Prologue: In the Bosom of My Bitches
Past Its Use By Date. The beginning of the end…
round 1:
Out of the Mouths of Babes. 2011 – The Dark Ages…
Get Angry, Stay Angry
Detachment – Stage 1 Houston, we have a problem
Spoils of War
Detachment – Stage 2 (The Ugly Truth) The show must go on…
Detachment – Stage 3 (eau De Nial)
Detachment – Stage 4
A Shameful Statistic
One’s an accessory, two’s a lifestyle.’
Helpless, hopeless, useless
Go Back and Fetch It
The 70s
THe 80s
THe 90s
THe 00s
A Slippery Slope
White Wine Workshops
To Market, To Market
A Sense of Adventure
Toilet Seat Appraisal
My Angel is a Centrefold
The Weaving of a Basket ( Case)…
MISS 4 KG
LOST
Bulimia (round 1)
Punching Pillows
Express Yourself
Lather, rinse, repeat: A Training Schedule
‘The One’– and Other Fairy Tales. Where is my knight in shining armour?!
Captain of Industry
‘Yes, Mr Grant’
The Improbable Man. Fast forward 18 months
Shame on Me
A (Two Way) Street Car Named Desire
Diary of a Birthday Adventure Or Less is Not Always More – Sometimes More is More
The L Word
Mind the Gap
Man Meets Boy
Everest: Part 1
A Mountaineer Prepares
Clothes Maketh the Man (Or Do They?)
GFC (Gaffney Financial Crisis)
‘B ’is for… bankrupt
The Ultimate Power Surge
My Mona Lisa Smile
Labels, Sweetie…
Old enemies reappear…
Daddy Dearest
Thanks, Dad
Sticks and Stones. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger ( after it beats you up a bit!)
Like Father Like Daughter?
So, Is This Us? Living Together? Seeing the world differently
Fluffy Towels
Domestic Blips. Man Flu
50 Shades of ‘Not Tonight, Darling’
Everest: Part 2. If at first you don ’t succeed, then try, try again
26 MAY 2017 – 11.39 am Aus eastern Standard Time
On Parenting (Leo)
The Invisible Woman ‘‘Youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” – (Stanislaw Lec)
On Parenting (Myself)
From Desired to Admired
Bulimia (round 2)
Heave we go again
The Thought That Counts. And other tales of gifts given and received…
Laugh
Into the Unknown
It’s Only for Now
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Author Bio
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“A year of experiential learning, typically taken after high school and prior to career or post-secondary education, in order to deepen one’s practical, professional and personal awareness.”
If this were a simple story, it would unfold simply, perhaps even gracefully, step by step. But life, as I havediscovered over my 50-plus years (although perhaps I knew it right from the start), is anything but simple. It is at times painful, ridiculous, and often convoluted. I’m hoping this book does not prove to be too much of the above foryou – my reader – to read and enjoy.
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This was the moment I’d been waiting (hoping and praying) for.
He’d said it. He’d finally said it.
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