Kim Congram's Blog, page 5

The sound the bed makes

I like the sound the bed makes as I shift at 2am. It reminds that me I am not alone. It reminds me I am enveloped in a cocoon of cotton and wool and flannel and polyester blend, the thread count of which rubs the warm smooth skin of my calf. Insomnia is when you are in school and waiting for summer holidays. So close yet so far. So far yet so close. That is what insomnia feels like. It’s funny cause I’m meant to be sleeping. Pills that are meant to be helping me, that were making me sleepy...

The Heart of a Worrier

They said I could fight monsters, but how when they’re in my head? I wanted to be a warrior, not a worrier, A mother of adventures, not a martyr building my own cross on which to hang myself daily with a list of all of my transgressions. Wild spirits call to wildness, or so they say. What then does the broken one call to? You can fight monsters when you embrace the fire, crafting from it your own tools of war. Swords of truth, crowns of power, rings of love. Shields to bloc...

What I’m working on (Sneak Peek)

Anyone up for a sneak peek of my newest project?

Shhh! It’s raw and unedited and subject to a billion changes between now and publication – whenever that may be – but dig on in to this goodness!

Prologue

I was gearing up. Seated on a long bench, my legs splayed open, body bent, I was lacing up my left boot when I heard snickers from the peanut gallery across the room. I glanced up, eyebrow raised sardonically.
“Something you want to share with the class, Grover?” My voice was a mild draw, ple...

The Bachelorette – FINALE

Bachie watchers,
We’re at the end of a season that has been rocked with drama. Neither man is worthy of our Sophie (#JamesFOREVER) but we’re here. Sophie must decide between a guy who owns a vineyard or a guy who owns a pub empire. Either way…

Oooh! We’re off to Fiji! Sophie is doing a recap of her experiences with the two guys and agonising over her choices while waiting in the departure lounge – ummm may I make a suggestion? Ditch them both for Fiji Airlines. They look like they’ll look af...

The Bachelorette – Episode Eleven

Well Bachie watchers we’re here. The final two episodes. Sophie is taking the three guys for a spin and we’re down to who will win.

Spoiler. It’s Apollo or I’m eating my block of chocolate and sobbing about there being no love in the world.

Jarrod’s Single Date
Jarrod get’s a single date that involves a red car, go-karts and betting that Sophie won’t win against him. She beats him but then reneges on the bet because no one wants to see him dancing around a go kart track in his underwear – no...

The Bachelorette – Episode Ten

We’re at home visit’s and it is a glorious night of glorious family visits!

First up Jarrod!

Jarrod Home Visit
Jarrod is hanging out on the family vineyard, driving a tractor and just being a wine maker. I expect some grape crushing with toes.

Sophie says she missed him. Huh… weird. Maybe they are really into each other…

Sophie is trying to work out if she can see herself on that vineyard, cause that’s where he lives and works. Jarrod’s mum answers the door and embraces him for a hug that g...

The Bachelorette – Episode Nine

Group Date
We’re at the Man-sion where a man from RSVP.com comes out to show everyone how close they are to Sophie – or how not.

We start off with the most romantic of all the charts – the Pie.

There’s a series of tests that the men must past in order to whittle down who will spend time with Sophie. It’s down to Blake, Jarrod and Stu. Stu takes it out in a landslide, winning alone time.

Single Date
Blake gets the single date – much to Jarrod’s disgust. Sophie discusses her experience with B...

The Bachelorette – Episode Eight

The Man-sion is all hanging out together, talking about their

Single Date
Apollo wins the single date and it’s his second. GOOD FOR YOU APOLLO!! YOU ARE AWESOME AND GENUINE AND WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!

They go snuggle puppies!!! PUPPIESSSS!!!!!!!

OH YESSS!!! Apollo is snuggling puppies!

OMG! THEY ARE DOING DOGGY YOGA! DOGA! It’s like someone awoke from my dreams and put it all into a date.
Lovely guy- check.
Puppies – check.
Exercises I could do with my eyes closed while holding said puppies – ch...

The Bachelorette – Episode Seven

Oh my – we open at the Man-sion where Jarrod keeps discussing his pot plant and whether Blake has urinated on it.

Ew.

Single Date
Osher enters, hands over a single date card for the boys and disappears before Jarrod can discuss his pot plant issues with him. Stu wins the single date.

MacKane feels like he’s out of the running if Stu is getting a single date before he’s even had one. Sophie first met Stu a year ago, not realising that he had asked her on a date back then. They hang out on a b...

The Bachelorette – Episode Six

I can’t wait for tonight! So much unresolved feelings with the intruders. Yay!

Single Date
Yay! Good guy James gets a date! HOORAY!!! I love hiiimmmm!!!! HE IS SOOO GOOOD!!!

Sophie and James go to Melbourne to do some street performing. He’s fabulous, swirling his ribbon about while she raps. However we all know that ribbon twirlers don’t have great life expectancy on this show.

RIP Akoulina.

James reminds her of her dad, apparently that’s a really good thing! They’re talking away when she...