My habits haven't changed much
I still get up very early
I just like that
If I had to stay in bed, well I just wouldn't
just not my nature to do that
but I still come to work early
even though I'm not as busy as I used to be
I was born in The Depression and my father was an alcoholic
he consequently disappeared and then I had to leave school to look after four other children
and I was only 12, just turned 12
I always wanted to be at school
the University hadn't entered my life then
however when I was released from my looking after period
I went to the boarding house called Westella in Elizabeth street
and that was rebirth really, for me
because it was actually filled with University students
so that set me on the right track
I used to go to the University library with the other students pretending I was one of them
it was lovely
I fell in love with Domain House and I've been in love with it ever since
I decided that I'd like to work the University
so I applied for a job in the financial section
which was really quite stupid because I had very little schooling
of course, I didn't get the job but as I walked out the front door someone came and said
the registrar wanted to see me
he offered me a job in the examinations section
so, I always felt that I was chosen
to go to Westella first of all then to come to the University
I can't believe still how lucky I've been
well I ran the exams and I used to award the prizes
then when I retired I went into what they call the Foundation
that was an area where they used to make presentations and scholarships
and it occurred to me that because I had saved up a little bit of money, what a good idea
because I wanted to
I don't like