The out of office email is live. And I’ve taken it to the great outdoors. If you go past the tennis courts up the road and to the right a bit, you’ll find yourself on a steep road that borders a surprisingly raw bit of the suburb.  Here, trees are left to branch, arch and…

This is what happens when mummy gets herself a new hobby… your stuffed toys get hand-knitted scarves (in the height of summer) and she makes your stuffed toys dodgy looking new friends. via google images That’s a peashooter from the Plants versus Zombies game in case you were wondering. How did this all begin? At…

January inherently has a big dose of motivation built into it for me.  The newness of the year coming off the Christmas / New Year break always makes me feel a bit more energetic and motivated to face my ‘life in general’ jobs list. This week, I’m lovin’ that I finally got around to doing…

There is good news in every week and these are just a few of my gems of life.  I quite like that, actually.  Gems of life.  Might hashtag it. I’m on annual leave this time next week.  While everyone else is back at work.  Don’t be a hater and I promise not to gloat (too…

Bette Midler in ‘The First Wives Club’ preparing to belt out ‘You Don’t Own Me’ with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keating.  Just what I needed on my Facebook videos Friday night. Yes, Bette.  I totally agree.  ‘Hmm?’ is probably the best way to describe the week just gone.  For many, it was the first proper…

This is what ‘forty-five this year’ looks like. Scrubs and screening tests. If I could overcome my fear of radiology clinics to get my mammogram and ultrasound then so can you!  It wasn’t the most fun I’ve had on a Tuesday morning but it was bearable and everyone I met dealt with the process as…

The first week of 2020 has been equal parts lovely, relaxing, reflective, busy and full of moments big and small.  A portent of the year to come.  Yes, those fancy new to me words get slipped in a lot early in the new year as I endeavour to make myself a more literate and ….…

Twenty Twenty will be: part of an evolution rather than a year defined by new goals and resolutions that must be fulfilled and achieved by close of business December 31 2020. focused on the journey rather than the destinations that themselves are yet to be fully defined will see me continue to trust my instincts…

December, the most magical month of the year.  It was also an incredibly busy one for me.  I was equal parts happy and reflective, equal parts stressed and chilled (ok perhaps more of the former than the latter).  Through it all, though, I was just grateful for it all.  The commitments, the juggling, the family…

We’re on the cusp of a new decade. I’m also on the cusp of a glorious two days off in the middle of the week, in summer to see in the new year and decade. It is, therefore, not a time for a deep post about the year just gone. Instead, may I present my…