Holidays at home are about being there.  Not just being physically present but also being so relaxed about time that I’m also completely there in my mind. Today’s post is a collection of moments and memories from this summer.   The sunrises over the water at a favourite park I managed to catch on various…

Hello and happy, happy Friday!  It’s been another busy week for me but things seem to finally be settling down.  I’m already having to take longish terms view of the year and so far the first half of 2017 is shaping up rather nicely with trips and catch ups already slotted in for most months…

A miscellany of life’s small joys for this week’s post. Being at work during a heat wave with the air con up so high (or that should be down so low) that jackets need to be worn to keep your shoulders warm. Discovering that Harris Farm’s Imperfect Fruit taste even better than their buffed to…

It’s a grey old, humid day in Sydney today.  I’m ‘glowing’ from the moisture and grateful that there was still a bit of a breeze in the air when I went for my run this morning. But most of all, I’m just happy to have some time off today to potter around and attend to…

Stop.  A word of definitive action. A word that looks the business especially when written in block capitals.  A word that compels me to action every time I read, say or write it. www.cbc.ca In 2017, ‘Stop’ will allow me to pause and take a step back to: think through my potential actions or words…

Can you even believe that we’ve made it to our first Friday of 2017 already? Crazy times at work notwithstanding, I’m still in staycation mode on my days off.  I wonder what it’s going to take to bring me back to reality?  Winter, I suppose. In the meantime… it was bacon and egg rolls for…

It’s only day one post staycation and it’s as if I never even went had those days off.  While it’s been good to hit the ground running and I know that these crazy days will soon make way for more civilized working days, it’s still been a rude shock after the blocks of leisurely days…

I’m one of those people who counts the journey to a holiday destination as a holiday in itself.  I love everything about getting ready and then departing for a trip abroad.  The tying up of loose ends at work and elsewhere before leaving, plans coming together, the promise of being immersed in a foreign city…

Happy Birthday and Happy New Year from our house to yours. The final days of the year for me will now forever be a mixture of happily celebrating Preschooler’s birthday and saying farewell to the year that was. Regarding the birthday, may I introduce you to the life hack that is a doctored cake mix…

Ahhh, these lazy, golden in between (Christmas and New Years) days of December.   I’m on day three of a four day break and it’s been glorious.  I might not know for sure what day of the week it is but that’s a small price to pay for a summer staycation. I’ve been for a…