So there’s this exercise in Pilates and it’s called the Roll-Up. via catch.com.au The first thing that came to mind when I first heard Roll-Up were these sugar overloaded snacks from Uncle Toby’s.  You know the ones.  They look like sheets of brightly coloured plastic and taste mostly of sugar and reimagined fruit flavours if…

One of favourite sounds of the morning is that of my audio-guided Aaptiv fitness classes through my AirPods. Unrelated, but my favourite thing to sip and hold of a morning is that first steaming mug of tea.  Which gets drunk as I prepare myself for said Aaptiv workout.   And the day’s laundry….. In this topsy…

I love the Easter long weekend for many reasons.  The religious context encourages me to reflect, find joy, practice kindness and express gratitude.  The pace of life in Sydney over the four days, the lack of traffic (and people) as well the quiet that descends on the streets make me love this city even more…

As I ease into the isolation life, I’ve found myself pleasantly surprised that there are still little things of interest to be found on my rather limited travels between school, work, exercise and essential services.  Or perhaps it’s the shrinking of my physical, everyday world that’s made my eyes keener to observe the unusual and…

Well hellloooo….. Here are five things I’m lovin’ about this week.  Besides being off for its entirety 🙂 Escaping the great indoors for my just over the legal one hour of outdoor exercise.  Ironically but not surprisingly, there were more of my fellow runners out than pre self-isolation.  Rest assured, readers, we all self-distanced. This…

It’s been a week of getting on with it for me in this new normal world of ours. I know you’re in the same boat so I won’t elaborate any further.   Here are this week’s moments of joy.  Finding and then appreciating them was my self-care this week. Being the lucky person who got to…

Something simple, shiny and positive that made me smile when I first saw it at the shops and keeps me smiling as I use it daily at work. I like the way rainbows are made as light reflects off its silver foil cover and I like the simple instruction stamped ‘into’ the rainbows, ‘DON’T STOP…

It’s been grim and dark.  Everyday life changed overnight for many if not all of us.  The little freedoms and liberties we casually took with life each day were taken away by new legislation designed to keep as away from and as far apart from each other as possible. Media coverage, research and data have…

I don’t think there’s ever really a bad time for chocolate. It heals and it goes with practically everything.  Including Jatz crackers and a cuppa. It lends itself splendidly to dramatic chocolate fountains at ritzy buffets and it can also express its artistic side as a medium for chocolate art. Chocolate is enjoyed all over…

This week, I’m loving homemade fried rice. Usually, a dish made on autopilot from leftovers in the fridge and freezer plus a few fresh eggs and specially seasoned rice (I add enough soy sauce and sesame oil to give my rice glisten, a rich brownness and that intoxicating fragrance of sesame oil) – this week’s…