Say no to things you don’t have or want to do by using the word “don’t”. E.g. “I don’t go for after works drinks because I like to get home as soon as I can my kids.” If more than one person says the same thing about you, then it’s true. Good and bad. Listen …
There is a sense of ritual to readying your house for a spell of hot Australian weather. As the temperature gauge heads towards 35°, I start early on the task of keeping the cool in, and the heat away. Blinds are drawn as soon as I wake, and the air conditioner is turned on to …
Starting a New Year is filled with anticipatory anxiety. Who will die this year? Will I lose the weight this year? Will I find the perfect lover? Will I clear out the junk drawer? So many expectations and yet so many surprises come and smash us in the face year after year and we’re in …
Do you read less now than you used to as a child? Do you find that when you do read, the books are less complex now? Do you fill your spare moments with surfing the net, checking Facebook, doing quizzes on which dessert/Disney villain, type of recreational drug you are? Do you waste time sitting …
The US election was disappointing to many and there is nothing else I can add to the yelling on social media right now. The only thing I feel is that women will become louder and more determined than ever and this is a good thing. Right now I’m back to working three jobs and I’m …
Trigger warning: Suicide. No not read further if you’re feeling fragile today. Sending you love and light. xoxox *** I tend to stay away from musical theatre, because I studied it at WAAPA and it made me hate what I once loved. My daughter, however, loves musical theatre. She is a true theatre dork, who …
My kid said to me the other day that they just want to hang out with people who aren’t all about the ‘beef’. (Beef is a common teenage term for having drama and arguments with someone. ) ‘I just want to spend time with people whose biggest problems are that they’re late to basketball.’ Ha! …
You get left ALL the jobs by the family, including washing, cleaning up kitchen, feeding animals, school drop-offs, and more You get distracted by a messy house You leave house messy, for too long You look for all the answers in the fridge You wear stretchy clothes so often you don’t realise you’ve put on …
Has anyone out there with depression noticed it gets worse when you’re sick? This week I had gastro, which is no big deal, except by Wednesday night I was ready to end my days. I should have seen the illness coming. My anxiety was worsening in the days before, my tolerance low, paranoia higher, and …
