Have you set some goals for 2016? Are there things you want to learn this year? Do you have any idea how you’re going to make them happen? Let me confess that I used to be coached by one of the best, Domoninque Bertolucci, and have done some major goal setting in my past life …
Finishing a book brings odd feelings. First you hope your editor forgives any typos throughout, and then you hope you served the characters well. Did they end up where they hoped? Was justice served? Did insight happen? Will my readers be entertained? And last of all…is it a banger? 😉 This past six months was …
When my eldest kid was in her second year of high school, she studied the horror genre in her English class. They were asked to write their own horror story and many of them, as was to be expected, wrote themselves as the victim, usually stuck upstairs with a noise coming from the kitchen or …
After a conversation with my sister-in-law about the joy of cancelled plans, and hanging out at home, I thought about how much I love being housebound. Home is my safe place and a constant project that thankfully, is never finished. Yesterday, en route to Bunnings, I spotted some gorgeous terracotta pots on the side of …
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On Sunday night I saw old friends, whom I love so much but don’t get to see enough as they live in Sydney. After lots of wine and laughter, the conversation turned serious, and I, of course, cried at their love and understanding and how good some people are. What I love about old friends …
For those who know me well, they understand I slip in and out of my hippie sandals. Sometimes I abhor magical thinking, and other times, it’s all that keeps me on the planet. Lately, it’s too hard to ignore. There have been many signs and connections all around me that I just have to accept …
So many new things in my world that I haven’t had time to blog. I usually hate people who say that, as though they’re boasting about being busy and important, but I am not lying when I say I haven’t had time to scratch my bum, so I have started this new logging process called …
Tom Ford says that you should never do business or work with anyone that you would not have dinner with. I need to remember this tidbit from Tom more often, especially when offered opportunities. Yesterday I said no to an opportunity that had red flags waving from the outset, and I was worried I had …
I put this post on Facebook and it seemed to resonate with people. Was it because it was realistic and not presenting some perfect relationship online? I wish people would be more honest about things in their life. I wrote my anniversary post like this because there have been as many bad times as there …