In 2015, Mental Health Week runs from Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th October. We are nearly at the end of this week and as your personal astrologer, I would say this is a shite time to have a week of Mental Health awareness, since Mercury is still Retrograde, but then who listens to me? I …
I have a theory that the rise of domestic violence is directly influenced by the rise of women’s rights and our push for equality. Many women in the public eye and are afraid to say they’re feminists, yet they benefit from those who marched and starved for their right to vote. They say they believe …
Do you like my click bait title for this post? I loathe shit headlines like this. I also loathe inane questions at the end of posts. I will think of the most inane question to place at the end of this post. I have also included the worst image I could find on Stockshots. How …
I’ve just finished Pip Lincolne’s book, Craft for the Soul (Penguin, 2015). The strapline for the book is – How to get the most out of your creative life, however, I feel this is misleading. I think it should read, How to Get the Most Out of Life! It was exactly the book I needed …
I was thinking this morning about someone I know who wants to get a book published, yet they keep coming up against brick walls/rejections. While they rightly refuse to give up on their quest, they aren’t asking the bigger question. What can I do to make my part of the process better, so it’s easier …
Freshly sharpened pencils Looking at other people’s bookshelves Peony roses Etymology Hail storms and thunder Down filled bedding A new notebook Finding a pen that is perfect to write with Giving a gift for no reason Receiving a gift for no reason Helping people Cooking something slowly with music playing in the kitchen Waving at …
Do we need to read another essay on grief? Type the word into a search engine and you find 81,000,000 results. 81,000,000 hearts were broken. 81,000,000 suggestions of advice. 81,000,000 names that are no longer called from downstairs, or from across the street, or when a front door is opened at dinner time. 81,000,000 is …
I’m hanging out with my Mum and my ghost Dad, whose energy seems to follow her around the state. She hasn’t been down to Melbourne in a while, as my brother now lives in my spare room in the attic. He has gone coastal and is looking after some hens, dogs and a whatnot, while …
I had a break from Facebook a while ago and it was a good thing, but ultimately Facebook rules my life because it’s my bloody log-in to most things. (This is how they get you!) This morning, after seeing bullshit on my own feed, other people’s feeds, nasty comments and stressful accusations everywhere about politics, …
I spent my Friday lunch with a friend whose husband walked on her for a younger model. Why do men do this? I think it’s a direct reaction to their fear of mortality. Anyway, we had an a wonderful time, and when we left, we saw a dead rat on the street, fried from running …