How To – Kate Forster

30 Ways To Self-Care When Life Has Kicked You In The Proverbial Nuts

Creativity, health, How To, Life / By Kate Forster

Last year I judged a Youth Literacy Competition for schooled aged refugee children in Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria as a part of the STAR Club (Students Taking on Active Role) at the Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre. The STAR club provides support to students with literacy, numeracy and study skills, help build confidence, self-esteem and feelings …

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How to not be a f*ckwit partner

How To, Life / By Kate Forster

I have been married a while, which doesn’t mean I have been happy the whole relationship. I know my husband has had times where he’s questioned that whole decision to wear a suit and wait in a musty church for me to turn up in a big white dress and an even bigger picture hat …

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Asking for help in modern times

health, How To, suicide / By Kate Forster

I have seen a few people on social media asking for help and it makes me happy to see this. I’m not happy that they have yucko problems in their life but instead that they are saying, “I can’t get a job, I can’t pay my rent, my kid is talking about hurting himself,” and …

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What to do when you\’re depressed

How To, Opinion / By Kate Forster

I was talking to a friend this week about depression and whether they should go on meds or not. I am a firm believer in medication for diabetes, heart disease and depression. I once went off my meds and tried to use a psychologist for my growing anxiety. Instead of working through it, I got …

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How to get a smaller, bigger life

How To, Personal Essay / By Kate Forster

The writer Elizabeth Gilbert said something about wanting to live a bigger smaller life, when downsizing her world. I get that. It’s what I aspire to in my own day: I work to live, but I don’t live to work. I like my work, and the people I work with but I can leave it …

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Cleaning House Inside and Out

How To, Interiors, Meditation, Writing / By Kate Forster

I find it hard to do housework unless I am stressed. This isn’t a good criterion because it means when I am not stressed, I live in a hovel. The only way I can get through the cleaning process when I am in a positive frame of mind is to: 1. Watch YouTube videos on …

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In Praise Of Pottering

Creativity, Culture, How To, Meditation, Philosophy / By Kate Forster

There is a Serbian word, that translated to the feeling of contentment and bliss, that delicious sense of oneness with the universe when performing simple pleasures. Those small moments that add up to a fulfilled life. A contented life. I wondered if this is pottering, the Serbian way.One of my main skills in life is …

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Confessions Of A Time Management Addict

Creativity, How To, Life / By Kate Forster

I love time management. I love learning about new ways of getting more out of the time you have, and I love trying these systems. While I don’t always stick to them, I do think it’s good to have a few tricks up your sleeve for when things require a certain type of approach. Here …

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How to balance paid work and creative work

Art, Blogging, Creativity, How To, Publishing, TV, Writing / By Kate Forster

I have been working full time with three jobs for a while, because I have one kid at school and one at University in another state, which I am paying for and we need to eat, and God knows, there ain’t enough money in publishing to make this happen. This week I went to a …

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The Stoic\’s Guide to 2017

Art, Creativity, How To, Life, Philosophy, Publishing, TV, Writing / By Kate Forster

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 …

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