This morning I got up super early and went to the market. So early in fact that the aisles were still full of empty fruit boxes and runaway grapes and squished apricots. No matter because I’m amazingly nimble with…
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It’s time to talk about things to do on the weekend! Because the weekend is now! So let’s do that … Something GOOD For the Weekend Something GOOD to do Go to a second-hand book shop or op shop…
I just watered my plants and do you know what I thought? I thought “go and write a blog post you lazy sod”. So here I am with a November-style edition of my favourite join-the-dots update … Taking Stock!…
It’s such a rainy day here. After two or three very hot days in a row the cool change came through and it has been bucketing down since the exact moment I pulled my car onto the freeway on…
There has been so much going on in my world that I have been too tired to pop in here, but it’s a very quiet and rainy Saturday morning … and that’s one of the best time to write…
For me, noticing the good things – however tiny – has been a sort of hook into the world when I had been feeling like I was drifting. Believe it or not, the very good Bahn Mi shop or…
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Feeling A Bit Sht? Here are some non-sht things that might prove bolstering
Feeling a bit shit? Well maybe some of these things will make you feel a wee bit less so? I honestly hope so. 1/ The pink robin lives in the south-east of Australia (i.e. where I live!) and I have…
Hello cutie patooties! I just wanted to check in to tell you what I have been up to, in case it’s the sort of thing you fancy being up to, too! Rin and I went down to Venus Bay…
I have been a bit quiet here. My day job is on the computer writing, writing, writing – and it’s a bit over 40 hours a week. So sometimes that means that I want to be far from the…
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The (grown-up) kids and I took a little beach break. Here’s what happened!
Last weekend I was lucky enough to take a four day break and head to Venus Bay with my kiddos. It’s the first time I have headed off somewhere with them all as an independent lady … and it was even nicer than…
Surely it’s time for a round of Feeling A Bit Sh*t? It’s been way too long, don’t you think? And what better day than hump day to roll out the better-feels wagon? Speaking of hump day, I actually LOVE…
On The Guardian they used to have a section for Comfort Reads. The sort of books you tucked into for their bolstering and trusty qualities. The sort that recalibrate and propel you into a place that makes you feel…
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More than meets the eye: babies have life-long, shape-shifting superpowers
Babies. Oh my goodness. They possess your body (in either a way that you are okay with or a way that is disconcerting or both) and then bust their way out, one way or another.…
I recently read a comment on something that talked about how the internet has driven us to celebrate and live in extremes more than ever – and that might not be a good thing. And that observation made a…
Feeling A Bit Sht Nice Life Reminders Pip-Life
Bumper Edition: Feeling A Bit Sh*t? These Stories Might Make You Feel A Bit Better
It’s time for everybody’s some people’s one of my favourite things – Feeling A Bit Shit! Let’s face it, the news is so very often less that bolstering, so why not wade through some things that are a bit…
Oh dear lord. Gosh. I took ten days off in April and then I got so sick and I am only NOW on the mend WEEKS later, dear reader. I thoroughly DIS-recommend (actual made-up word) having asthma and pneumonia/pleurisy…
So my holiday diary is coming to an end as I’m back at work tomorrow. My holidays were very nice and consisted of:…
When I was a child, condensed milk was the most coveted treat in the pantry and raspberries were sold along the side of the road for just a dollar or so.…
It’s my first day off work. Well. To be more accurate it’s the first time I’ve taken a break from work in three and a half years. …
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Has your to-do list ever taken over your soul like some sort of Kondo-esque dementor?
Has your to-do list ever taken over your soul and controlled your mind like some sort of organisational dementor? Sort of like a Kondo with teeth and giant tentacles that seeks to remind you that YOU HAVE THINGS TO…
