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…
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Nice Life Reminders
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…
Feeling A Bit Sht Nice Life Reminders Pip-Life
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…
Hello peaches! How are things? I have been kinda busy with work and writing my book. My deadline is a month away now, so it has been hard to find the time to do all the things I want, but…
The baby of our family just turned 19 today. It is pretty amazing when your last baby has navigated that many years and is starting to forge a life for themselves. Not a baby anymore.…
Listen/Watch/Read Nature Nice Life Reminders Pip-Life
The best books I read last year were by women writing about nature (and feelings)
When you’re going through a hard time, reading can be a total salve. Last year it was for me, at least. I was particularly weird about my book choices, mostly, setting myself the theme ‘Books written by women that…
Oh my goodness. I had a bit of a blog break over Christmas and the beginning of January and gosh I think I’m the better for it.…
It’s Christmas Eve and my kids are all coming to stay the night, have a delicious non-traditional dinner and breakfast together tomorrow too! That said I thought I’d squeeze in one last episode of Feeling A Bit Sh*t before we…
