Please note this post contains some affiliate links, which means if you buy anything I link to, I get a tiny commission. So know that! Gosh. Another week has rolled by and where the heck did it even go?…
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If you’ve read my latest book or follow me on social media (and golly it’s totally FINE if you haven’t and don’t!) you might know that I am a fan of the Three Good Things practice. If you are…
images – left via and right via Hello … how are you going? I am going okay. Nervous and good and worried and fine. Perhaps you feel a bit the same? I am lucky enough to still have a…
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Something Good For The Weekend: The Busy-Book-Writing-Bee Edition
Well hello! I have been a bit quiet here because I am eyeball-deep in writing my new book. Once I have delivered my manuscript I will have more time to do other things … like write here, do my…
(Don’t worry. I have finished my poetry unit! I’m doing short fiction now!) Here is my final poem – made from an earlier poem I revised. It’s about daydreaming and taking walks in the bushy park near my house…
Hello, peaches! You know what time it is? It’s time to take stock! If you haven’t ever done this, maybe today is the day to do so? You could just grab a notebook and get started? Or tap your…
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Nothing To See Here. Just A Poem About Birds. A Forthcoming Book. And A Surprise Memoir.
I know. So many POEMS. I am just really loving trying to write poems! #SorryNotSorry ALSO? I am also writing a BRAND NEW BOOK! I have been commissioned by Murdoch Books to write a book about looking after your…
When I was a kid one of the most comforting things we’d have for a rainy day lunch or after school snack was soup. By soup, I mean canned soup. We’d cleverly combine a tin of tomato soup with…
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The Chipper & Light Edition of Something Good For The Weekend!
This is the zero bad news, not one single upsetting or sad thing edition that we all need. I am feeling chipper and light today after a lovely, rainy early morning walk, so let’s focus on chipper and light things?…
Well hello! I know it must seem like I have been awfully quiet, but behind the scenes I have accidentally been writing a book. I am 2 weeks into it and somehow magically 25,000 words have popped up ……
What a difference a couple of months makes. Last time I wrote a Taking Stock post I had no clue of the global upheaval that lay ahead. I am grateful that I have been well throughout this pandemic and…
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Feeling A Bit Sh*t? The ‘Open Up Keep Trying’ Edition
Look, it’s been a while since I’ve done Feeling A Bit Sh*t, partly because things have been sh*t for so many people and it’s not something to be made light of. And partly because I have been distracted. But…
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Don’t & Delight: Yeast Privilege and Slow Cookers
Welcome to today’s episode of Don’t & Delight! I hope you are managing okay during these strange days. Don’t – Take Your Yeast Privilege For Granted I love baking. I always have. The older I get, the more skills…
In case you didn’t know, a bunch of us have been crocheting a bit of a no-brainer blanket together and sharing our work on Instagram. The project is called the Easy Peasy Blanket aka #EPBlanket and it’s a fun…
Here’s a little thing I’ve been writing. It’s called Don’t and Delight. One cautionary tale and one cheery one, rolled up into one post … Let’s do this! Let’s start with the ‘worst’ first and end on a high…
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April already?! Something Good For The Weekend
I’m sorry I have been a bit quiet this week. I have been battling with all the sorts of things that many others have been tackling, but I’m coming up for air because you guys are my second favourite…
Hello! I did not check in yesterday because I had to finish off my work for uni. But I am here today with something less long-winded than last week’s posts … and also something more chatty. So let’s do…
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Let’s Play Something Good For The Weekend! It’s Time For Episode Nine
Hello, hello, hi! Firstly thank you to everyone who has helped me over the last few days in all sorts of ways. I so appreciate this and it’s honestly made a huge difference and I am keeping a list…
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Can making stuff amidst the mayhem REALLY improve our mental health?
Yes, my friends. Yes it really can. Let’s talk about why and give you some places to start (or to continue on, if you are already a crafty sort.) What can craft do for us (apart from eventually working…
If you are a Killing Eve fan you are probably already pretty besotted with Villanelle, the Jodie Comer character. But perhaps you, like 2019 me, did not realise that a villanelle is also a TYPE OF POEM? Feeling utterly…
Hello! This afternoon I though I’d share a dinner recipe which takes a bunch of simple ingredients and transforms them into something nourishing. This is my favourite soup at the moment. It’s hearty but simple with the potatoes and…
Guess what? I lost my job of 3.5 years yesterday. Pretty crap. I loved my job and I love my ex-co-workers. I worked so so so hard, so I am pretty sad about this turn of events. Times like…
A crafty crew are joining me in making an Easy Peasy Blanket at the moment, as a sort of salve to these stressful days. Basically this blanket is a bunch of very large granny squares in just three colours…
Hello! I know there are lots of concerns and pressures on people at the moment. The list is longer than my arm. And leg. And other leg. And other arm. I care about all those things and they are…
Hello peaches. Clearly we are living in unprecedented times, times when we all need to come together and share our swirling thoughts … because knowing you are not the only one feeling this way is a real salve. I…
My book is out! You can buy it in all good bookshops in Australia (or via Amazon and similar after June if you live in another country. It’s called When Life Is Not Peachy. I hope it’s helpful to…
