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Things have been a bit too much for me lately - some good things, some stressful things, but just a lot! Work has been a lot (lots of out...

Last year my word of the year was “care” , and I used it a lot (after a very stressful 2023). To remind myself I always have options to...

Well! It's been a couple of Fridays since I last posted. Between work, Easter break, in laws staying with us, and the life stuff - its...

Hello from Pelican Waters, Sunshine Coast on our long awaited kid free mini-break! (About 30 minutes drive from our house! hehe). We have...

We are halfway through the Easter school holidays, which means Q1 has ended, and Q2 is beginning. (I divide my year into 5 quintiles,...

Thanks to Elisabeth , Cool Bloggers Walking Club is happening again this April. You don’t have to be a blogger, I’m not sure I’m “cool”,...

You know how some weeks are so busy they just fly by? Well, this week was so busy, yet seemed to last for roughly 9658 days! Ha! First...

A few weeks ago was the first birthday of this blog! For some reason I thought it was late March, but when I checked, my first ever blog...

WELL. It’s been quite a fortnight , trying to a) catch up on an increasingly overwhelming workload at work, b) tame our house that got...

Very happy to report that it stopped raining Monday afternoon and the flood waters mostly receded overnight so we could all return to...

Its 6am Monday morning here, and after being confident yesterday that today we would be all back to work and school as normal, after 12...

Well, its been an anxious, restless, distracted few days waiting for potential effects from Cyclone Alfred, but ultimately lucky as...

The first cyclone in decades is due to hit our part of Queensland tomorrow. We live in the orange section of the map! I’ve never...

Definitely a mixed bag this week, but found plenty of FIGs (Finding Joy in Gratitude) along the way. Thank you to Elisabeth for...

Work has been SO busy. I work in academia and have taken on a new teaching role in addition to my research and many other existing...

Well, I 100% planned to blog mid week but obviously failed. It was just such a busy week with work, and then I got sick (just a mild...

This month I am joining Elisabeth  and other bloggers to Find joy In Gratitude (FIGs), and this was week 2. I recorded entries daily in...

On the planning podcast Best Laid Plans this week, Sarah discussed creating a morning routine, and outlined her own. I always find this...

The wonderful Elisabeth suggested that for the month of February whoever is keen participate in a little activity where we notice and...

Hello from the Gold Coast QLD! I am at a research conference and it’s been busy but fun. View from my balcony at sunset Just a quick...