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My list of items that I think should be abolished: - Fax machines What a year, I’ve barely had time to catch my breath. For most of the year its been a matter of forcing my chin up off the floor and putting one foot in front of the other. Today I cracked a smile, a big one and an honest one. Here are some things that helped me get . . . → Read More: Paris, Puppies and Nurses It hasn’t been the easiest year, my dad passed away 7 weeks ago and another difficult challenge has presented itself to me. After a day spent freaking myself out with Dr Google, I decided to change tracks. Time to cheer myself up. My wedding is on in less than 3 months. Today I think about wedding cakes. . . . → Read More: today I cheer myself up – 50s styled wedding cakes I’ve always felt a sense of being lost at sea when it comes to my family. From day one my family as I knew it was extended. . . . → Read More: Kinship Don’t get caught up in home ownership if its not in your immediate reach. There are benefits to renting, you just need to get smart. Here are some helpful tips to inspire you. . . . → Read More: The bright side of renting I stumbled across Candy Chang’s website today, she’s a public installation artist, designer, urban planner, and co-founder of Civic Center who likes to make cities more comfortable for people. Click through to her website for bigger images
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Why is so much of our self esteem tied up in our job? I’ve been a freelancer for almost a decade now. Being in between jobs is part and parcel of the lifestyle I’ve chosen. Sounds glamorous. Sometimes. Less office politics. Yes. Always learning new things. Yes. No boss. Yes. Patches of not working. Yes.. but that’s not always a . . . → Read More: Work-esteem? A friend told me last night that I was disciplined with money. I hadn’t ever thought about it. Here’s how I’ve learnt to save. . . . → Read More: Wasting money on crap I love trees. Always have always will. I’m currently reading a book called “If Trees Could Speak: Stories of Australia’s Greatest Trees” by Bob Beale. Bob Beale works in the Faculty of Science at the University of New South Wales. His book is cover-to-cover with pictures of incredible trees in Australia. Some of theses trees are just . . . → Read More: Trees that I’ve fallen in love with How I fixed the really bad smell in our front end loader washing machine. . . . → Read More: The pong in the front end loader washing machine Australia is a harsh place. It has always felt harsh to me. The sun. The bush. The sea. Nothing about it is very gentle. From fires to drought to floods. Queensland is in disrepair. People losing loved ones. I’ve even stopped watching the news. ‘The bad news’ as my mum likes to call it. So it is . . . → Read More: Adversity and soul Usually at this time of year – in the days leading up to New Year’s Eve – I take to feeling sad. It’s hard to explain. Every now and again I meet a person who feels the same way. They feel some sort of loss that a year is coming to an end, or despair in . . . → Read More: New Years, nostalgia and life b4 the mobile phone The other week I posted a spiel titled ‘A week without TV’. For those that are interested, I’d like to report back that my week without television was hugely successful. I did not watch television once. Er, well, ok…. So there was the one time that I came home from silly season hoo-har all up-to-the-gils-tipsy and I . . . → Read More: On not watching television I joined Stumble Upon to day and found this by Racquel Aparicio at her site www.raquelissima.com Beautiful isn’t it Did you like this? . . . → Read More: A pretty illustration Facebook regularly prompts me to view photos of a friend that has passed away. When I do click through I struggle to work out how I feel. Obviously I feel sad, but I often feel a mix of emotions including surprise, confusion and the strangest sense of hope. I can only describe it as a hopeless . . . → Read More: Mourning in a digital age |
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