If you like what you read here, subscribe to my substack and receive one newsletter a week, straight to your inbox. It’s been a whirlwind, hasn’t it. Here we all are, thrust into a situation we [...]
I’ve always been a bit superstitious, so much so that I don’t ever condone new shoes on tables or open umbrellas inside. On the flipside, I believe that the universe gives us what we [...]
I’ve been posting photos from Bali on instagram and when I flicked through them yesterday, I realised that they weren’t telling the whole story. If you’ve never been to [...]
I spend far too much time thinking about the house we don’t own. Over the past few years we have created budgets, discussed the cost of living and outlined savings plans. We have spent [...]
It’s been windy for the past week; blustery, cold air whipping us all into a frenzy. Put simply, I’m a mess and completely out of sorts – irritable, frazzled, foggy headed and [...]
So, it seems I’ve figured out the difference between people like myself and those sparkling Type-A personalities who seem to have everything done all of the time (regardless of whether or [...]
You know those moments when you realise that things must change? I often have them on the drive to school; a moment of reflection after a hurried morning, a split-second between answering [...]
A few weeks ago it became apparent that the word “busy” was slipping into every conversation I was having. I started shocking myself with the ease with which I was saying it – [...]
I wrote a to-do list last night that was so long and overwhelming that I promptly threw it in the bin. I’m not sure if I’d file that technique under stupidity or simplicity but either [...]
The past fews days have been beautiful; because I’ve realised that my priorities right now are so wildly different to what they were a few months ago. And with such a realisation comes a [...]
The first step to simplifying your life: know your limits. In this age of doing it all and chasing success it’s quite difficult to stand up and say: “Actually, I can’t do that [...]
A simple truth: in nature you find clarity and solace and, if you wait long enough, a definite sense of calm. When home gets too stuffy and the mess is overwhelming I get in the car and go. We [...]
