Change is hard isn’t it? That’s because any change worth doing requires discomfort of some description and unfortunately humans are very much hard wired …
This week in links … ‘accurate’
So I’m going to kick off today’s post with the big news of this week: Zayn departing One Direction. Purely because I want a neat …
Two simple questions to help you resist temptation
There’s a cupcake in the kitchen and it’s got your name on it. But … you’re trying to be ‘good’. But … it’s 3pm and …
This week in links – perspective
So folks, how has your week been? Mine’s been better than last week thankfully and just in case I needed some perspective to make myself feel better …
The engagement
He types “how to propose” into Google and is a bit dismayed to find there are no detailed instructions to be found anywhere. She’s …
This week in links: Who’s responsible for the gap between perception and reality?
This week Lila Wolff wrote a super-interesting post titled The pressure to perform and bitterness which (I believe) was inspired by Pip Lincolne’s post on …
Catastrophic failure
Last Thursday I was having lunch with a friend. After I detailed what I’d been up to for the past month she wryly asked …
Is your overwhelm just a really bad habit?
Before reading the blog post below, it might be worth flicking through this Slideshare presentation first. It shares some things you can do to deal …
This week in links – it appears I’m not really a minimalist
{This week’s links are all about moving and de-cluttering and are littered throughout the text below} So as you all know, I moved house …
Drowning in life? Here are 7 things that will help NOW
If, in a previous life (ie mine), you’ve managed to pushed yourself over the edge from the overwhelm incurred by doing All The Things, you …
This week in links – moving house sucks
Look, I’d love to be all fun and entertaining here in my intro today … but given we moved house today, it’s not going …
The bravest thing I’ve ever done
The first bit was easier than I thought. Not easy, mind you. Just easier. I fronted up to my GP and told her I …
One word for 2015
In 2014 I decided not to choose a word to guide my year – I decided to give control of my year over to …
What can happen when you put things out to the Universe
Rewind to two months ago Ant and I are at a café near the Swish office having a Very Serious Conversation. I’m very tired …
If you don’t know where you’re going, how are you going to get there?
Probably the most life-changing thing to happen to me in the last five years (and that’s pulling from a fairly significant pool) was listening …
The 7 best things about 37
So it’s my birthday today. I don’t get funny about birthdays or getting older because I know what a privilege it is to get …
The best and worst thing about life. It goes on.
When I was 22 my brother died in a car accident. His death left a hole in my heart that will never be filled …
10 ways life is simpler than we think
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time fantasising about selling everything we own and moving the whole family to a bush shack in Yallingup. …
You know what? You’re doing a great job
Yesterday I posted a link to this Penelope Trunk piece on Facebook. It caused a bit of debate on my FB page and prompted …
How I manage stress, anxiety and depression
I’m a firm believer that everyone in the world should have therapy. Why? Because therapy is not about you telling your therapist your problems …
Why live an intentional life?
I’m sitting at my desk, eyes dropping out of my head, and I’m wondering how the hell I’m going to get ‘everything’ done. Between …