I hope you’ll indulge me as I expand on the six rules for life I shared at Ant’s funeral
Ignore the snobs. Just write the damn book
Former snobby me would never have put that book out into the world. Non-snobby me has gone on to experience these further benefits from writing that first book …
How I fund my creative life
Paid work always trumps ‘work that is unpaid right now but might pay off someday’. So, I often spend my precious morning hours doing stuff for clients
4 things you might not know about running a live event
So here we are – Brooke, Alexx and I – 10 days out from A Simpler Way Sydney. If ticket sales stay where they …
Don’t be afraid to …
Often we know exactly what we need to do, we just need someone to give us permission. Well, here it is. Don’t be afraid …
Dreading going back to work tomorrow? Here’s what to do
If you live in Australia, it’s likely you’ve used the Christmas and New Year period to take a lovely two-week break from work. A …
2016 – Not the worst year ever
I always umm and ah about doing Year in Review type posts because they feel self-indulgent when I’m writing them. But then I read …
Success and balance: can they co-exist?
If we were to take a trip back in time to September 2013, you’d find me feeling pretty smug because you know that magical state of …
The kindest thing we can do for ourselves
A few months ago I was out for a run and feeling pretty frustrated. Why? Well just over a year ago I was running …
What’s up with me
Last week my most excellent Straight and Curly co-host Carly wrote a post with the same title as this one you’re reading here. Such a …
5 ways I currently don’t have my shit together
A few weeks ago I shared in a subscriber email that I was struggling with a spot of depression. (A spot that, thankfully, seems …
10 reasons you should keep right on ‘mommy blogging’
Last year at Problogger Dooce famously declared ‘mommy blogging’ was dead. That was awkward. Last week, Josi Denise affirmed the same, kicking off a …
Feel the guilt and do it anyway
Last weekend my Mum lamented to me that ‘all’ she done for the past few weekends was lie on the couch and relax. ‘Um, what’s …
Life right now
Every so often Pip does a ‘taking stock’ post and every-er so often, I join in for the ride! Thanks for the inspo Pip! Currently …
Random musings of an occasional baker
Sweet baby Jesus, baking is messy isn’t it? Maybe it’s not so much I don’t like cooking – it’s more I just can’t stand …
Why I get up so early
I get up at 4.15am every day. Yes, even on weekends. Why? Because it gives me three insanely precious hours where I can do …
What goes through your mind when you think you’re going to die
The first two legs of our three leg journey home had been rather … eventful*. So when our Singapore Airlines flight was nearing the …
A month without coffee – the surprising outcome
Late in January, in a podcast episode of Straight and Curly, Carly and I were discussing the merits of giving up alcohol for a …
The worst thing someone could say to me
I’ve always said that if I have a super-power it’s that I’m really, really hard to offend. But this line: ‘You just seem to …
Why rejection sucks so much (and how to deal with it better)
As a writer I deal with rejection on a very regular basis. Story ideas get knocked back. An editor will bluntly say ‘this needs more …
Is podcasting the greatest thing that ever happened to writers?
A year ago someone asked me if I was interested in podcasting and I said, flat out: ‘Nope. Not in the least’. I’m a …