"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

  • A Little Introduction and a Chance to AMA

    A Little Introduction and a Chance to AMA

    I guess a little introduction is in order. I’m Melissa. I live in Brighton, a beachside suburb of Melbourne, Australia. I have lived in Melbourne all my life and can’t…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club – October 2024

    Cool Bloggers Walking Club – October 2024

    In October Elisabeth hosted the second Cool Blogger’s Walking Club of the year. April’s walking club did not go well for me—it turns out I had a stress fracture in…

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  • A Pandemic Habit that Needs to Go

    A Pandemic Habit that Needs to Go

    A few times a month, I still see someone (usually a 30-40 y.o. woman in athletic gear) hit the pedestrian button with their foot. OK, so you don’t want to…

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  • 101 Things: 400 Day Review

    101 Things: 400 Day Review

    I started my 101 Things list on September 11th 2023. I’m checking my progress every 100 days. At the end of the first 300 days, I calculated that I was 25.4% complete. The…

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  • A Week in Paris

    A Week in Paris

    Previously, I’ve done a day-by-day holiday recap of my trips, but I thought this time I’d do an overview post and follow up with a couple of themed posts. This…

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  • I’m Back, NaBloPoMo … and a Few Other Good Things

    I’m Back, NaBloPoMo … and a Few Other Good Things

    I arrived home 1:30 am Thursday morning last week, after almost a month away in France and Spain. My email had almost 1000 unread emails, our finance manager went on…

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  • It’s Time for a Break

    It’s Time for a Break

    I’ll be taking a break from here for about a month. It’s time to disconnect and recharge, plus get a few of my internet free days done. I’ll be back…

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  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    FRI 20.9.2024 SAT 21.9.2024 SUN 22.9.2024 MON 23.9.2024 TUES 24.9.2024 WED 25.9.2024 THURS 26.9.2024 That’s it from me. How’s your week been?

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  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    Fri 13.9.2024 SAT 14.9.2024 SUN 15.9.2024 MON 16.9.2024 TUES 17.9.2024 WED 18.9.2024 THURS 19.9.2024 How has your week been? Have you ever pre-ordered the latest thing? If you’re a runner,…

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  • July 2024 Books

    July 2024 Books

    In August I posted about some of my renewal adjacent reading in July. It’s now almost the end of September, and I’m just now getting round to posting about the…

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