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

Category: Life

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    This week, I’ve felt a little bit tired—I have no idea why—but I’ve managed to get my workouts done. I’m now up to 30 minutes of 1 minute run and 1 minute walk. Since I don’t want to add intensity too soon, I’m still doing my sprint intervals on the bike to try to maintain…

  • List #11: Decisions I need to Make

    List #11: Decisions I need to Make

    A list of decisions I need to make at the moment: What’s on your mind at the moment?

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    This is my weekly look at what is good, true, beautiful and lovely … but first, WTF??? We decided to turn off The Project last night when they started the segment analysing what it would mean for Australia if Trump implemented all his policies. We figured it was better to wait and see what he…

  • 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 imagine living anywhere else. I’m married to G, whom I met at university, and we have three adult children (H, our daughter, aged 25; S,…

  • 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 my foot. I still haven’t finished my neighbourhood A-Z photography project either, but maybe I’ll finish that this month. This time around, I managed the…

  • 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 touch the button with your hand—use your elbow, knee or any other body part. Do they ever think about the people who will touch it…

  • 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 holiday just before I returned, so I’ve taken over some of her work as well as having my own to catch up on, I wanted…

  • 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?

  • 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, do you have a favourite race kit? Do you like to repeat eat dishes at your favourite restaurants or try something new?

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    Finishing this post this morning, I realised I have no photos for it; in fact, I didn’t take any photos for the whole week. Fri 6.9.2024 SAT 7.9.2024 Sun 8.9.2024 Mon 9.9.2024 Tues 10.9.2024 Wed 11.9.2024 Thurs 12.9.2024 How has your week been? What’s been your favourite meal, TV show or read this week?