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

Category: Life

  • 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?

  • List #9: Some more Pet Peeves

    List #9: Some more Pet Peeves

    Over to you. The comment section is open for complaints!

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    My parents arrived home from overseas this week to get stuck straight into packing up their apartment which will settle in October. Before listing all the good things I will have a whinge about the wind we’ve been having lately. I want to spray the citrus, and it’s been so windy every day I haven’t…

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    We had another week of warm winter weather here. In fact Australia collectively had its warmest winter day on record this week which probably isn’t a good thing. The Kimberley’s registered temperatures were over 41C, but our top temperature for the week was 23C which is close to perfect in my opinion. FRI 23.8.2024 SAT…

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    This week was largely free of “extra” activities, which meant I could knuckle down and get things done. Although I love my holidays and peppering in fun activities when we are home, sometimes you just need some time at home. FRI 16.8.2024 SAT 17.8.2024 SUN 18.8.2024 MON 19.8.2024 TUES 20.8.2024 WED 21.8.2024 THURS 22.8.2024 How…

  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    This week was a good one. Over the weekend, we flew to Sydney and stayed with four friends for the City to Surf race. I wasn’t running, but it was still a fantastic weekend. We flew out of Sydney in the rain and into the warmest weather we’ve had in Melbourne since April. I did…