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Day one of the journey - really! Only day one...?

Yes, Australia beckons once more - for me and Living First therapies! Ever since we realised this shift in our lives, life has been a...

Are you an ideas person...? I am and I think it's a big ask. So, if you too are like me, take the weight off awhile, chillax, let go and...

... to make you feel scared, excited, thrilled and sick! Well, it wasn't a roller-coaster, but I did step out my comfort zone and entered...

Apologies to those who have subscribed and are receiving 2 blog posts in one week! Believe me it is a rarity. And only because it is...

As always, at the beginning of 2019, I set out on my journey into the year ahead with a new diary. I don't know when, but at some point I...

It has taken me a loooong time to realise that I love pure, simple and unadultered - a long, long time. What do you love? I'm not talking...

Well, this was some of the junk picked up on Saturday by a (relatively) small team of keen cleaneruppers... in what seemed like no time...

Re-using is a major part of the new ecology - planet friendly economics - beyond the financial alone. And I'd like to think I'm pretty...

Just visited Ikea to return spare parts (all those extra bits and pieces - and not forgetting the Allen keys of course), packing and...

The future is a constant presence in the present, intermingled with everything we have ever lived. All of which makes life rather...

I was reminded of this cockle-warming human quality last night at the theatre. It is an old theatre, absolutely gorgeous in aesthetics,...

The other day I posted about hitting the brick wall and asked the question, what do you do? I'd asked, because the previous evening had...

... the question is... does your home suit the whole of you... and I mean the whole of you? I'm a homely sort with a spirit for...

Moving home is a funny old business, much like any other major transition in life. There is always an element of necessity, being forced...

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This post comes with a warning... it's not for the fainthearted So, which do you prefer? A. The cropped version B. The original or C....

I know I'm on track in life when 'magic' happens along the way... How about you? What 'tells you' you're on track in life? #Snippets...

... use of my phone. I moved home and never thought for a moment I'd have difficulty with phone coverage. I mean, waaaay back in 2011 I...

Happy St. Valentine's Day! So, yes, home is where the heart, and everything else that's you, is. My everything has brought me to the town...