Bliss and Mayhem

Be a bit like Stu

I made a resolution this year to make no new years resolution. So far, so good. Planning and excel spreadsheets and lists – straight out the window. In times when those things should have helped, they didn’t – so out with the “be in control of every single thing, even the future that you cannot control, god damn it” and in with the “ what will be, will be, who the fuck cares anyway, just let it all go – mantra” Well someone forget to tell my closer to 40 than 30 year old body that there was a change... Read more →

In Between ME and the World - Of all the Things Amongst Us.

Finally, my book has a name. So it begins............ Read more →

Transgressions and Lines in the Sand

This 35th/36th year of my life has been one of the biggest rides of ups and downs, my friends. We have been blessed. We have also been faced with much adversity to say the least. I have learnt that not all is, as it seems. And unfortunately for me, this lesson was one I never wanted to learn as I enjoyed my naivety that all in mankind is good. It’s not. I’m sorry if I’m the one that is bursting your bubble. Unfortunately, there are individuals out there that do not hold themselves in a moral and high regard. Some... Read more →

Tumble Weeds, Frost and Solice in Bed

It’s been two days since I brushed my teeth. My topknot doesn’t look hip anymore, just a swiped up mop plonked on my head. Winter and relapses just aren’t my jam. But whose jam would they be? Two years ago yesterday we embarked on flying out to the desert in search of our dream tree-change. It came up in my memories in Facebook – all bright eyed and happily waiting for our flight up from Melbourne to sunny Sunraysia. If you had of told me of the challenges that we have had to face since we moved, I would have... Read more →

You, are my Beloved

The tangle web of unfortunate events has been a cause for my quietness on here of late. Read more →

Seeking out the Algorithm Ego Booster and Detoxing from it

I’ve been playing the social media scene now since 2012. That’s six years now that I have been sharing, posting, sharing, posting. I had to scroll and scroll back to find my first profile pic. Circa 2012 Time shows the most in our kids hey? When you’re with them day in, day out, you don’t see them grow. This guy is now a good head size taller than me. It’s 5am here. The house is quiet. My fire has still got a glow of red, which quickly turned into a rebirthed fireball quite quickly. I’ve made my first coffee for... Read more →

Call yourself a writer, hey?

Can you call yourself a writer when you haven’t written for four months? I swear I think of blog posts every morning I do, I really, really do. I wake up at 6am, make my coffee, wander out to my porch and watch the sun rise. This has been my daily ritual since we moved to the country. My porch has the perfect position for watching the sun creeping up over the horizon as is shines a gorgeous glow of pink in the sky. But what to write, hey? When there are so many things to say but opening the... Read more →

Greetings from the Country

Hola! Why, hello 2018. You've sprung up ever so quickly. It has been a very long time since I last logged onto the back end of this blog and pressed the "new post" button. 7 months to be exact. A lot can happen in 7 months, let me tell you. My little family made a decision not long after the last post, that creating more time to spend with each other was our priority. The commute for both our jobs, hours spent away from home was taking it's toll. Chasing our tail and falling in an exhausted heap to wake... Read more →

The highlight reel that is rarely shared.

Social Media, has evolved to slowly encompass most facets of our lives. We "check in" most days, scroll through our feed, "like" along the way and for many of us, it has become a habitual part of our daily routine. There is so much good to be said about Social Media. Providing instant connections, all over the world, having us all aware pretty much instantaneously of the happenings with a minute by minute breakdown if we wish to see. It's like having a daily get together with all your buddies and you having the peak hole into all their worlds... Read more →

I have Liberty

This came up on my news feed recently: If you don't follow Cate, you should. We have a commonality with our care for humanity, connection to Bali, empathy and in the wonderful words of Cate, "just be fkn kind, okay?" Now, I try to see life with a cup half full , you know? However, don't be confused by my smile and in most, happy persona to not have the ability to become enraged, disgusted, angry when the need arises. My god, this post stirred up so many feels for me. I felt such anger towards this cock-head that had... Read more →