Today, a guest poster with a beautifully touching story about how her life began – and how it’s shaped the who she is now. This person is a good friend of mine, and wants to stay anonymous on this one, but I hope you take as much from her story as I have… I have [...]

They look boring, all desks and chairs and office doors and partitions. But the inside of an office is anything but. I love people watching and eavesdropping on conversations, and there’s no better place to do that than in an office. Especially as a relative outsider, when everyone around you feels comfortable with each other. [...]

I went shopping for new clothes for the little growing machine. While there, she requested we also go shoe shopping and I agreed it was a good idea. Especially when I spied these little beauties. I might have picked up a quick purchase or two for myself as well – those infamous glasses and a [...]

Things have a habit of turning up in my life just as I need them most. I wrote earlier this year about needing some time to myself every so often – not to write, not to work and definitely not to do things around the house. To stop and relax. Less time to myself than [...]

A confession: I’m off the wagon. Yep, after all my bleating on about quitting sugar, I’m swallowing my sweet sugary words. In my defense, I did always say it was a trial and that I wanted to incorporate moderation back into my life – so in part I’m still on track. Not a complete hypocrite. [...]

For the first year and a half of my blog’s life I was totally against the idea of working with brands. I just didn’t see it fitting here, instead wanting to keep this space advertisement-free and perhaps even use it as a platform from which to gain some paid writing work elsewhere. This past few [...]

I sat down at my computer and did something scary. I didn’t know what it meant or what would happen; I just knew it felt right. This weekend marked two years since I started blogging. Here, I’ve written my way through some of the best times and the darkest times of my life. I’ve questioned [...]

1. I have a really weak stomach and lots of things make me gag: soggy bread, sick spewy people, eyeball goop, people chewing with their mouth open, people sharing toothbrushes. I say the word ‘disgusting’ a lot, because I find so many things in this world, well, disgusting. 2. Most people who have read my [...]

I cuddled my girl to sleep tonight and as I did, I opened my eyes. Right there, just millimetres from my face, was her teddy bear. He stared at me with those big inquisitive eyes, and if he could think or talk (which he might be able to; who am I to question that?) he [...]

When I feel like my life is well balanced, I try to take note of why that is – because it’s sure to be a fleeting moment. In a life of trying to achieve lots and tick a variety of boxes, there is one thing that seems to be a common factor every time I [...]