2022 year-in-review: it’s been an okay year
Reflecting on the year that was 2022: travel, Melbourne, books, movies, blogging and more.
8 years of travel blogging (sort of)
Birdgehls is eight years old! Time flies. I started this blog when I was 25. Now I am basically middle-aged.
Shattering the silence: reflections on 2020
Hello. It’s been awhile. More than a year, in fact. Yikes. I’ve been long wanting to sit down and share something on this space on the internet that I do, after all, pay money for the privilege of owning. Unfortunately, I seem to have suffered from a 13 month long writers block that has quite…
Coping With Eco-Anxiety: How Can We Push Through?
IMPORTANT: This is a post about eco-anxiety, a type of anxiety recognised by professional psychologists. However I am a writer, not a mental health expert. If you are experiencing overwhelming anxiety, PLEASE seek professional help. That horrible clenching of the guts every time you turn on the news, or pick up a paper and read…
The Benefits of No Alcohol for 3 Months – Reflections
In late 2018, I stopped drinking and didn’t have a single drop of booze for seven months. This post was written a few months in, so it outlines the benefits of no alcohol for 3 months. I thoroughly recommend having a long break, as you’ll see in this post. Read on to find out more….
What it was like to visit the Principality of Hutt River
A quick note: the Principality of Hutt River closed to the public in 2020. It will not reopen. This is what it was like to visit on a road trip from Perth to Kalbarri. The Principality of Hutt River is Australia’s first micronation – a sovereign state in the middle of nowhere, Western Australia. ….
Some Thoughts on Friendship in the Digital Age
I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship lately. I’m not entirely sure why. Having always been a bit of a social butterfly and deeply interested in the why of people, I guess I find our relationships with each other to be a hugely interesting topic. Having a wide social circle used to seem like the…
2018 Was a Ripper of a Year. Here’s Why…
2018 has been a pretty great year. In fact, it’s been one of the best years I’ve had in a long time. Although the year kicked off with a sad event – losing my beloved dog Bentley – it steadily improved. It was a year where I got to tick a lot of boring things…