A friend of mine died twelve days ago. I found out by text message several hours later. I know that this isn’t a nice way to kick off a blog post. Yet, it’s something big, that happened recently and I feel the need to write about it. Death is odd, in so many ways. It’s…
I’d be willing to wager a bet of at least two dollars that there are thousands or millions of young girls and women (and boys and men, because why discriminate?), yet to step a single toe outside their native country, who are currently daydreaming about visiting France. I say this because years ago, I was…
2016 has been an odd year. Sometimes I think of world events and honestly, the phrase “What the actual f—” just circles around my head. I can’t believe Trump will be president of the USA next year. That Britain would so viciously cut its nose off to spite its face. Or that bloody Pauline Hanson…
When I sat down and wrote up my travel plans for 2016, I didn’t really anticipate that I’d make it to most of the places on my list. Yet somehow, it happened. Apart from all the places I said I wanted to visit in the UK. Really dropped the ball on that one. I’m entering…
Is blogging dead? It’s the question that’s on the lips (or fingertips) of everyone who spends a considerable amount of time in the online world. And it’s a sad fact that many of my favourite bloggers rarely post anymore. They’ve taken to Instagram or Snapchat to tell their stories. Their vlogs have taken off. Or…
Last year, my dear friend and kindred spirit posted on this very blog about a commitment she had made to attend 30 day’s worth of yoga classes. I basically live my life in constant awe of the things that Sarah does and this was no exception. So, because I am a massive copycat, when my…
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may have read my post last year about Australia Day. From it, you may have discerned that I’m not a fan of this particular day of “celebration”. For any readers who are unfamiliar with the history of the occasion, Australia Day commemorates the 1788 arrival of…
Despite having dabbled in it off and on over the course of several years now, I’m really bad at yoga. To an almost embarrassing point. I can’t even touch my toes, standing or seated. After a hiatus from both it and then all exercise for a large portion of 2014, I returned at the beginning…