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Five on a Friday

I’m sick again! I’ve probably caught O’s cold, nothing too terrible but enough to make me feel a bit rotten and sorry for myself! It’s...

16 hours ago3 min read

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June, Welcome!

Now all my May deadlines and stressors are past, looking forward to a different feel in June. Took this photo last week. Hopefully June...

Jun 21 min read

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New planner on the way!

So, I may have given a subtle impression in my posts lately that I’ve been just a little bit overloaded and stressed 😜 One of my comfort...

May 272 min read

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I'm back! Surgery, sickness, and other things

I'm so sad I haven't blogged for two whole weeks! But it was necessary as life just got a bit too much to handle temporarily. Everyone...

May 255 min read

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A few updates

Things have been a bit too much for me lately - some good things, some stressful things, but just a lot! Work has been a lot (lots of out...

May 113 min read

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Taking “care” during a busy season

Last year my word of the year was “care” , and I used it a lot (after a very stressful 2023). To remind myself I always have options to...

Apr 292 min read

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5 on a Friday

Well! It's been a couple of Fridays since I last posted. Between work, Easter break, in laws staying with us, and the life stuff - its...

Apr 255 min read

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High tea, walking update, and Mini-Break Day 1

Hello from Pelican Waters, Sunshine Coast on our long awaited kid free mini-break! (About 30 minutes drive from our house! hehe). We have...

Apr 165 min read

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Q2 Goals Check In

We are halfway through the Easter school holidays, which means Q1 has ended, and Q2 is beginning. (I divide my year into 5 quintiles,...

Apr 125 min read

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Cool Bloggers Walking Club

Thanks to Elisabeth , Cool Bloggers Walking Club is happening again this April. You don’t have to be a blogger, I’m not sure I’m “cool”,...

Apr 82 min read

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A birthday, a busy week, and surgery cancelled

You know how some weeks are so busy they just fly by? Well, this week was so busy, yet seemed to last for roughly 9658 days! Ha! First...

Apr 53 min read

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Blog is 1, and a few updates

A few weeks ago was the first birthday of this blog! For some reason I thought it was late March, but when I checked, my first ever blog...

Mar 314 min read

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Finally making progress

WELL. It’s been quite a fortnight , trying to a) catch up on an increasingly overwhelming workload at work, b) tame our house that got...

Mar 243 min read

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The suns out!

Very happy to report that it stopped raining Monday afternoon and the flood waters mostly receded overnight so we could all return to...

Mar 122 min read

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Here comes the rain

Its 6am Monday morning here, and after being confident yesterday that today we would be all back to work and school as normal, after 12...

Mar 102 min read

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Alfred Update

Well, its been an anxious, restless, distracted few days waiting for potential effects from Cyclone Alfred, but ultimately lucky as...

Mar 94 min read

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Alfred on the way

The first cyclone in decades is due to hit our part of Queensland tomorrow. We live in the orange section of the map! I’ve never...

Mar 52 min read

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Final week of FIGs

Definitely a mixed bag this week, but found plenty of FIGs (Finding Joy in Gratitude) along the way. Thank you to Elisabeth for...

Mar 13 min read

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Some updates

Work has been SO busy. I work in academia and have taken on a new teaching role in addition to my research and many other existing...

Feb 273 min read

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What a week! And FIGS week 3

Well, I 100% planned to blog mid week but obviously failed. It was just such a busy week with work, and then I got sick (just a mild...

Feb 224 min read

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