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Thank you for visiting! My name is Sophie and I am an academic researcher, a wife, and a mum of two gorgeous kids, living in sunny Queensland, Australia, and I write about navigating life, parenting, and career.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIGs - Week 2

This month I am joining Elisabeth and other bloggers to Find joy In Gratitude (FIGs), and this was week 2. I recorded entries daily in...

Feb 173 min read

My morning routine

On the planning podcast Best Laid Plans this week, Sarah discussed creating a morning routine, and outlined her own. I always find this...

Feb 134 min read

Finding joy In Gratitude - FIG week 1

The wonderful Elisabeth suggested that for the month of February whoever is keen participate in a little activity where we notice and...

Feb 93 min read

Conference life

Hello from the Gold Coast QLD! I am at a research conference and it’s been busy but fun. View from my balcony at sunset Just a quick...

Feb 71 min read

Weekly recap and hormonal blues

How has it been a week since I last posted? I guess first week back at school for E and my work gearing up for the year means less time...

Feb 33 min read

Life updates

This week we are heading back to school and I’m HERE FOR IT. I've been back at work for a couple of weeks, and O back to daycare, but E...

Jan 273 min read

Guest Post at Lisa’s Yarns!

I was honoured when Lisa invited me to do a guest post on her blog. I’m sure most readers know Lisa, she is a longtime blogger,...

Jan 221 min read

2025 Goals: Bucket List

This is a bonus instalment in my 2025 Goals series. The first 3 posts were my primary goals and covered Word of the Year and Personal...

Jan 175 min read

Back to routine

Last week was the final week of my 3 weeks of annual leave , and it was a transition week from full holiday mode (with family and friends...

Jan 133 min read

2025 Goals - Family/Relationships and Work

This is my third and final instalment in my series on 2025 goals - this first focused on word of the year and personal goals, the second...

Jan 104 min read

2025 Goals - Health/Fitness and Home

This is the second instalment (out of three) summarising my 2025 goals. The first focused on my word of the year and personal goals....

Jan 84 min read

2025 Goals - Word of the Year and Personal Goals

I'm definitely feeling the New Year energy - which is a good feeling I'm going to enjoy for as long as it lasts. Our friends headed off...

Jan 53 min read

Hello 2025!

This is week 2 of my 3 week break , and we have our friends (who have 3 kids aged 4-10) from New Zealand staying with us for 3 nights....

Jan 22 min read