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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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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 29, 20252 min read

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 25, 20255 min read

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 16, 20255 min read

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 12, 20255 min read

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 8, 20252 min read

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 5, 20253 min read

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 31, 20254 min read

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 24, 20253 min read

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 12, 20252 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 10, 20252 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 9, 20254 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 5, 20252 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 1, 20253 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 27, 20253 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 22, 20254 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 17, 20253 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 13, 20254 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 9, 20253 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 7, 20251 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 3, 20253 min read