As the distant drumming sounds echoed through the frosty air; as the eerie sound of bagpipes were carried along on the settling early morning mist, I felt a chill run down my spine; and not because it was 5:30am in a freezing cold Orange, NSW; not because I was tired and drained, but because this … More Anzac 100: A Dawn Service Experience
…or, just pay me to stay in your home and eat your food… When I first accepted the job as an Au Pair in Ormiston, just south of Brisbane, my host family told me that the childcare element would be pretty limited; I’d have to look after the kids when their shifts crossed over, occasionally … More The Nanny Diaries…
I’ve not blogged in a while and quite frankly, I don’t really know where to begin. I suppose my absence can be put down to a number of things: I haven’t had much to blog about, the only thing worth blogging about was keeping me busy, and I’ve kind of suffered a few setbacks over … More Girl, Interrupted
At the back end of 2013, I came across the 365 Grateful Project; a project started by Hailey Bartholomew which depicted the extraordinary power of gratitude through photographic journal entries spanning for an entire year. As the course of my life had changed so much throughout 2013 and as I’d made some life-changing decisions about … More My 365 Grateful Project
For a while there, maybe a good few years, I’m pretty sure that I was the ‘Golden Child’ in our family: I was a straight-A student who’d gone to Uni and actually gained a degree. I’d worked since the age of 13 and had never really asked for much financial help. I’d joined the Fire … More How to remain positive when you’ve fallen (or jumped) from grace.
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