You know that feeling you get when you’re coming to the end of a really big goal you’ve been working towards and looking forward to reaching? Well, I got that feeling last week. It wasn’t quite the feeling I had expected.I guess there are lots of different types of goals, and they probably produce different emotions ...
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The Beauty and Power of Encouragement
We all need encouragement. There’s something beautiful about an encouraging word. It can be a moment of sharp, sweet air. The kind that takes you by pleasant surprise. It can be a life vest. The kind that stops you from floundering. It can be a flicker of light – the kind that dances in your eyes for minutes ...
Tips for Keeping a Clean(er) House
I know we've covered this before, but I am not a brilliant housekeeper. Despite my poor Mum's best efforts to get me to do chores when I was growing up, it didn't stick. I just didn't have the clean gene. The moment I married Chris (also a terrible housekeeper*) and moved out of home, it was all over. Dishes stacked ...
Invest in rest (and live better. Seriously.)
I used to think that the word rest was a cuss word. I knew it existed, but I figured rest was what you did after everything else was done. Rest was a reward for productivity. I've never had a hectic life, but from the day I finished school, I was always busy. Straight into a full-time job when I was seventeen, as ...
30 Vegetarian Days: What Happened When I Went Meat-Free
I have a very vivid memory from my childhood that still comes back to the forefront of my mind at times. I’m sitting on a stool at the kitchen bench, probably about three or four years old. Mum hands me my lunch, which is a chicken sandwich. I have been watching her cut the meat off the cooked chicken’s carcass, you ...
Inspiration vs Influence: Know the Difference
Hi, my name is Klara, and I'm addicted to external influence. That's a weird thing to admit, isn't it? But it is what it is. When there's a gap in my life, I look externally, rather than internally, to find a way to fill it. I'm the person who can be convinced to form an opinion or even change my mind on something by ...
New year, new me, same resolutions
By the end of 2016, I had broken all of my New Year's resolutions. *gasp* Don't judge me! I know I'm not alone! *points vaguely into crowd of everyone on the planet* I know you feel me. Every year. Every year without exception, I fail every one of my resolutions. Here, I'll share. This was my list of ...
The Blessing of Insecurity
Confidence is a funny thing. We all want it. It is the key to success. It's the route to self-assuredness. It's the holy grail of finding that sweet spot in life where our self esteem is at its peak, where we have all the answers, and where every problem has a solution. "Go with your gut!" "Trust your ...
Courage, dear heart: Finding Freedom in Facing Fear
Today, I conquered one of my most drawn out fears. It has been nineteen years since I last had to face this fear, and back then I didn't even have to do it by myself. I was only eleven and, as my sister so eloquently worded to me today (tongue in cheek, as she is in that small band of people that truly understand my ...
A Wounded Warrior: My Journey with Traumatic Birth and PTSD
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Simple But Adorable DIY Birthday Boy Cake Toppers
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Modern Views on Young Marriage
[image credit: Sky Simone Photography] I have the torso of a ten-year-old boy and more baby-hairs than what is acceptable for an adult. I’m well aware that I look like I’m 12. However, it was never so obvious to me until after I was married. Are your rings real? How old are you? Is your husband rich or something? But ...