If you're like me, you have found yourself lamenting the price of your favourite health foods at the grocery store on more than one occasion. Sure, Hungry Jacks will sell you two cheeseburgers, chips and a coke for $3.95 but your local green grocer just ain't that generous most of the time. Fortunately, there are ...
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The ULTIMATE Spring Bucket List
Tell me I'm wrong. It feels like yesterday that you were pulling on your boots and scarf to brave the weather. You were sipping hot chocolates, bundling up under cozy blankets, reading that awesome Hygge book that everyone's been Instagramming non-stop, pondering the correct pronunciation of the word ...
The September Challenge: Spring Clean Your Life!
Welcome to September! Winter has finally collapsed into spring and with it has brought the candescent month of change. For the next thirty days the season challenges you to take a breath and revisit your environment, both externally and internally. To cull the toxicity and clutter from your life and ease into October ...
You Can Sow Into Other People’s Dreams (Yes, YOU!)
I had the privilege of speaking to a gang of creative women at the Inspire Collective event this week. In retrospect, I think when Inspire Collective founder Cate asked me to speak on sowing into people's dreams, she was picturing something informal, just a couple of minutes, but I went and wrote a full 10-minute talk ...
Learning Self-Care: The Importance of our Mental Wellbeing
Do you even self-care? The last five years have seen a birth of a new lifestyle movement across the globe. One that has single-handedly kept Lorna Jane in business, and the instagram bios of fledging influencers defined with the latest fad diet created by celebrity chefs. Our zeitgeist reflects a society of ...
How to Accept Others’ Success and Use It To Leverage Your Own
Alright. I don't like to get gripey on here. But just give me a moment. I promise I will turn things around pretty quickly. A friend's sister and bro-in-law very cleverly paid off their mortgage in under five years, and recently our local news did a story on them. It was very exciting seeing the video grabs come up ...
For the Love of All-Natural Locks: Why I Quit Hair Colouring
I made a weird bet with a friend a few years ago. I declared that I was going to stop colouring my (at the time, box-ginger) hair, and she bet me $20 that I wouldn't handle it well - either I would begin to start colouring it again at the first sign of re-growth, or that I would chop it all off to avoid facing years ...
Three Steps to a Sweeter Sleep: A Night-Time Routine For Adults
You probably remember when Kat wrote about having a kick-ass morning routine, but have you ever considered having night-time routine, too? Guys, I love snoozin'. When I wake up in the morning, I’m already excited to go to sleep that night. But lemme tell you summin’, I used to really struggle to get to ...
How to Host a Kick-Ass Dinner Party
Do you like dinner parties? I love dinner parties. Though we don't do it nearly enough, I love having friends over and looking after them for an evening with good food and hospitality. A dinner party is an amazing way to show some love. And NOTHING says "I am a legit card-carrying adult" more than a kick-ass dinner ...
Handy Hints for Building Your Own Home: Part 2
If you read my article reflecting on the highs and lows of building your own home last month, you would have seen a humorous look into my past 11 months. You would have also read that I lost my laptop and my (hopefully!) more helpful article on tips for building your own home. Ladies and gentleman: I have found my ...
How To Build A Meaningful Morning Routine And Start Your Day Superbly
What did you say to yourself when you woke up this morning? "Wow, I had a terrible sleep." "I can't believe I'm still so tired." "I don't want to go to work." "Please, child, go back to sleep." "Just five more minutes." I am, and have often been, the bearer of all of these lines before I even start my day. ...
Productivity at its best… and worst
As I was sitting in my lounge room, avoiding my long list of to-do tasks (and any form of productivity for that matter), my hand clutching a glass of wine and my eyes fixed on an episode – or two… or three – of Gossip Girl, something strange happened to me. I found a Blair Waldorf that I liked. Or maybe even… ...