In my early twenties I attended a training course to improve my skills working as a corporate trainer. I loved my job. I enjoyed working with people, and presenting to large...
Worrying about perfrection…
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thoughts on life
Can’t help myself…bad habits!
Oh I wish these blogs had an audio option! You'd hear this title in a Billy Fields swagger. I loved that song back in the 80's, and now, as January comes to a close I find myself...
I have a human barometer.
I'm very lucky. Some would say, however, I'm very unlucky. One of my closest friends lives in Sweden, far far away. We only get to share a cuppa together once a year or so, when...
I looked at over 2 million people before I found myself.
It's lovely to be back from our summer holiday. I mean that in more ways than one. It's simply terrific to be home and back at my desk. We were grateful to have spent a very...
Celebrating a good clause…
It has been a frantic week this week...I'm heading off on a Christmas holiday with my family, and for the first time ever we'll be experiencing a white Christmas (hopefully!)....
the New days of the Old school yard…
There's one thing I would have in common with most school aged parents this week - attendance at an end of year school assembly. There are five children in total in our family,...
I’m not doing this alone…
At this time of the year we have an advent calendar strung up in our entrance hall. Each little bag holds something special inside, a yummy chocolate, a quote to think about...
Freddie Mercury, baristas and a single touch.
I've had the good fortune to connect with many people this past week, and I am a better person for it. Every single encounter, regardless of how short or long has had an impact...
How to love someone you don’t particularly like…
We've all come across people in our life who we may not particularly like. People who seem to push our buttons without even realising it, or people who we feel we have nothing in...
Celebrating a report card ‘F’.
It's almost the end of the school year and soon we will receive our boy's end of year report card. One boy has just finished Year 7,and also completed NAPLAN this year. Our...
Five ways I’m learning to be a new me…
I'm really trying hard to live an honest and authentic life. All too often I slip back into my ego driven self, but when I have glimpses of living ego-less I feel like a new...
Time for some connection selection…
I learned a lovely lesson this week. I had an opportunity to revist the power of our connections with each other- real, physical, human connection. I mean being in the same room...
