Early Morning Run? Perhaps Another Time…
Hello! So here we are – my first post on my new blog. I thought I’d kick things off with a few snaps I recently took. Because Mondays can be hard enough as it is without having to read anything too...
View ArticleWhy We Should All Have a Creative Outlet
When most of us think of creativity, we usually think of people who are actual artists, right? At least I often do. But creative outlets are not just for creatives. At least they shouldn’t be. I get a...
View ArticleWhy Spring Days Should Not Be For Spring Cleaning
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve been enjoying these longer spring days. With days filled with warmth and sunshine, winter can almost seem like a distant, unpleasant memory. While putting this post...
View ArticleCherry Blossoms
These cherry blossoms are part of one of the entrances to Toowoomba’s Queens Park. I headed into this entrance, prepared to go looking for the ‘real’ gardens, only to be be blown away by the entrance...
View ArticleDistractions and Deep Reading
Image via Pixabay I come from a family of bookworms. I remember when I was growing up, my sister and I would compete with each other over who was the faster reader. Now that I think about it, competing...
View ArticleIn the Country
Sometimes all you need is to spend a little time in the country. The stillness, the quiet and the lack of mobile reception (especially the lack of mobile reception) can do wonders for your soul.
View ArticleHouse of Cards
Image via The Guardian I’m a relative newcomer to the Netflix craze and as such, a relative newcomer to House of Cards. However, I can now say that I have finished watching all three seasons and boy,...
View ArticleAfter the Rain
It must be one of those ironies of life that when Monday rolls around, the weekend feels a million miles away. That’s why I thought I’d post these photos today – because where I live, it rained on the...
View ArticleBooks, Algorithms and International Relations
Image by Aurimas Adomavicius via Flickr A little while ago I read The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Not exactly a new book – it was first...
View ArticleShould Voting Be Compulsory?
Image by Kodak Views via Flickr A couple of months ago – the day after Malcolm Turnbull became Australia’s fifth prime minister in five years to be precise (for an ordered and developed Western country...
View ArticleBushland Wanderings
While Australia definitely has its share of amazing landscapes – the Daintree, the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Kakadu, to name a few – I have to admit that when it comes to the more standard Australian...
View ArticleMy New Green Thumb
A few months ago, I discovered I had a green thumb. This was a most surprising discovery, considering that in the past, I had struggled to keep a few humble pot plants alive. As in plants that are...
View ArticleScreen-Free Time
I’ve just finished reading Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon, a great book full of advice on creativity. One of Kleon’s points that stood out to me was this one: Excellent advice, really. Especially...
View ArticleThe Colouring Craze
Image by Stephen Bowler via Flickr Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, you’ve no doubt heard about the adult colouring craze. It seems that everyone from lawyers to bus...
View ArticleSpotlight on Adoption
Image via Adopt Change With this week being National Adoption Awareness Week in Australia, adoption has been a key word in the news, sparked by the Senate on Thursday passing a motion to speed up the...
View ArticleToo Much Technology?
These days, schools are generally seen as innovative if students are fitted with iPads, Smart Boards adorn the walls, and schools otherwise embrace technology with more passion than a tango dance. Yet...
View ArticleWould You Like Sushi With That?
This week, a Japanese chef made the news for taking apart a Big Mac and transforming it into a sushi roll. While I’ll admit the finished result was somewhat visually impressive, I couldn’t get past the...
View ArticleAt the Beach
In a little getaway to the sand, sea and sunshine, I decided to take an early morning walk along the beach, camera in hand. The plan was simple, really. I was going to take a brisk walk – something...
View ArticleStumbling into Christmas Shopping Chaos
So it’s still technically November (albeit not for much longer) and I’ve already begun my Christmas shopping. This would be all time record for me. As in a momentous, most-unlike-me type of record....
View ArticleAt the Beach – Part 2
A few more pictures from the beach today – it was such a beautiful morning when I went for this beach walk that I went a little snap crazy. But I assure you, there’ll be no Part 3! I think walking on...
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