Towards the Slow and Simple Life and Beyond - Reusing Food Scraps/Leftovers to Save Money, the Planet and Slash Meal Preparation Time. I...

How Cutting down on Kitchen Waste helps the Planet and Me. Reducing, Reusing, Recycling Food Packaging. Realizing the immensity of my...

This week in my Slow and Simple Living Series I share useful cleaning tips. I have read whole books on cleaning like some people read a...

This is the 5th blog in a series I call “Slow and Simple” where I chronicle my adventures in trying to bring more order and calm into the...

One principle I have learnt in organizing my home is to create daily opportunities for nutritious movement. I picked this idea up from...

Do you ever feel a bit depressed as you open your clothes cupboard to dress each morning? Do you look at a vast array of items yet...

I think we’re all looking for it - that illusive work-life balance. We see carefully curated social media feeds and wonder how on earth...

So I did it. Went grey. For years I spent a small fortune on hair colours terrified of what I might look like a la naturale. Patient...

"Sharpening the Saw" There once was a carpenter who couldn’t keep up with his workload. Every day he toiled late into the evening to get...

I love to visit my local public library. They have a non-fiction display shelf where they put random books reflecting topical themes....

What is “Resilience”? It can be difficult to define precisely but you know it when you see it. My personal definition is this: “A...

Resilience is not only a DIY Endeavour. Professor Michael Ungar is a Canadian social worker who has been a family therapist for 20 years....

In 2019, more people than ever are struggling with anxiety and negative thoughts, and finding some peace of mind and composure is high on...

Here we are at the end of our meditations for a calmer life - learning to deal with anxiety. I hope you have found them helpful. Today is...

Only one more to go. I have been writing and recording a series of 10 meditations on dealing with anxiety. We have been learning that...

Stephen and I thought it was a good day to die today at the Mass Extinction Rebellion Lie-in at the Queensland Museum. We had plenty of...

Welcome to Meditation 8 in this series of 10 meditations for calm living. If you’ve been following along from the get go -...

This is the 7th meditation in a series on dealing with anxiety. We are not trying to get rid of anxiety but learning to more objectively...

This week we continue 10 minute meditations to bring more of a sense of calm into our lives. We are learning a skill that involves...

There are three common responses to stress: 1. Ignore it. Keep anxious or stressed thoughts as background chatter. 2. Over attached to...