I think it’s almost universally accepted that one of the best feelings in the entire world is knocking off work on a Friday afternoon. Every single Friday, no matter the plans I’ve got for the next two days, I’m filled with a happiness and sense of relief that consumes me. Today is Friday, and I …
Day four of the book tour was not the best. In fact, it was pretty terrible. I’m feeling quite drained at the moment and really just want it to be over, but we’ve still got two days left. I can push through it, but these next two days might feel really slow. Yesterday I was …
As a tradie, making sure my van works is obviously pretty important. It can get hard to get to a job if my van doesn’t start, and I know that from personal experience. It actually sucked. Last year I got in heaps of trouble because I couldn’t get to a job and it made us …
When people look at me, they see a privileged upper middle class young woman who has had the world handed to her. Whilst they’re not wrong, what they don’t know is that I’ve worked for every single opportunity I’ve been given. I acknowledge that I was lucky to receive the opportunities in the first place, …
I moved into my home about ten years ago when I bought it straight out of university. I had decent savings but properties were a lot cheaper back then so it was a lot easier for me to buy a house back then than it would be now. When I bought the house ten years …
I turn thirty next weekend, and as a result I’ve been spending a lot of time reminiscing about my 20s. I’ve found the whole process of remembering my 20s endearing, and have actually found myself laughing at the trivial problems I used to have. Back then I used to think that failing a subject was …
I’ve spent years living in Canada and have just returned to Australia, which is the country I call home. I first visited Canada when I studied abroad there for a semester, and I absolutely fell in love with the country and the people. When I had to return home to finish off the rest of …
Are you serious? The Dirge is getting credit for my plan? After all the time I put into it, and the beautiful accident of my flower petal cannons having synergy with Weather Machine 5000, my rival is being credited with it. I should have known this would happen as soon as that Channel 17 reporter …
I’m being forced to buy a house. Having saved up a bit of money means that there’s pressure coming from every angle. I’ve been a tradie for four years now, and I’m almost fully qualified. Obviously having worked full time (plus over time) for four years, I’ve saved up a lot more money than my …
I don’t think I’ve ever successfully completed a DIY project in my life. Every so often I start a project and get really excited about it, only to work on it for a couple of hours and then let my motivation for the project go off into the abyss. Life just gets in the way. …