So, where I left off in my last blog post was that I was about to see a specialist for issues I’ve been having with my feet. That was six months ago now and things were a lot worse than I originally expected. I had done too much walking and would need to learn to …
I’m a young woman in my early twenties. If I had to describe myself in three words, I’d say I’m a perfectionist, who is determined and driven. These three qualities have set me up for serious success. I’m the first of my friends to get a full time job after university, and the first of …
This weekend I’m going to teach my son to drive! He turned sixteen last week and successfully passed his learners test this afternoon. We’re both really excited as he’s been looking forward to driving for years now and I’m looking forward to not having to drive him anywhere in two years time. Teaching my son …
One of the simple pleasures in life, as I’m sure we can all agree, is watching a dog stick its head out of the window on a warm summer’s day. Watching their little tongue flap in the wind and the breeze push the hair back on their face, is just great. The dog is in …
The saying that one person’s misfortune is another person’s fortune is true in more ways than one. I’ve experienced both ends of the spectrum, having people benefit off my misfortunes, but recently I benefited off someone else’s misfortune. The misfortune was my grandad’s, who is no longer able to drive. The fortune was that I …
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 …
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, …
My kids and I are sweltering. It’s Western Australia in the middle of summer and it has gotten to the point where no one is comfortable. The streets are barren. It’s even too hot for any flies to come out and annoy people. That’s when you know that the heat is just too much. At …
I’m about to make the biggest move of my life, literally and metaphorically. As a girl from the Northern Territory, I am used to a life that is extremely different to the inner city one I am about to jump into. In two months I will be packing my entire life into my car and …