Category: Community

  • Learning on the go

    Learning on the go

    Yesterday was Mother’s Day in Australia, and I’m proud to say that amongst some other treats, I got a lovely beanie and scarf for the upcoming Winter season, (in my new favorite shade of mossy-green), as well as a heat pack… my girls know me so well! Although… I’m not…

  • Finding faith

    Finding faith

    As I’ve written before (The Global Migraine), the readers of this blog come from all around the world, and undoubtedly from a variety of different faiths.  As such, I want to tread carefully but be very clear – you are ALL welcome here.  I also want to say something potentially…

  • I’m a “true nerd” – how about you?

    I’m a “true nerd” – how about you?

    I’m a bit of a sucker for online tests, so when I came across one on The Spectacled Bean‘s blog, I had to have a go. [And if that name seems familiar – yes, I followed their lead once before on the “where should I live” personality test that I…

  • UGH – time for a change

    UGH – time for a change

    The last couple of weeks have been really tough for me. I don’t know why, or what for, but I’ve been sick and sick and sick. First it was COVID (for the first time that I know of), and then when I recovered (all but my sense of smell which…

  • It’s about the healing – not the healer

    It’s about the healing – not the healer

    OK – controversial post coming up. I’ve been a bit blown away with stories of healers in the last few weeks. I went looking for them – no doubt – but – what struck me was that there was often an emphasis about the person in the story NOT the…

  • HELP! My name is “dying”

    HELP! My name is “dying”

    When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I started experimenting with names. We’d write them out, say them out loud, and place name-cards on the fridge of ones we liked… moving them up and down the line towards most to least favorite… and then remove them…

  • Dance partners for healing

    Dance partners for healing

    Today is the 14-month-anniversary of my blog – and yes – I’m still new enough at this, or excitable enough, to keep tabs! And as always, I want to do a shout-out of the recent blogs I’ve been visiting, but I want to start with one in particular and the…

  • 1,000 days of pain

    1,000 days of pain

    Today’s post is a bit of a downer I’m afraid, so if you’re not up to it, I won’t take offence if you come back tomorrow. I’ve had migraines for decades. My first migraine occurred when I was 11 on a school excursion, and my worst ever migraine happened a…

  • Team Challenge – are you game?

    Team Challenge – are you game?

    When I used to work full-time in the city, every coffee shop that I went to had a Loyalty Card: “buy 9 coffees – get one free”. Of course, you had to keep track of all the cards in your handbag and find the right one for the right shop…