I'm astonished to discover it's winter already. Summer and Autumn flew by. We've had a lot going on and at times it's felt like we were just keeping our heads above water. Or perhaps that's the wrong metaphor for the hot, dry summer we've just been through. Limping through the desert?? Just getting through, anyway. Life can be tricky sometimes, can't it? We've had our fair share of trickiness over the years and I do occasionally wish for a normal, boring life. At this point in my life I'm not Continue Reading
Following My Bliss
At 8am this morning a book of writings by Joseph Campbell was handed to me by a friendly Australia Post man. I was still in my Pyjamas and the joy of receiving a new book before breakfast started my day on a high. Good things were already in store because I'd planned a trip to the library first thing, to collect a stack of books I'd reserved. This morning's delivery was courtesy of Qantas actually - an unexpected treat that came my way a few days ago in order to save my frequent flyer points Continue Reading
One Year Down
This time last year we had moved into our little pocket of paradise on the edge of Mt Macedon. Thankfully 2019 brings a quieter and slower January, and I've had a chance to reflect on the last 12 months and ponder where we might like to be in another. My feet are deeply rooted in this soil and the place speaks to me like no other place I've lived. We've worked hard to breathe our life into it over the last 12 months. So much has been achieved and yet I still feel like we're on the edge of a big Continue Reading
My Neural Retraining Adventure – Update 2
It’s just over four months since I started the Neural Retraining Programme and shared that I would post updates on my progress. Clearly I haven’t done that - see that’ll teach me to make commitments! Anyway, better late than never. So has there been progress?? I guess I should start by confessing that I wasn’t consistent in doing the program. I really struggled with it. I tried and tried to do the rounds (one hour a day, repeating mantras and positive visualisations) but as I didn’t enjoy it, I Continue Reading
Winter in the Kitchen Garden
In the last post I wrote that we built vegie beds at the end of summer in our proposed kitchen garden space. It was a last minute rush, as I'd pretty much ruled out having the energy to get it done and maintain it over winter. Then all of a sudden we had a burst of enthusiasm, and decided to get something in so we could learn what works. So one day in early Autumn, we decided to throw it together. There was no time (or budget) to build raised beds and we didn't have much in the way of Continue Reading