Today I was trawling the internet to ascertain if baby oil up my clacker was a health hazard (as you do). The answer is no — not a problem at all. In my travels I stumbled upon a forum that had obviously been translated from another language … I’m a manly and I alway use… Read More

How do you choose between being content with what you have that is easy, familiar and comfortable or going after your dreams of living a great big exciting life? Do we just think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, or is it actually grass that is infinitely better than the… Read More

At writing class, they asked us to find an old photo and to write about all the memories it evoked. I wrote an essay explaining why I no longer have any photos … I published it at Band Back Together because it felt too brutal and cold to include here. Please click here to read… Read More

Suicide claims on average the lives of seven Australians a day. There are approximately 65,000 suicide attempts each year – and more than 2,200 loved ones will die by suicide in Australia annually. Despite these horrifying numbers, suicide remains a taboo in Australia and is still horribly misunderstood and mistreated. Friday, 10th of September is… Read More

Right now, I’m not a good daughter, I’m not a good friend, and I’m probably not a very good girlfriend. The thing is that I don’t have a capacity to give of myself to other people. I can’t be the peacemaker, the funny girl, the problem solver, the inspiration, or the one who rolls with… Read More

I am so grateful for the simple things opening the passenger side car door for me handing me my seatbelt fish and chips on the beach a resident parking permit checking the mailbox at my old flat for me a postcard from Bali – our first mail addressed to us a couple (Hi Shelley ♥)

As I sit here in the study surrounded by my books beautifully displayed in a custom-built bookshelf, listening to the kids packing up their beds in the living room and smelling bacon and eggs cooking for breakfast, I can barely recognise my life. I have gone from a highly insulated solitary existence to being part… Read More

There is one person in the universe that you should be allowed to make love to no matter what your current relationship status. This person is referred to as the “free pass”. Behold my free pass … This has got to be the sexiest photo of all time … oh Johnny, what can I say… Read More

Sometimes it’s better to watch a naked man in your shower than to write a blog post ♥

I hardly ever get on the computer outside of work these days because I’m too busy having a great big adventure. So a quick update I’ve been smoke free for two weeks now – yay me! Duckfish and I going to shack up in a super flash apartment just down the road with a spa… Read More

Three months on you might be astounded by my ability to continue on living, laughing and opening my heart to world. On the other hand, you might secretly think that I am some kind of heartless bitch (that should get hit by a bus as one commenter pointed out) for getting on with my life.… Read More

You are the hero that will slay the dragon that has imprisoned me. I can see in you a heroic quality that even you may be unaware of. You have taken on this challenge without once thinking of yourself. It is not random luck that I have chosen you. I have met many men, but… Read More