My clairvoyant told me I needed to spend more time amongst trees. You mean - out in nature, I asked. No, she responded quite specifically - you need to find some trees and sit with them and just be. Just be. That’s a hard one for me. From the moment...

There we were, in the middle of the jungle, walking knee deep up a brown river, dripping wet, our sarongs trailing in the water as we navigated our way and kept our balance across slippery rocks with the use of long bamboo poles. We were completely alone but for our...

There is nothing like escaping the winter of Melbourne, Australia, for the warmth and relaxation of Bali. The beaches, the rice terraces, the mountains, the beautifully kind people, the food, the vibe - there are so many reasons to make Bali your next holiday destination. But, what if you want...

For those of you who are following the story of my Epic trek, you will recall that in pursuit of my ‘Life is Too Short’ Lust List of a yearly adventure and challenge, this year I chose to hike the Larapinta trail in central Australia.  In my last post I...

Ok, I’m not going to lie. I’m pretty sure I broke myself walking the Larapinta. For those of you who are avidly following my journey (…and why would you not be?), you will recall that in pursuit of my ‘Life is Too Short’ Lust List of a yearly adventure and challenge,...

"I’m getting a little nervous about contracting EOMB” In May 2022, in order to ‘Live Stupendously', I will be walking The Larapinta trail in Central Australia: 107km over 6 days, 10-12 hours of walking each day; in 23-27 degree celsius heat. This goal is part of my Life’s Too Short bucket list which...

In September 2021 in my article for CEOWorld Magazine ‘Life’s Too Short’, I shared with you that my ex-husband and the dad to my three amazing kids had passed away at 54 after a short battle with cancer. I also shared with you what you already know - that life...

It’s January 2022 and we continue to be inundated with news and views postulating what the ‘post-covid’ world of work will look like. Will there be a global ‘great resignation’? Will we or can we continue to work from home? What would a permanent hybrid workforce look like? Will we...

In April my ex-husband passed away after a very short battle with cancer. It’s an unusual expression -  to ‘battle’ with cancer. There was no battle. The cancer was cunning. It arrived unannounced and spread its evil through his body without fanfare. By the time he was aware that he...

In 2019 my 16 year old daughter was on a 6 month student exchange from Australia to France. I planned to fly to France to spend the last 2 weeks of her stay with her - and with visions of myself as Audrey Hepburn shopping and sightseeing in Paris, I...