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  • My Mom is Ghost Rider…

    I find it difficult to be in the same room as my mother for more than 15mins before arguments start. I should probably mention my mother finds herself constantly surrounded by people who can’t be around her without starting an argument. She’s very unlucky like that, I guess she just attracts argumentative people? So why…

  • Before Winter…

    I really wanted to have the back deck done for Christmas. I want that quintessential Australian boxing day vibe, sitting around listening to a sportsball game on the wireless, drinking cold beverages, while the youngsters play totem tennis and destroy the lawn with the slip n slide. But at the moment I’m mostly just looking…

  • It’s Not My Fault…

    I’m great at procrastinating, but terrible at relaxing. And that seems really unfair, I could live with not getting something done if I could enjoy not doing it. At the moment I’m blaming all lack of progress today on people not showing up to buy my sofa. If the people had showed up a 9am…

  • Five Minute Jobs

    One of the biggest changes to the way I do things has been achieved by just doing quick jobs when I think of them. I used to have lists full of small jobs that needed doing, I suspect some of which took longer to put on the list than they would’ve taken. In previous years…

  • Throw Me Down…

    I don’t know if it’s the layers, the textures, or just the informal casual feeling, but I’m totally all about the throw rug. Comfort, cosy, calm… all the C words. All the years living in disorganized clutter (the bad C word) has given me a huge appreciation for the CALM part. There is also a…