Image courtesy of @spiritabsolute I arrive at my Wednesday morning client as usual, mop bucket in my right hand and crate of cleaning equipment propped on my left hip. The screen door is shut, but not

A recent request by someone to check my privilege made me realise that I've actually done this for most of my life, we just used to call it counting our blessings before this new phrase became popular.

The other day I saw a humorous sketch on Instagram with the point of view of two European mainlanders cringing at the idea of a Brit washing dishes and then putting them to drain without rinsing. As you'd

Recently I overheard my husband listening to someone give an argument on why the crusades were justified. I'm not sure what he was responding to, but he seemed quite incensed and defensive, so I'm guessing

On 10th December 2025 Australia's law to restrict under 16s accessing many social media platforms came into effect. It was declared officially in December 2024 with the affected social media companies

Something that's fascinated me for as long as I can remember is history and archeology. Our small school didn't offer history as an exam option, so their approach to teaching it was a bit different to

Nothing lasts forever. A reality that I'm not the most fond of. How nice it would be to buy a washing machine once and have it last at least the rest of your life or clean the house once and have it stay

Last year a new bouldering gym opened in the city centre. It took a little while for my youngest daughter and I to finally brave the city and its parking and pay it a visit. Quite a few of the more advanced

With the December deadline looming in Australia for social media websites to require us to ID ourselves to prove our age, it's got me wondering how much value they offer and whether I can gain that from

I once heard someone say that people thrive with adversity, or something along those lines. It made me wonder if that's why when we don't have hardships to deal with we can end up making mountains out

Something I've been coming across mentioned as a point of concern with social media a fair amount recently is attention algorithms. Social media companies get their income through advertising so algorithms

Apparently homeschooling in Australia is on the rise and a big chunk of that is down to bullying in schools. I recently came across an article arguing that despite some recent suicides due to school bullying

Discrimination. It's not a nice thing in any form and certainly not something to condone. It's good when people raise awareness of it and it certainly comes in lots of forms, whether it's sexism, racism,

Are we losing touch with reality? Recently I saw a reel/short video of a sketch with people on the bus. To me it was obviously actors and not a real life situation unfolding. There was no talking, just

If you have any interest in health and nutrition you've probably come across talk about seed oils being bad for you. It's not a new discussion, but it's certainly become more prominent in recent years.

My grandmother had type 2 diabetes since before I was born. We were all very aware of it because she controlled it mostly through her diet. We knew she couldn't eat sweetened foods or if she did it was

People are communal. It's always been to our advantage to be as it's easier for us to survive when we work in groups. It seems that even on a subconscious level we are driven to maintain group connections.

The other day my daughter and I were talking to an acquaintance. He's a friendly, outgoing type who connects easily with people and gets quite enthusiastic with talking about what he's been up to. As he

A friend of mine shared a post on Facebook about forgiving our parents for the mistakes they made and and pain they may have caused. I know that for her this is part of her healing journey to let go of

Have you ever gone outside and felt the sun on you then felt a sense of peace, relief or happiness? Years ago when someone had a long term illness that doctors struggled to treat they would recommend the