Photo courtesy of Owen Allen The other day I tried “magic mushrooms” for the first time. And I’m not sure what all the fuss is about. To paint a picture for you, I have never tried smoking a cigarette, never smoked a joint and do not care for taking drugs unless you consider ingesting...
Tick tock, my biological clock
Photo courtesy of Evgeniy Isaev My biological clock is ticking. Yes, I admit it. I’m one of those women. Way back when, when all I cared about was living it up, travelling, bar-hopping and drinking copious amounts of alcohol, you would have never thought I would be the one to start worrying about the viability...
Elevating the level of conversation
And it's not because Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus...
Blood, Sweat and Takeaways
There is more to reality TV than Australian Idol and MasterChef.
Cest La Vie: Leaving the City for Greener Pastures
Photo by geodesic And so the journey begins… In less than a weeks time, I will be heading to Maryvale, Queensland. The town is 20 minutes from Warwick, 1 hour from Toowoomba and Ipswich with jobs hard to come by, unless you have farming experience or an agricultural background. I will be packing several items...
An ode to my female friends
There’s something magical about the relationship you have with your closest female friends. If you’re anything like me and you have a number of close female friends you can call on for support, advice, love and laughter than consider yourself one of the fortunate ones. I know some women who don’t have a best friend....
Mindless repetition
Photo by Aunt Owwee Each person lives a life that they inherently choose to live. Unfortunately, most people live their lives in a state of groundhog day. It doesn’t matter what the day is, it’s always the same ol’ same ol’. These people feel uninspired. These people live their lives without actually living. They...
The value of volunteering
I attended Catholic schools all my life and “RE” or “Religious Education” featured heavily. As we entered into high school, we were expected to behave like good Catholic citizens and give back to the community. In Year 10, the “Community Development” program was part of our school curriculum and as a result, we were expected...
Political Apathy
Photo courtesy of Mike Sansone Recently I have been following a discussion on-line and one of the commentators stated “they didn’t care” who won the election because both the “Australian Labour Party and Liberal Party didn’t give a f#@! about anything other than the $$$”…. BAD ATTITUDES LEADS TO MORE NEGATIVITY I’m not sure about...
For all you fence sitters
There’s only a few more days to decide who you are going to vote for in the Federal election this Saturday and I’m surprised how many people are still undecided. So if you are a fence sitter, I can help. I’ll let you in on who NOT to vote for…. Don’t. Vote. Liberal. And here’s...
The Morning After
Photo courtesy of Joe Cashin Photography People use the excuse that they were drunk as if that helps the pain of what they did go away. They expect the people around them to forgive them readily and ask that they don’t think too much of what had happened, what was said, what was done the...
Christian Fundamentalists
Photo courtesy of Brett Jordan I was raised as a Christian and consider myself a Christian because I am a firm believer and try to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and his message of love, forgiveness and compassion. So imagine my surprise when I get this email about the upcoming Australian federal election...