This post is going to be short & sweet, as a grocery list is staring at me & the school pickup is also looming. Being self-employed means sneaking into the supermarket BEFORE pickup, so as not to drag two kids through it afterwards & it take ten times longer. But hey, if Seth Godin can…
Solar power & the QLD Government
When the QLD Government announced that solar power users would be paid for power that they generate, don’t use and feed back into the grid, I didn’t give it much thought. Our power bills were slightly higher than the average, running a business from home and having computers on 24×7, but the cost of a…
The effect of the Jolie Effect
Social media lit up with the news – Angelina Jolie had written her story about having a double mastectomy. Journalists clambered to find a local source with the same story, to air a piece on the evening news that was a little more relevant than just retelling Hollywood news. They were quick to label ‘the…
So I cried at my daughter’s cross-country, before she raced.
Yup, that’s a big heart on my sleeve title right there. It may even come as a surprise to my loving husband who was standing right next to me. Gotta love sunglasses. My daughter is 7. Cross country running (or any running or even walking for that matter) is not her favourite thing. She takes…
Xero Personal – I think I love you
Personal finances – there’s an interesting topic for you. My wonderful melancholic detailed husband has a magical budget spreadsheet that magically shows us earning more than we spend. Problem is, his lovely wife has no visibility of that when she is actually spending. And I’m not saying I’m a reckless spender at all, but my…
Truths from the campfire
Delete Candy Crush. It’s a time-wasting distraction. Social media is very anti-social. It’s ok to embrace a community of like-minded people in cyberspace, but not at the expense of the people who are actually in the same room with you. Use Facebook & Twitter for sharing life moments with and engaging people, not for living…