Seeking to recapture the magic we experienced on our road trip honeymoon back in 2014, we recently hired a huge Maui campervan (amazing!) and hit the road, bound for our friends’ wedding in beautiful Mission Beach, QLD. A lazy 7000+ kilometres later, we returned home to Melbourne – relaxed, full to the brim with memories […]

Have you ever heard of a Saturn Return? I hadn’t, until I went through a bit of a third-life crisis in my late twenties and started searching for answers. Very quickly, I found them – but in the most unexpected of places. For those of you raising your eyebrows, wondering what the heck I’m talking […]

I wrote this post late last year, when I was absolutely exhausted, way too busy and barely limping to the Christmas finish line. Unsurprisingly, I never found the time to actually post it. Since then, I’ve done a lot of thinking on this topic, and I’ve picked the word ‘WHOLE’ to guide my New Year. […]

I’m so honoured to be the first writer featured in She Writes, launched yesterday. A new monthly series by writer and coach Diana Martinez of She Loves Words, She Writes explores writing and creative rituals for the curious and courageous. In this in-depth interview, I share my creative rituals and processes, how I stay inspired, and […]

August marked one year since I finished up in my corporate job. Holy moly, where did that year go?! You know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun. While it’s been a year since I said ‘fair thee well’ to corporate life, I’ve only been in biz officially for six months because I […]

As an introvert, I need alone time. One of the best things about starting my own biz and working from home has been the big increase in time with me, myself, and I. I used to come home from the office utterly exhausted, and work-from-home days were a rare treat I relished. I’ve always craved […]

Do you remember the spaciousness of life before smart phones? I do – but only just. A couple of months ago, I had a self-imposed phone-free Sunday. It was time. I was tired and frazzled and a little out of sorts. Like there was a constant hum of static over everything I couldn’t quite escape. […]

When I started my freelance biz, I took a shot in the dark and emailed a few biz-ladies I really admired hoping they’d share some advice. Claire Deane, who runs Claire Deane Marketing (+ a number of cool side gigs), was at the top of my list. She’s got serious style, impressive business savvy, a beautiful […]

“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke Ah, the flow. Fingers flying over the keyboard, creativity running rampant, getting things done faster that you can tick them off your to-do list. It’s an elusive, joyous state of […]

This is the tale of a recovering perfectionist – me, to be exact. Throughout my life, perfectionism has never been far from my side. Like a nasty little creature, I’ve carried him around on my shoulder, spending way too much time listening to his incessant babbling: you suck, you’ll never be good enough, why bother?! […]