Category: Thought of the Day
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I am loving today’s guts…
image source You know how you just get up on the right side of the bed some days? Well today, I bounced out of the right side of the bed. I am feeling good. The day decided to play along with bright blue sunshine and a light breeze. Seriously, right now, outside, there is not…
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The travel bug… Or is it running away?
I’ve always loved the idea of travel. Going is nice too. Seeing new things and experiencing new ideas and places and people. But at some point in my late teens, I got a need to travel. Like a desperate want. I had to get out of the small town of my birth, make my way,…
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I’ve got that retro feeling…
You’ve heard that line of that song that says I like your old stuff better than your new stuff… right? How could you not, I was very specific right now, referencing it and all. Well I’ve been thinking about it this week and I think it has finally happened to me. I like old stuff…
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Politics… The pointy end.
So it is election time again. You know how I know? The majority of the news was covered with stories of politicians making nice with children. Tomorrow it will be the elderly. Now I won’t be disclosing my vote here. This isn’t that kind of article. It’s a tell how it’s done moment. A whinge.…
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Formal Much..?
So when you are writing an email, a comment, an anything internet’ty how formal do you get? Me I will sometimes sign off with a pleasantry and an M. I often start with a Hey You {insert name here} followed by the message when commenting or facebook’ing or whatever. However I have never, ever got as formal…
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Art is Art is Art…. Right..?!
{photo, yep, you guessed it, we heart it.com} I was flicking through weheartit looking for images. You see, I love to add to my stash for when the urge takes me to write. And I loooove looking through them, so beautiful. And I came across this. It’s Audrey Hepburn, who in my opinion, was one…
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Invictus {The post otherwise know as Nelson, my man}
This morning has been one of those milestone mornings. There was nothing particularly special about this grey skies Sunday. We had a late breakfast, decided to movies and hang out. And it happened. My entire context for how I am living my life shifted. Again. Plus I have extracted a promise from my husband that…
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Ways to know you are a Queenslander…
I was thinking about this the other day. It was probably bought on by the last appearance of the mad women, who knows, but I was thinking about the things that make up who I am. And this is my list of the ways I know I am a Queenslander, born and bred, through and…
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And on that note… Unfollowed!
Oh well. Here’s a pretty picture! Yep. Those are jet streams over the country side. And the sun. Obviously. Any whooo. Stay tuned for the give away announcement and Colours of Friday. Kewl.
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Some alone time
{image from} I just know that I will be preaching to the choir of mothers and fathers who read this blog. I can almost hear you chorus your agreement that yes, you too would like some alone time. Some time to relax. To think. To plan. To ponder. To do nothing. Or hell, you may…