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I really never thought that I would one day show the internet the depths of my closet and clothing collection, but here we are.
I’ve become super intrigued about minimalism, and have been making some changes in my own life to reflect my growing passion for this type of lifestyle.
Continue reading “KonMari my wardrobe: Beginning my minimalism journey”
About nine months ago I first heard the term “Zero Waste”.
I had seen TED talks by Lauren Singer of Trash is for Tossers and Bea Johnson from the Zero Waste Home, and became instantly hooked on the idea of a life creating as little waste as possible.
I began researching at every opportunity this “zero waste lifestyle” idea, and began implementing what I’d learnt into my life.
I became extraordinarily passionate about the topic, and talked to my friends and family about it as often as I could.
Now, after having been on this path for a while, I feel ready to share what I’ve learnt with you all.
Continue reading “10 tips to help you start moving towards a Zero Waste lifestyle”
I’m a proud Northern Rivers girl, which you may have gathered from my ongoing Northern Rivers series.
My region is a very beautiful place – there’s no doubt about that.
While I generally tell people I’m from Lismore, I only really say that because it’s a regional centre that more people know the name of, and it’s where I work.
In fact, the truth is I grew up in Alstonville (Until I was 8), and Wollongbar, and apart from stints living in Sydney for study, and in Lismore itself, I’ve lived in the same house in Wollongbar since 2000.
Continue reading “Soothing my soul with Alstonville and Wollongbar’s waterfalls”
Here’s one random thing you probably didn’t know about me: I grew up around old cars.
A LOT of old cars.
My Dad’s side of the family have been involved with the vintage car club in our region since it’s inception, and so I grew up sitting in the backseat of old Chevy’s and Plymouths.
When I was a child we would spend weekends on car rallies in the car my parents had at the time, a 1929 Chevrolet.
I remember bouncing up and down along bumpy old roads on the weathered leather seats (no seatbelts in these old cars, of course), and the struggle it is was to put the windows in or out – no up or down, no winding down the windows in these old cars, no, the panes were carefully removed from the latches if you wanted some air, and would have to be securely lodged back in if you changed your mind.
Continue reading “Cruising the Northern Rivers in a Jaguar XJS Cabriolet”
After the Northern Rivers was hit by the floods caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie (See my blog from last week if you need to catch up on this), my community has begun the long and tough process of putting the pieces back together.
Thousands of people have been affected – whether their home was flooded and belongings destroyed, or their business inundated with water and forced to close for the time being.
If you’ve seen the news over the last week, you may have heard something about “Lismore” and “flood”.
See, last Thursday (Only the day after I filmed that beautiful blue sky down in Ballina) constant rain hit the Northern Rivers, thanks to ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, which had earlier hit northern Queensland.
In one day, we received so much rainfall that evacuation orders began being put into place. It was clear we were going to flood. Badly.
So I’m not a “hiker” by any means, but after this experience, I think I could be on the trail to becoming one (pardon the pun. Or don’t.)
I signed myself up on a personal task of completing the 18.7km Historic Nightcap National Park trail as part of my fundraising efforts for the Lions Medical Research Personality Quest.
If you haven’t read about my Quest yet, go here now.
So here you go: Early blog – and a different blog. Not so much to do with travel, but something very important, nonetheless.
If you haven’t heard of Lions (Aka. Lions Clubs, Lions Australia, Lions International etc) you may have been living under a rock.
Continue reading “I’m going on a hike for Medical Research!”
Sorry to interrupt my India video series, but I just wanted to sit down with you lovely people and have a little chat about goals, because it’s a topic that’s been on my mind a lot lately.
Continue reading “Goals – Make them, work for them, smash them!”