There are some things that we do that help set us up for the day. I know that I do different things depending on which day of the week it is, and somehow these little movements remind me of where I am, in the space of the week at least. There is a gorgeous little cafe […]

How many times in your life do you start something, and never quite get it finished? And by finished, I mean all the way, so that whatever is it that you set out to do has actually been done? I can be pretty bad at this, at least when it comes to things that I […]

Hello hot stuff. School is back, the year has begun and as per usual at this time of year, Melbourne has turned on the stinking hot. Stinking hot alternating with cold and rain of course, because Melbourne has it’s eccentric weather reputation to maintain. Anyway, today is hot (!) and all we want to eat is watermelon […]

My yoga studio is collecting dry goods for people in need this Christmas, but because it’s a yoga studio the suggestions are a little bit different to the usual. They have asked for things like nut butter, coconut oil, dark chocolate and maple syrup, as well as the usual range of tinned and canned goods. It made […]

I must have officially reached that age where life whizzes past. The days and years no longer drag on like I felt they did when I was at school, or on the long summer holidays. Now life is all more of a dash, with months seeming to slip by without me really knowing it. And […]

When I think about it, given the right attitude, I’m pretty sure I could find a lot of my days funny. Because honestly, things can be completely hilarious when you don’t know what you’re going to get. Life (especially with kids, but often all of it’s own accord) is excellent at creating these one-off situations […]

Ok, so this slice – let’s call it my crunchy, nutty, chocolate coconut slice – looks like a hunk of earth, but an extremely delicious hunk of earth. The base is a crumbly, rocky layer with pops of buckwheat and plenty of coconut and cacao. Next is a slightly chewy, baked date caramel hidden underneath […]

Sometimes life feels like it requires more energy than you’ve actually got – mental energy, physical energy, emotional energy, it all feels a bit the same when you’re low in it. I’m not always sure how to handle this, and often keep going for everybody else, only to fall flat the first moment when I’m […]

Good morning / afternoon / evening. How are you, and how are things? Are you here and are you good? I ask, because I feel a little bit elsewhere, my mind scattered somewhere between here and who knows where. My eyes are a little bleary and I’m not moving with my usual pep; you see we […]

I’m so excited that I am going to be back in Sweden soon! I just love everything Swedish… their forests and the rugged beauty of the landscape, their shorter working days to keep the work life balance in better check, the fact that fathers have mandatory paternity leave so they must stay at home and […]