I’m not sure when it started, but at some point I decided to ‘adopt’ my good friend’s family as what I call my Melbourne family. I told my girlfriend about my decision and we had a good laugh at the time about the fact that her family didn’t get a choice in it. I just … Continue reading We are family, please come to Mauritius with me
It’s quite a strange and insecure feeling to watch your bank balance drop continually, and to know that no more money is going to appear anytime soon. In my adult working life, it’s not something I’ve experienced. Until now. Not for the first time since I was made redundant in April, I'm feeling grateful that … Continue reading Little rays of sunshine
There were no singers or musicians when I arrived at Covent Garden for breakfast this morning. The romantic in me likes to think it was because it’s my last day in London, the last day of this incredible trip. In reality, it’s because I had rolled in earlier than I had every other morning, trying … Continue reading Sounds of silence as I head home
I was already contemplating the sad reality that my Spanish adventure was coming to an end when I walked into the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia during my final couple of days in Barcelona. As soon as I stepped through the front doors into the main hall of Sagrada Familia, I felt moved by the … Continue reading I leave Spain and heave a sigh, and say goodbye
Right now, it feels like I am on an exploration of womanhood and its many wonderful paths. That's because the people I have spent the most time with since being made redundant in early April have been other women. During my first stop in my home State of Western Australia, I spent a lot of … Continue reading Same tour, different journeys
pinchmyself.org 