*Trigger warning - accident and blood themes* Hey Reader, Last weekend, I headed off on a little drive, an hour away, to visit my beautiful dad. He's 93 now, and time with him is precious. My eldest son decided to come along too. He decided to ride his motorbike, so we set off together, me in the car, him cruising in front. I wasn’t prepared for what happened next. As I followed him along the highway, a wave of panic rose in my belly and throat. My brain went straight to PTSD catastrophe...
19 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, A few years ago, I bought a sporty little European race car. This particular model is actually used as a rally car internationally. It's a hot hatch! (A term also used internationally.) Turbo engine. Six-speed manual. Low-slung leather interior. Red dash lights. Sporty wheels. The kind of car that makes you feel just a little bit cooler than you probably are! When hubby and I took it for a test drive, he jumped in the driver’s seat first and took it up the highway. He opened it up...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Hi, Reader, indulge me for a brief moment.. I had a little gap appear,This Saturday — it’s almost here!At 10:15, a sacred slot,For Reiki bliss, a chance to stop. The person booked has had to bail,So grab this now, and come inhale.Make time for you, just because,I'm here to say, you've earned a pause. If you’ve been feeling frazzled and fried,Like life’s a stressful, twisted ride,When all you want is peace and rest,To feel connected to your best… Then maybe this is meant for you,A sign, a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I want to share a quick little story with you today. A couple of years ago, I was driving to work one ordinary morning. I turned the same corner I always did and noticed a mum walking her young son to school. It was a simplistic, beautiful picture of family love — him skipping along beside her, holding her hand, happily chatting. But then I saw it. The boy had obviously dropped his soft toy, as it was lying on the footpath a couple of steps behind them. They hadn’t noticed 😔 In a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Ladies.. check your boobs🌸 Fellas.. remind your ladies to check their boobs🌸 As someone with Stage 4 breast cancer, I want to remind you to take your health into your hands - literally🙌🏼 Big love, Ali x
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I have a little personal story for you today. I just wanted to tell you what happened recently at the beach with my darling friend, Jacque. We have a sacred ritual: a beach walk and a good coffee. Non-negotiable. We talk, we laugh, we vent, we cry. It’s our sacred space as soul sisters. However, lately, the coffee at our regular spot has been letting us down. Bitter. Flat. Not magic. On this particular day, we ventured to another café a few steps up the path. Jacque stopped at the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader🙋🏼♀️ Yesterday, I hit my limit. I woke up and thought, nope, I just can’t do it today. My body was tired, my head thumping, and everything in me said: rest. So I listened. I spent the day on the lounge with my wheat bags, a good supply of Hydralite and paracetamol, and alone time bingeing Queer Eye on Netflix (no regrets!). In one episode, one of the Fab 5 shared a story from his childhood. A woman in his life used to tell him, “Your thoughts are like seeds. Your words are like the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
You know when life gives you lemons… and it turns out they vibrate at 30,000 strokes per minute? Let me explain, Reader😉 My trusty old electric toothbrush (a gift from my bestie 9 years ago) finally gave up the ghost. I was loyal. I was attached. I even felt a bit emotional about letting it go (yes, I’m that person). So hubby, in a sweet act of kindness, surprised me with a new one. Beautiful. Generous. Thoughtful. Except… this new toothbrush is not messing around. I swear, the first time I...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Are you part of the large group of people who have developed notification anxiety, Reader? Even further to that, there is a new term floating around called "Nomophobia" which describes the anxiety that comes from being without one's phone. But for one sec, let's go back to the little red dots all over our phone apps. It's a common thing now that phone users feel the urge to clear their notifications so the red dots disappear. They constantly check their phones as soon as they ping, and can't...
3 months ago • 2 min read