Today is R U OK day. An initiative designed to start a conversation and check in with your mates to make sure they're ok and that they know, you're there to listen should they need a friendly ear. I've been supporting this concept for a few years now and am always heartened to hear when this one little question …
Author: Nardia
#LighttheDark
This evening after I picked up the girls from childcare, we headed to our local park by the river to participate in a Light the Dark vigil in our town to show that our community welcomes refugees. It was spontaneously organised by a colleague of mine and about 80 people turned up less than 24 hours after …
Two Sentences Tuesday #19
It wasn't until she paused, disposable coffee cup in hand, that she noticed the two other empties on her desk and it became apparent in that moment that her coffee habit had spiraled out of control. Clearly the days of no caffeine after 11am were long gone, and she resolved to make a concerted effort to reduce her …
New digs
With the great number of workplace changes that have been par for the course of late, one of the more positive ones has been the relocation to a new office. Our organisation is split across multiple locations and thankfully, I have been fortunate to stay in the same building in the five years I have been …
Oh, to be 18 again
Tonight was spent celebrating the 18th birthday of one of Mrs Mone's sons. And also of realising that my 18th birthday was 20 years ago!!! Yes, 20 whole years ago. OMG! Where on earth has that time gone? I remember my 18th like it was yesterday. With a birthday in March, I was one of …
Friday night at the movies
Tonight Miss B and I are chilling out on the couch watching Elvis' Roustabout. I'll make a fan of her yet! Are you an Elvis fan? What's your favourite Elvis movie?
I feel good
You know what? I think this meditation thing is working. I've just come from a 20 minute session and just emerged from the shower and for the first time in a very very long time I'm feeling really good. And I had to have a chuckle because I immediately thought of this post that I wrote back …
The tides are turning
Do you recognise the feeling when the tides begin to turn? Or do you use the prospect of the turning tides to motivate you until it comes along?
Two Sentences Tuesday #18
As she tapped away at her laptop, the sounds emanating from the laundry caused her great amusement and necessitated in her having to capture the moment. Because the reality of two snoring british bulldogs, cuddled up and keeping warm at the bottom of the linen press was just too ridiculous for words. (Photo: Nardia | a …
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