"I'm not motivated" I don't say it too often. But I hear it a lot. How debilitating is that feeling of un-motivated lethargy and creative...

There was a solid few months there where the most strenuous thing I read was my shopping list. I don't know if I just couldn't be...

I feel like this year has been about new beginnings. Stepping up, taking a chance, seeing the risks and doing it anyway. This year has...

The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and to expect different results. Well, I like how the character...

In the caveman days, stress could literally save your life. If you were in a life or death situation your cortisol levels would spike...

No, I'm not currently heartbroken. But I have been many times and chances are, I will be again one day. Heartbreak can mean more than...

The new year comes around and it seems like almost everyone is setting new years resolutions; to be healthier, start saving or quit...

I was recently reading a journal entry I wrote at the start of the year. I was pretty optimistic that 2017 was going to be my year, I had...

On Saturday I bought the book "The life-changing magic of not giving a F**K". I Smashed through it in two days (Seriously it was that...

Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottom bays, comes the dark water. Black and cold and roaring. Past the Shallows- Favel Parrett I...

Cleaning is just about my favourite activity. But I can understand why some people find it daunting. When the prospect of cleaning your...

I have always been good at saving money. However, having a few big projects coming up, such as building a house and wanting to do another...

A few years ago I was forced to look at the world from a different perspective, the perspective of a 'one'. Shattered by personal...

I feel like my life moto should be "Chuck it" because getting rid of stuff is what I'm good at. School holidays have come around and...

Eating clean doesn't just mean washing your food before you eat it...although, that's still a good idea. Having my head in 'spring clean'...

Yes! Spring is finally here. And it's time to get life sorted. The best way to do that, a good old fashioned spring clean. My friend Ash,...

Creating an at home pamper day was one of the suggestions on my how to save money blog. I'm all about 'treat yo self' but am also a...

When I first thought about 'fitness' it was those truly horrendous group sports that the PE teachers would make you play at school...

I have big things coming up next year and it's time to knuckle down on the savings front. I have always been good at saving but now it's...

As a high school teacher, I am often counting down the days, hours and minutes until the next school holidays. This year, after an...