I live in Wagga Wagga, NSW, and this trip has been on my bucket list for years. Finally, I planned it all out, hit the road, and made it happen! I couldn’t wait to share this incredible adventure with you. We started the journey in Melbourne, where we spent a couple of days on either …
Hi! 👋 Here I am, gearing up for yet another big surgery next week. I had easily put it out of my mind, but now it’s only a few days away I’m starting to unravel a bit. I’ll be fine though! It’s just always a lot. I’m too busy and too full of energy for …
I’m going to be a Grandma. I know?! What the? Yep, my big boy and his partner are having a bubba. What a joy and a blessing. We’re all so excited. Due early March 2023. Life is a wild ride. I certainly didn’t think I’d be a Grandma at 45, but here I am. This …
Sometimes the world gets rough. Sickness takes over and you feel down in the dumps. We've all been sick at some stage and usually it passes with a cold or a bug. But if you do have a long term illness or disease it's a different challenge. I've had Crohn's Disease for 26 years and I've …
I did it, that's over, thank god. If you're not sure what this blog post is about, then you can go back and read some of my updates here. I had a completion proctectomy on 1st December, on my own, in Sydney and it wasn't fun. I have some more information and thoughts on what …
I don't check in here with my Crohn's as much these days because generally I am pretty well and I manage a lot of my Crohn's myself... but little hiccups do pop up now and then. I find writing out my issues quite good for my brain. It helps me process it all and I …
I don't know what it is, but this past school term has been a big battle. Over the last 6 months there's been a huge shift in the balance and flow in my house because my boys are changing and growing. If you think little kids are hard work, then hold on, because it gets …
If you've smelt flowers, an orange skin, a pine tree, then at some point you've already been exposed to an essential oil. Essential in terms of "essence" - the smell - not meaning "necessary". I find myself being drawn to the benefits of nature's medicine after many years of chronic illness. Not to cure me, …
Usually I am not in to quotes (unless they are funny or sarcastic!). I can generally take them or leave them. But every now and I then I see a few and lock them away in my memory. I might see one I really resonate with and read it a few times to give myself …
I'm rambling today and it may not make sense but here we go with my thoughts in bullet point (because I wrote as they just landed on the page)... There's no pity party required, but I think I've been doing it pretty tough the past couple of years. If there is such a thing …
If you come here often you'll be sick of me banging on about myself and my dreary health struggles... but I promise I am not being a downer today. No more of that happening here in my little house in Wagga Wagga. I am waking up every day feeling happier and motivated and actually cannot …
I've been a little quiet over here and that's not usually me! I have always written on my blog daily (well pretty much) and since December I have been a real hit and miss. I think I've needed some time out, and over the next month I don't expect to be blogging much again. I …
