Life isn’t fair. I tell my kids all the time. It is what it is…but it sucks. Sometimes, it really, really sucks. I can sit here in my safe, comfy home, bury my head in a book, entertain myself with the latest movie, get lost in my garden or home improvements and pretend for a […]
Esther Murray

I want to write and pretend I have it all together. But I don’t. Today I feel incapable of imparting wisdom. I just want to rest. I just want to be myself without worrying about trying harder, trying to be something I’m not naturally. Sometimes it feels so complicated. […]
That wretched greasy stain.

I read this wonderful piece called ‘Breakable’ a while back and it struck such a chord with me. Written by Catherine Oehlman, it featured in the Better Mum Magazine 2012. (mops.org.au) I put them away on autopilot; plates, bowls, coffee mugs, glasses. His small face looks up at mine and he asks, […]
Please help me!

Innovate. What does it mean to innovate? How about a brainstorm… To create. To Improve. New. Fresh. Alive. Outside of the box. Different. Useful. Resourceful. Not wasteful. Fascinating. Interesting. Exciting. Inventive. Creative. To rise above. To soar. How does one go about being innovative? Is innovation something I can be […]
To Soar…

Have you ever considered what might be disturbing your peace? Not world peace, or even your peace and quiet, but your inner peace. In Australia, our TV screens and magazine racks are full of home and garden ‘renovation rescues’. I enjoy seeing the transformations in the ‘before and after’ photos and I […]
Renovation Rescue or Disturber of the Peace?

I’m sure you’ve heard the story of the three little pigs. There was a house made of straw, a house made of sticks and a house made of bricks. When the wolf came to blow the houses down (and eat something tasty for dinner), it was only the brick house that […]