This week I’m looking after my dad. He’s 80 and about 18 months ago was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive type of dementia. He still knows who we all are, but he has lost a lot of his short-term memory. Like where he is, what the date is, what we’re about to do, and what we have already done. Of ...

I’m the keeper of a big secret. Remember when you were a kid and someone told you their secret and it filled you with power? You knew something that others didn’t. And just like when you were a kid and money burnt a hole in your pocket, there’s a burning desire in you that makes keeping a secret har...

I lost my mojo about a week ago now. I wonder if you’ve seen her? Ever had this problem? You know, you’re on a roll everything’s flowing and coming together and then suddenly – BOOM she’s gone. Disappeared into the ether. Mostly it's temporary and a good sleep and a day off is enough for a refresh a...

Are you of the same era as me and read Elizabeth Gilbert's book Eat, Pray, Love when it first came out? If you haven’t it’s a must-read – go get it now! It was one of those books that just resonated with women all over the world. For those of you that haven’t read it a quick recap: Elizabeth finds h...

I was listening to a podcast recently with Dr Ivan Joseph a sports psychologist and high-performance coach and he was asked by the interviewer what in his opinion were the key factors in achieving success – whether it be on the field or off. He stated that he believed there were two. The first is ho...

My word for this year was EASY – after a tumultuous year of setting up a third retail store, selling our farm, purchasing an investment property to live in while we decide our next move and feeling the unrelenting yearn to start an online business, I decided I needed a year where things just flowed....

Have you ever had that feeling of disbelief, surprise and awe that comes when a decision you made previously, even though unrelated, has set you up for something you didn’t anticipate? This happened to us recently. We have been pondering our next move after selling our farm late last year. To date, ...

My husband is a bike rider but his road bike which he’d had for many years and loved was stolen. He was devastated as you can imagine and has been on the lookout for a new one. The covid shutdown has slowed this down but as our city has reopened, he and his friend took a drive to a local bike shop l...