I’ve got the money but not the guts. — The moment we’ve been waiting for finally arrived yesterday. After more than 2.5 years of living in a shed on my mum’s property, my partner and I received our pre-approval to start making offers on our own home. …

And three things I can’t wait to enjoy in my new home! The fireworks were whirring and popping across the night sky. It was the final night of 2019, and my partner Dec and I were holding hands, nervously wondering what the next few months would bring. We were almost…

How to reignite the spark in your life — A few years ago, my partner and I went camping at Mount Buffalo in Victoria, Australia. It was March, and the weather had already turned quite cold. We slept on old inflatable mattresses that slowly went flat overnight. Wild dogs howled into the darkness. There were plenty of great moments…

Proof that thoughts matter — a lot! — It’s tax time here in Australia and I’m celebrating. In the last financial year, my online business earned three times what it made the year before! I could say I got lucky or that I worked really hard, and both would be partly true. …

And the pros and cons of each — I’ve always loved to write. Even when I was a young girl, I kept journals and wrote creative stories for fun. I was only nine or ten years old when I started planning my first novel. It was about a young woman who traveled the world and went on thrilling…

40 different foods in one week — can it be done (realistically)? — An apple a day didn’t keep the doctor away. After going off the contraceptive pill in late 2020, my skin broke out in the worst acne I’d ever experienced. Several months later, it’s still painful, peeling, cystic, inflamed, and itchy. …

“Don’t worry, be happy!” isn't what you need right now. — You’ve had a long day at work. You’re tired. You’re stressed. You walk in the front door of your home, place your bag on the floor, sit down on the couch, and take a few deep breaths. Your feelings must be clear to see because your partner walks past and…

How to harness your active mind and use it to your advantage — I don’t know about you, but I’m naturally an overthinker. I’ve always struggled with formal meditations because my mind becomes really active. I sit down to do a meditation, and within 10 seconds, I’m thinking about something else. Sometimes, I ruminate over mistakes or start planning for the future. Sometimes…

I made $14,000 when I finally figured it out! — When I sat down to write an email to my newsletter subscribers, the words flowed easily onto the page. I started with an interesting personal story that segued into my newest, most important content. I included the links so my subscribers could access that content. Then, I created a short…