A month ago, I injured my knee. I’ve never been one to act my age so I didn’t think I needed to start now. I still don’t, but this knee is a bit of a problem. I’m fairly fit and regularly hike long distances.  I love running on the trails too. So logically (I’m rolling…

A magnificent weekend with my recently-turned-adult children has come to an end. It was wonderful, so why is there such a large lump in my throat? Wasn’t motherhood supposed to get easier as they got older?  It certainly wasn’t easy when they were younger. The overwhelming sense of responsibility that came with the birth of…

Over the weekend, my team members and I completed the Gold Coast 96km Kokoda Challenge in 26 hours and 46 minutes. I was holding back the tears as we crossed the finishing line… a united team of four who had just done a very hard thing. Wikepedia tells it like this: In the Kokoda Challenge,…

It was gobsmackingly beautiful and had just the right amount of ‘challenge’ to be a proper adventure. I knew it would be good, but I had no idea it would be this good! I’ve just returned from a 4-day solo hike following the Coastal Emu Footprint from Angourie to Red Rock in NSW, Australia. It’s…

If I’ve learned anything over the last 15 years, it is that no one who hopes to become a published author achieves that status without a lot of effort. I am still waiting to hold my first published book in my hot little hand, but it is so close now I can almost feel the…

I did it! I walked 150km by myself, with everything I needed on my back. And I didn’t end up on the 6 o’clock news. Having just completed the Great Ocean Walk, in Victoria, Australia, I’m a bit tired and sore… but having completed it alone… I feel incredibly proud. I might even admit to…

A few people did tell me I was crazy … and in hindsight, I can see where they were coming from. I escaped serious injury by the skin of my teeth a couple of times and I lost two toenails … but it was the BEST thing I have ever done. I’ve just completed an…

Flashback to just three years ago when I had my three children living with me. At the time, I was in a stable long-term relationship. My partner and I had finally attempted to join our two families and live together, but it proved to be a difficult adjustment. Mostly because both of us had been…

It seems a long time ago that I last ate breakfast. Or lunch. Two and a half years ago, to be precise. I do intermittent fasting. I fast for twenty hours every day and eat for four. Don’t get me wrong, I love food and I miss the easiness of eating a snack or having…