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The original five love languages are a decent starting point, but my actual love language is something none of Gary Chapman's books cover.
Relationships

Additional Thoughts on Love Languages

Monday gets all the hate but Tuesday is genuinely the most spiritually bankrupt day on the calendar. At least Monday has the drama of a fresh start. Tuesday has nothing. No momentum, no proximity to the weekend, no cultural significance whatsoever. Just a grey, obligation filled stretch of hours with nothing to look forward to and no excuse to be miserable about it. This is my completely serious case for why Tuesday deserves the bad reputation it never gets, from someone who has felt this deeply for years and is finally saying it out loud.
Chaos Goblin

Tuesdays Suck. There. I Said It.

Being an ex-wife is often framed as failure, but it is anything but. In this article, I reclaim the narrative around divorce and explain why being the ex-wife is a marker of courage, self-respect, and growth. From choosing autonomy over endurance to rebuilding life after marriage, this piece explores resilience, identity, and redefining success beyond traditional milestones. Leaving a relationship that no longer serves you is not weakness. It is clarity, strength, and proof that you value your future.
Relationships

Being the Ex-Wife Isn’t a Failure. It’s a Fucking Flex

Somewhere along the way I decided I was not a dancer, and I let that stop me from moving with any joy for years. Then I started dancing badly on purpose, in my kitchen, in my lounge room, while Lulu watched with the contempt only a hellspawn black cat can muster, and something shifted. This is about reclaiming movement without performance. What happens when you stop waiting until you are good enough to enjoy something. The strange, specific freedom of being terrible at something with your whole chest and doing it anyway.
Healing

Dancing Badly on Purpose: A Reclamation

I want to talk about something that should not even be a debate: tipping your nail technician. These are skilled workers spending hours hunched over your hands in spaces that are often not well ventilated, doing detailed, physical work for wages that do not reflect that effort. I get into the real economics behind nail salon work, what your nail tech actually takes home, and why that $5 or $10 tip matters more than you think. Treat the people who take care of you with the respect they deserve.
Style

Why You Always Tip the Nail Lady

There is a reason so many women joke that their personality is being tired and in pain. We have been taught since childhood to swallow anger, smooth things over, stay small and manageable and easy to be around. But that rage goes somewhere. It does not evaporate. It settles. This is an honest look at the connection between chronic stress, suppressed emotion, and the body finally sending up a flare. Not a medical lecture. Just a woman connecting some uncomfortable dots and asking whether feeling everything might actually be safer than feeling nothing at all.
Feminine Rage Healing

The Rage You Swallow Turns Into Autoimmune Disease

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The original five love languages are a decent starting point, but my actual love language is something none of Gary Chapman's books cover.
Relationships

Additional Thoughts on Love Languages

6 April 20265 March 2026

The original five love languages are a decent starting point, but my actual love language is something none of Gary Chapman’s books cover.

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Monday gets all the hate but Tuesday is genuinely the most spiritually bankrupt day on the calendar. At least Monday has the drama of a fresh start. Tuesday has nothing. No momentum, no proximity to the weekend, no cultural significance whatsoever. Just a grey, obligation filled stretch of hours with nothing to look forward to and no excuse to be miserable about it. This is my completely serious case for why Tuesday deserves the bad reputation it never gets, from someone who has felt this deeply for years and is finally saying it out loud.
Chaos Goblin

Tuesdays Suck. There. I Said It.

3 April 20262 March 2026

Tuesday is the worst day of the week and I will not be taking questions. Too far from the weekend in every possible direction.

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Being an ex-wife is often framed as failure, but it is anything but. In this article, I reclaim the narrative around divorce and explain why being the ex-wife is a marker of courage, self-respect, and growth. From choosing autonomy over endurance to rebuilding life after marriage, this piece explores resilience, identity, and redefining success beyond traditional milestones. Leaving a relationship that no longer serves you is not weakness. It is clarity, strength, and proof that you value your future.
Relationships

Being the Ex-Wife Isn’t a Failure. It’s a Fucking Flex

1 April 202627 February 2026

Being the ex-wife isn’t shameful. It means I chose myself, survived the ending, and walked away wiser and stronger.

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Somewhere along the way I decided I was not a dancer, and I let that stop me from moving with any joy for years. Then I started dancing badly on purpose, in my kitchen, in my lounge room, while Lulu watched with the contempt only a hellspawn black cat can muster, and something shifted. This is about reclaiming movement without performance. What happens when you stop waiting until you are good enough to enjoy something. The strange, specific freedom of being terrible at something with your whole chest and doing it anyway.
Healing

Dancing Badly on Purpose: A Reclamation

30 March 20262 March 2026

Bad dancing in the kitchen with a judgemental black cat watching is somehow the most freeing thing I have done for my mental health.

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I want to talk about something that should not even be a debate: tipping your nail technician. These are skilled workers spending hours hunched over your hands in spaces that are often not well ventilated, doing detailed, physical work for wages that do not reflect that effort. I get into the real economics behind nail salon work, what your nail tech actually takes home, and why that $5 or $10 tip matters more than you think. Treat the people who take care of you with the respect they deserve.
Style

Why You Always Tip the Nail Lady

27 March 20262 March 2026

I’m breaking down exactly why tipping your nail tech is non-negotiable, and what it really means for the person doing your nails.

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There is a reason so many women joke that their personality is being tired and in pain. We have been taught since childhood to swallow anger, smooth things over, stay small and manageable and easy to be around. But that rage goes somewhere. It does not evaporate. It settles. This is an honest look at the connection between chronic stress, suppressed emotion, and the body finally sending up a flare. Not a medical lecture. Just a woman connecting some uncomfortable dots and asking whether feeling everything might actually be safer than feeling nothing at all.
Feminine Rage Healing

The Rage You Swallow Turns Into Autoimmune Disease

23 March 20262 March 2026

The anger women swallow to stay palatable does not disappear. It goes somewhere, and your body keeps an honest record of all of it.

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There is a specific kind of personal growth that nobody warns you about. The moment you stop being the victim in your own story long enough to ask whether you also played a part. This is not about blame or self flagellation. It is about sitting in the uncomfortable middle ground where two things are true at once. They were not great. You were not always great either. I write honestly about the patterns I spotted in myself, what I had to own, and why taking accountability without losing your self worth is one of the harder things you will ever do.
Healing Relationships

Maybe I Wasn’t The Problem, But Also Maybe I Was

20 March 20261 March 2026

Turns out the truth about who was the problem sits somewhere deeply uncomfortable in the middle, and I had to be honest about both sides.

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We all carry an imagined version of the woman we thought we would become. In this article, I explore the quiet grief of letting go of that former blueprint, whether it involved career milestones, relationships, motherhood, or lifestyle dreams. Growth often means releasing expectations shaped by youth, culture, or pressure. This piece examines identity shifts, self-acceptance, and redefining success on your own terms. Letting go is not failure. It is the beginning of living in alignment with who you truly are now.
Mindfulness My 40's

Letting Go of the Woman You Thought You’d Be

16 March 202621 February 2026

I had a blueprint for who I’d become. Letting her go hurt, but she made room for the woman I actually am.

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After a genuinely good first date, I found myself overpraising behaviour that should be standard. In this article, I explore why basic decency, emotional availability, and respectful communication feel exceptional in modern dating. From punctuality and active listening to simple kindness, these traits should not earn standing ovations. This piece examines dating standards, cultural expectations, and why raising the bar means treating decency as the floor, not the ceiling. A great date is wonderful, but it should not be revolutionary.
Relationships

We Need to Stop Clapping for Basic Decency

13 March 202614 March 2026

He was kind, attentive, and respectful. Bare minimum, yes. But we need to stop acting like decency is rare.

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Well-Being

Lol, Turns Out I Journal After All

6 March 20261 March 2026

Turns out I have been journalling for years without calling it that, and it is nothing like the aesthetic nonsense I was resisting.

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Mindfulness

The Art of Catastrophising

2 March 202626 February 2026

I am a gold medallist catastrophiser and I finally wrote the guide I wish someone had handed me before my brain went full disaster spiral.

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My “Well, It’s Cheaper Than Wine” theory of economics is simple: if something costs less than a decent bottle of wine and meaningfully improves my life, it is a justified expense. In this article, I explore how small spending decisions can be reframed through comparison, value perception, and emotional return on investment. From self-care purchases to convenience upgrades, this piece looks at mindful spending without rigid deprivation. Sometimes budgeting is not about cutting joy. It is about choosing which joy lasts longer.
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My “Well, It’s Cheaper Than Wine” Theory of Economics

27 February 202621 February 2026

If it costs less than a bottle of wine and improves my life, I’m buying it. That’s my entire economic framework.

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You would think by now I trust my foodie intuition You would think by now I trust my foodie intuition when writing up a recipe, but in this case I did not. Despite the first batch of scrolls being perfection I went and switched it up, ruining half a batch before deciding to make pizza tarts instead. Thanks to bestie for taking these off my hands to feed his mates.
Back in the kitchen. Pan fried Gnocchi Alla Gricia Back in the kitchen. Pan fried Gnocchi Alla Gricia. Recipe on the blog.
Speak up even if your voice shakes. Correct them m Speak up even if your voice shakes. Correct them mid-sentence. Ask the hard questions. You’re not here to nod and smile, you’re here to be heard. Let them adjust to your volume.
Let them call you intimidating while you run the r Let them call you intimidating while you run the room. That’s not your cue to shrink, it’s proof you’re doing something right. You weren’t made to be digestible.
They told you to stay humble so you wouldn’t shine They told you to stay humble so you wouldn’t shine too bright. Nah. Take up space. Own every win. Shrinking doesn’t serve you—and it never made anyone else grow. You weren’t made to be small.
Dinner with my favourite person to celebrate my go Dinner with my favourite person to celebrate my good news 😊
Some things are just meant to be. Walking past @ba Some things are just meant to be. Walking past @bauhausaustralia is always a test of willpower, but yesterday, this little tortoise caught my eye, and I knew he was coming home with me. Meet Terrance—now proudly holding my crystals and looking absolutely majestic. ✨🐢💛

#SmallJoys #CrystalKeeper #MindfulLiving #FoundTreasure #GentleMagic
Lazy days like these remind us how simple life can Lazy days like these remind us how simple life can be—soaking up the sun without a care in the world. Lulu knows how to live in the moment, but don’t let this peaceful pose fool you... come 3am, he’ll be wide awake, demanding cuddles like the king he is! ☀️🐾

#LazyCatLife #CatCuddles #MindfulMoments #GentleLiving
Sometimes, it’s not the grand gestures but the qui Sometimes, it’s not the grand gestures but the quiet moments that heal us. A gentle walk amongst white blossoms, the soft rustle of leaves, and the whispers of nature can soothe the soul like nothing else. Though the sun may leave its mark, the warmth it brings is a reminder to pause, breathe, and embrace the beauty around us. Let nature's simple magic guide you back to yourself today. 🌿
#MindfulMoments #NatureHealing #InnerPeace #GentleLiving #SoulSoothing
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