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Mindfulness

The Art of Catastrophising

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

Self-care does not have to happen in a spa-like bathroom with candles and curated lighting. In this article, I explore normalising everyday beauty rituals in public spaces, including doing gua sha at the bus stop. From lymphatic drainage and facial tension relief to making small moments count, this piece challenges the idea that wellness must look aesthetic to be valid. Skincare can be practical, portable, and woven into real life. Sometimes self-care fits between errands and public transport.
Self-Care

Yes, I Do My Gua Sha at the Bus Stop

Personal growth is important, but it should not consume your entire identity. In this article, I explore how to heal without turning self-improvement into a performance or brand. From therapy language creeping into every conversation to constant introspection fatigue, healing culture can become overwhelming. This piece looks at balance, boundaries, and knowing when to live instead of analyse. Growth is valuable, but so is humour, pleasure, and being a full human beyond your wounds.
Healing

How to Heal Without Making It Your Entire Personality

In a culture that often equates sexual openness with empowerment, it is easy to confuse libido with identity. In this article, I explore why your sex drive is not a personality trait and why reducing yourself to desire alone can be limiting. From social media oversexualisation to the pressure to perform confidence, this piece examines nuance, agency, and emotional depth. You are more than chemistry, attraction, or appetite. Sexuality is part of you, not the whole story.
My 40's Relationships

Your Sex Drive Is Not a Personality Trait, Babe

Changing your mind about what you want is not failure. It is evolution. In this article, I explore how goals, relationships, careers, and identities naturally shift as we gain experience and self-awareness. From outgrowing old dreams to redefining success, this piece challenges the pressure to stay consistent for the sake of appearances. Personal growth often means reassessing desires and choosing differently. You are allowed to pivot, recalibrate, and want something new without apologising for who you used to be.
Mindfulness My 40's

You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind About What You Want

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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.
Home

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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Self-care does not have to happen in a spa-like bathroom with candles and curated lighting. In this article, I explore normalising everyday beauty rituals in public spaces, including doing gua sha at the bus stop. From lymphatic drainage and facial tension relief to making small moments count, this piece challenges the idea that wellness must look aesthetic to be valid. Skincare can be practical, portable, and woven into real life. Sometimes self-care fits between errands and public transport.
Self-Care

Yes, I Do My Gua Sha at the Bus Stop

25 February 202621 February 2026

If I’ve got five spare minutes and a jaw that’s tense, I’m doing my gua sha at the bus stop. Multitasking queen.

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Personal growth is important, but it should not consume your entire identity. In this article, I explore how to heal without turning self-improvement into a performance or brand. From therapy language creeping into every conversation to constant introspection fatigue, healing culture can become overwhelming. This piece looks at balance, boundaries, and knowing when to live instead of analyse. Growth is valuable, but so is humour, pleasure, and being a full human beyond your wounds.
Healing

How to Heal Without Making It Your Entire Personality

23 February 202621 February 2026

Healing is part of my life, not my whole identity. I refuse to make self-work my entire personality anymore.

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In a culture that often equates sexual openness with empowerment, it is easy to confuse libido with identity. In this article, I explore why your sex drive is not a personality trait and why reducing yourself to desire alone can be limiting. From social media oversexualisation to the pressure to perform confidence, this piece examines nuance, agency, and emotional depth. You are more than chemistry, attraction, or appetite. Sexuality is part of you, not the whole story.
My 40's Relationships

Your Sex Drive Is Not a Personality Trait, Babe

20 February 202621 February 2026

Being horny is not a brand. Your sex drive is not your entire personality, no matter what the internet says.

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Changing your mind about what you want is not failure. It is evolution. In this article, I explore how goals, relationships, careers, and identities naturally shift as we gain experience and self-awareness. From outgrowing old dreams to redefining success, this piece challenges the pressure to stay consistent for the sake of appearances. Personal growth often means reassessing desires and choosing differently. You are allowed to pivot, recalibrate, and want something new without apologising for who you used to be.
Mindfulness My 40's

You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind About What You Want

18 February 20262 March 2026

I wanted one life at 25, another at 35, and something softer now. Changing your mind isn’t flaky. It’s growth.

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The pressure to become an entrepreneur is everywhere, from social media to self-development spaces. In this article, I explore why the constant push to build a brand, monetise hobbies, and escape the nine-to-five is starting to feel exhausting. Not everyone wants to scale, optimise, or hustle. Some of us value stability, routine, and clear boundaries between work and life. This piece questions modern ambition culture and makes space for choosing employment, rest, and enoughness over endless expansion.
Feminine Rage

The Pressure to Be an Entrepreneur Is Getting Boring

16 February 202621 February 2026

Not everyone needs a brand, a launch, or a passive income stream. Sometimes I just want a job and a quiet life.

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The Forgotten Joy of Red Lipstick
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The Forgotten Joy of Red Lipstick

13 February 20261 January 2026

Red lipstick used to feel bold and joyful. I forgot that power for a while, then remembered how alive it makes me feel.

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Style is not just about clothes. For me, good skin is part of my overall style philosophy. In this article, I explore how skincare supports confidence, simplicity, and self-expression, especially as trends come and go. When your skin feels healthy and cared for, getting dressed becomes easier and more intuitive. This piece looks at skincare as a practical, grounding element of personal style rather than vanity, and why investing in skin health can be just as impactful as investing in your wardrobe.
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Why Good Skin Should Be Part of Your Style Philosophy

11 February 20261 January 2026

Good skin is my foundation. It lets me dress simply, boldly, or chaotically and still feel put together and confident.

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Buying clothes you actually wear requires honesty, not impulse. In this article, I share ten practical rules for shopping with intention, so your wardrobe works for your real body, lifestyle, and preferences. From fit and fabric to repeat wear and emotional spending, these guidelines help reduce regret and overconsumption. Whether you are rebuilding your style, navigating body changes, or tired of unworn clothes with tags still on, this piece focuses on making smarter choices that last beyond the change room mirror.
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5 Rules for Buying Clothes You’ll Actually Wear

9 February 20261 January 2026

I stopped buying fantasy clothes and started dressing for real life. These rules saved my wardrobe and my bank account.

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I spent years absorbing problems that had nothing to do with me, contorting myself to fix things I never broke, and exhausting my nervous system on other people's chaos. Then I discovered the genuine, almost spiritual joy of saying "that is not my problem" and meaning it. This is not about being cold or checked out. It is about recognising where your responsibility actually ends. I walk through how I learned to put down what was never mine to carry, and why protecting your energy is not selfish, it is necessary.
Mindfulness

Embracing “That’s Not My Problem” With Joy

6 February 202626 February 2026

I discovered the joy of “that’s not my problem” and it genuinely changed how much mental energy I waste on things that were never mine to carry.

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Healing does not happen in a vacuum. In this article, I explore why true healing is so difficult within the same patriarchal systems that caused the harm in the first place. From people-pleasing and emotional labour to internalised guilt and self-abandonment, the patriarchy shapes how we cope, survive, and stay silent. This piece looks at reclaiming autonomy, boundaries, and self-trust as acts of resistance. Healing is not just personal work, it is unlearning systems that benefitted from your pain and learning how to choose yourself anyway.
Feminine Rage

You Can’t Heal in the Same Patriarchy That Hurt You

4 February 202630 December 2025

The system that hurt us won’t heal us. The patriarchy keeps women small, even as we outpace it. I’m done shrinking.

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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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