Nov 6, 2013 | inspiration and motivation
I’ve been looking after myself a little bit more lately… taking 2 minutes here and there, and just generally stopping to smell the roses. We all get busy – especially this time of year – so I thought I’d share with you 10 of my favourite...
Nov 4, 2013 | inspiration and motivation
It’s one of my favourite ways to slow the world down – admittedly with camera in hand. There’s just so much beauty and wonder out there that we miss because we’re always so busy being busy. Forget being busy, I say. Stop what you’re...
Nov 3, 2013 | The Weekend Photo Project
One of my friends works up at the local hospital, and when she stopped in for a visit last weekend she was telling me about the bees that drop in to the water feature in the hospital grounds to have a drink. “I thought of you and your camera. I’ll give...
Nov 1, 2013 | The Weekend Photo Project
It’s time for a composition prompt again this weekend! Cropping is something I do in post-processing. Being a firm believer that you need to get the image ‘right’ in-camera (which in turn could lead to a whole other discussion about what is...
Oct 30, 2013 | live laugh love
Monday (28/10/13) was results day. All is good. A cluster of cysts, no malignant cells. Now I can breathe. Both my Doctor and my Naturopath have indicated that fibrocystic breast changes are what’s happening with me at the moment. Not all that uncommon, but...
Oct 28, 2013 | inspiration and motivation
This is something I am so terribly, terribly guilty of myself… not asking for help when I need it. It’s usually because I believe that people can’t do things just the right way – my version of perfect. It’s something I’ve been...
Oct 27, 2013 | The Weekend Photo Project
Mmmm, garlic. I tend to use a bit of it in cooking, so there’s always a knob or two of it to be found in the kitchen. What did you manage to find for your ‘still’ photo this weekend?
Oct 25, 2013 | The Weekend Photo Project
Not moving… Not quite sure how I’ll go about photographing this one myself. A still life perhaps. If you’d like to join in with The Weekend Photo Project you can pop on over here to find out all the ins-and-outs of sharing your weekend photos with...
Oct 23, 2013 | live laugh love
On Monday (21 October, 2013) I underwent my second biopsy. An irregular 11 millimetre lesion, predominantly hypoechoic, without well-defined margins. This lesion has suspicious appearances and further evaluation with biopsy is suggested. I’ve been sitting on...
Oct 21, 2013 | inspiration and motivation
It doesn’t hurt. In fact it’s often appreciated – without the recipient ever saying so. Makes you wonder what the world would be like if everyone was just a little nicer to each other.