Category: Blogging

  • Where You Want to Be.

    Where You Want to Be.

    Am I where I wanted to be? Did I get here easily? Did I make a sacrifice? Did I take a sharp left… when I should have turned right? ⁃ Darren Hayes, Where You Want To Be. We all have our sliding doors moments, I’m sure. What if? What if things were different? What would…

  • A Little Bit of Flatlay Fun

    A Little Bit of Flatlay Fun

    I love flatlay photography – it’s my favourite type of product photography. I love pottering around the house, looking for objects that work perfectly together in the shot. This pink shoot had been percolating around in my head for a while. I started this morning, by stopping off at my local bakery on the way…

  • Wishing you Peace, Joy and Love.

    Wishing you Peace, Joy and Love.

    Just a quick note to wish you a very Merry Christmas. It’s Christmas morning here and I’m about to hop out of bed for a coffee and see if anyone is awake. I want to thank all of you for your support this year. It’s been a difficult last month after surgery and I haven’t…

  • There’s Always Time for Tea

    There’s Always Time for Tea

    Last week’s RegularRandom featured a pink posey of rosebuds sent to me by my dear friend Lucile. When I did that shoot, I also shot a morning tea setup for me and my mum and I wanted to share that with you here. I found the colours so vibrant and beautiful. It’s been 18 days…

  • A Shoulder Update

    A Shoulder Update

    As most of you know, I had an x-ray and an ultrasound on my shoulder last week to try to figure out what’s going on. It was an incredibly painful experience, maneuvering my arm into all sorts of crazy positions. I saw the doctor on Friday to get the results and he recommended I see…

  • A Little Update

    A Little Update

    So it turns out that I don’t have a frozen shoulder. I’ve been using that phrase not really knowing what it is I guess. Apparently I have two separate issues – firstly a strain in my bicep area from 12 years of travelling for work. If you carry a heavy handbag, backpack, messenger bag, whatever,…

  • A Day in the Life & A Play With Word Count

    A Day in the Life & A Play With Word Count

    Hey Siri. Ding. What time is it? It’s 6:15am. Way too early. (She’s hilarious). My alarm is set for 6:35am but I decide to get up anyway. I hear Gidget stretching and I ask her how she is. She stretches again, shakes herself as dogs do, and pounces on the spot right by my head,…

  • Opinion Piece

    Opinion Piece

    Aren’t all my posts just my opinion? I’m supposed to critique something or give my opinion on a topic. I don’t like critiquing things (except punctuation and grammar of course – I love that!) but I do have a lot of opinions about a lot of things.  Today though, I think I’ll discuss this writing…

  • The World Around Me 

    The World Around Me 

    For our Finding Everyday Inspiration task today (Saturday, September 9th), I was to take inspiration from the world around me. Find a space and observe and write. Saturday is my sacred day. I like having no plans. I like waking up whenever I want, even though it’s almost always before 7. I make coffee and…

  • Some Context for the Cake

    Some Context for the Cake

    I shared images of Chocolate Cake for this week’s #RegularRandom a few days ago and my friend Meg of Snippets&Scraps inspired me to show you the context of the shoot. Take a look at her post featuring some magical ice patterns. I was creating a planning session – sure I was “planning” to eat the…

  • To Write, or Not to Write 

    To Write, or Not to Write 

    What do I do when I’m not writing? Sadly, I am not a writer. When I was at school (maybe around the age of 10?) I desperately wanted to be an author. I was an avid reader of Enid Blyton when I was young and then I was addicted to the Trixie Belden books in…

  • The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    In recent years, I have made the move back to paper. I have planners to keep track of my day to day life, my work schedule, major projects, web analytics, training and education, my photography business, all of the things that make up my life, I keep on paper. In fact, I have a whole…