I’m looking at my to do list – everything on it requires new learning! Not one task is a repeat of something I’ve done a thousand times! When I look at it, I’m mostly invigorated, other times a little daunted. While listening to an FW Jobs Academy podcast Jamila Rizvi made the comment that some of us are much more comfortable being the second in charge, having that one person above us who the buck stops with. I would say that is definitely me! Until now, I've always had someo

I’m sitting in the loungeroom, snuggled under a blanket glancing now and then at the flickering fire and I’m blogging. Why - because I can! Tonight is my night. I’m having a true night off – no planning, no plotting, no making lists of phone calls to make tomorrow – a real switch off night to celebrate a month of intense pressure. ‘A goal is a dream with a deadline’ is a quote I’ve read at my hairdressers. (Thanks Cathy!) In November I set myself a deadline – June 1st – the d

I jumped at the chance to sell up and slow down when Bill suggested we take that life path in 2021. I felt like the coffee cup on the left of screen was summing up my life – ‘Coffee, teach, repeat’. I’d followed that sequence for well over 25 years – even on school holidays my body clock knew exactly when it was 11.30 am, 1.30 and 3.20 pm. We've accomplished the first part of Bill’s suggestion – we sold up. I haven’t done so well on the second part – the slowing down part and

Speaking with men and women who stood up to large corporations, who had legislation created to counteract their defiance and who forced politicians to listen was captivating. I could not imagine finding the strength to do what those down to earth, hardworking Aussies did – start and participate in a ten-day rebellion. I knew I wanted to record their story, so, I jumped in and got to work. It was a short while later that I started to daydream, imagine and ponder what it would

I shared my ponderings on the question, ‘when does a journey begin?’ with Kris and Vicki today as we chatted over coffee at Brunetti’s in the city. Nothing unusual there except I’d never met or spoken to either of them before. Like myself, Kris and Vicki are participants in the Future Women’s Jobs Academy program and so we had decided to meet up, support each other and just hang out for the day. When the ad for Jobs Academy popped up on social media I just went for it - click

The alarm went off – it was 4 am on April the 11 th , 2026. It was time to get going so I could watch the beginning of ‘Crawlin’ the Hume’ – a rolling truck show that follows the old Hume Highway from Wallan in Victoria to Albury, just across the New South Wales border. I’ve given a lot of thought as to why this had become a bucket list item for me. I didn’t even know about it eleven years ago, but I’ve made a few unexpected choices since then. I’ve quit a stable job, sold a

Sunrises and sunsets draw me in and slow me down My 8-year old granddaughter and I often stand together in my office to look at the sunrise ‘It’s Easter morning, the family is coming, I’ve already put three hours in at the computer, so why I am I feeling frustrated, not joyful?’ That was the question I asked myself as I ran from one task to another. It was only when I stood still, really still, that the answer came to me. Once again, I’d expected the unachievable of myself.

Once again, I googled the title of my soon to be published book, ‘Empty Roads, Empty Promises: The Forgotten Blockade of Razorback Mountain’. It was meant to be searchable three days ago, but not so far, not for me. So, this time I went through the NLA (National Library of Australia) Trove site, under books, and there it was – it came up! My book! I opened the page – OMG – excitement died, disbelief overwhelmed. I had submitted the author’s name, my name, incorrectly!! Perhap

There I was, parked at a walking trail, halfway between home and work with my heart racing. On a whim I’d pulled up to ring a Melbourne talk back radio station because I’d heard the host ask, ‘What are your memories of the 1970s?’ My heart said, ‘Great opportunity to remind the listeners of the Razorback Mountain Truck Blockade.’ Head said, ‘The times not right, don’t be late for work.’ When I stopped and really asked myself why it was the wrong time, I heard my head say, ‘Tw