4 Bright ideas for ‘I Quit Sugar’ friendly eating

4 Bright ideas for IQS friendly eating

I’m taking a short departure from my Mindful Christmas Crash Test (and giving myself an much needed extra week to get sorted!) to tell you about another departure – one to the country town of Bright in Victoria.  It has both inspired me and validated my choice to cut/reduce the amount of sugar (fructose) in [...]

My favourite New York photo

I’m not sure what I love this photo of mine over any other that I took in New York. Maybe because I actually captured what I wanted to capture. I love the lines of the crossing and the lines on the police car. I love that a yellow cab whizzed by, just as I was [...]

My photos of Central Park

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As I walked into the main entrance, the trees embraced me, the temperature dipped and I could breathe again . . .                   Now I’m cold and longing for a taste of Summer again. Laney x

Chasing the light in Greenwich Village

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Well, just like that I’m back in Melbourne.  My trip to New York was surreal.  6 days spent wringing every minute out of an amazing city.  It didn’t leave much time for blogging, having spent more time behind a camera lens rather than in front of a computer screen.  So here I am catching you [...]

Life in New York

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What can I say about this trip to New York? Firstly, it's surreal. I can't believe that I'm here instead of scraping weet bix off the floor at home. But at the same time, I feel like I live here. Perhaps it's because I'm living in a real New Yorker's apartment, with all her stuff. [...]

Crash Test: Taking photos in New York

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This crash test is about how I’m going to take great photos of New York City! I’m about to spend just 6 days in New York and I want to come home with something better than the touristy snapshots I took 6 years ago. Just recently I had a coffee with photographer Rachel Devine while [...]

Reducing jet lag and coping with adrenal fatigue

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“Give me your jet lagged, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” I can’t believe I’m going to New York in less than 2 weeks! I’m going to be writing about some stuff to prepare me for my trip.  Hopefully you’ll get a chance to go one day too and will find my [...]

Welcome to Fun Fridays!

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In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been trying to stay with some themes for my regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday posts.  Monday is the day to ‘Get Sorted’ so I’ll write about organisation and the like.  Wednesday’s focus is ‘Take Care’ of ourselves, our family, our environment.  Friday is usually when I write a bit [...]

A letter I wrote before I was a mum

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It’s the end of the first week of March to Your Own Beat.  It has been great reading people’s blog posts and responses on Facebook where I have been sharing my reflections each day.  Please take some time to read some of the posts linked below.  I’ve enjoyed reading about everyone’s different pre-motherhood experiences. Because [...]

{Wordless Wednesday} Northern Hemisphere Christmas Trees and Lights

Christmas tree in Amsterdam

I’m linking up with Trish from My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday. It’s that time of the year, so here are some snaps of a few Christmases we had in the Northern Hemisphere: