Life & Musing
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Saying Goodbye to My Big Girl
We had some big adventures together. She took me to different places and even provided me with accommodation wherever I went. She was my unofficial office, my little retreat, and sometimes the place where I could just sit and zone out when work became tough and crazy. Finally, I’m letting her go. Hopefully she’ll be…
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We’re Not Sleeping Together Anymore…
My smartwatch called emergency services three times in one month. Apparently, sleeping with me had become too stressful for both of us.
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What Queensland’s highest mountain keeps teaching me
George Mallory is famously quoted as answering the question of why he wanted to climb Mount Everest with three words: “Because it’s there.” I know Bartle Frere is nothing compared with Everest, but whenever people ask why I keep climbing Queensland’s highest mountain, my answer is much the same. Because it’s there. But there is…
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Boulder Modelling? Not Quite.
No, I was not modelling for or endorsing boulders. I was trying to figure out how to slide down without breaking anything. The trouble with climbing up things is that eventually you have to work out how to get back down. And apparently my preferred problem-solving technique is to sit there looking comfortable while considering…
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Some Things Take Time to Sink In
I once came across a quote about introverts not always taking everything in while it is happening. I understood it immediately. I can be somewhere beautiful, surrounded by people, talking, laughing and doing things — but sometimes I don’t fully absorb the experience until later. It might be when I’m home looking through the photos,…
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You Can Take the Girl Away From the Mountain…
I went to Thredbo determined to tick Mt Kosciuszko off my bucket list. Severe weather had other ideas, and somewhere between battling the wind, clinging to a railing and playing in the snow, I found one of my happy places instead. 😊
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I Walked My Way to the Sydney Marathon Finish Line
Seven kilometres into the Sydney Marathon, I decided to pull out — then realised I had absolutely no idea how to quit a marathon. So I walked the remaining 35 kilometres instead. 😂
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Men Should Learn This…
I wasn’t comfortable with the idea of Botox… until my dentist explained what might happen to my “young and pretty profile.” Suddenly, I became remarkably open-minded. 😁
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I Missed This View
I just realised how much I missed this view. I loved watching the birds perch in the trees outside our balcony, but after the tree lopping, the city opened up again. And I realised I’d missed that too. Funny how you can enjoy what’s in front of you so much that you forget what it…
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My Training Plan
My training plan says strength training Monday and Wednesday. My idea of strength training while watching my favourite show.
Stories Along the Way 