Life & Relationships
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Taking Bartle Frere to the Next Level
At the top of Queensland’s highest mountain, the Fab Over 50s were flexing muscles, doing push-ups and jumping for photos. I had a slightly different contribution.
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I Don’t Want to Care Anymore
I only wanted to feed my gut bacteria. Somehow that ended with diverticulitis, a seven-hour ambulance wait, a MET call, suspicious bruises and a paramedic asking whether the man in our photo was real or wax. 😂
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Christmas Party, Runner Style
Originally written December 2024 For our Dynamic Running Cairns Morning Squad Christmas party, we had a boodle fight — a Filipino-style feast served over banana leaves, a tradition popularised by the Philippine military. Everyone gathers around, food is spread across the table, and you simply dig in. No individual plates. No carefully arranged servings. Just food, conversation,…
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Through Thick and Thin
Originally written November 2024 Nineteen years ago, we made a promise to stay together “through thick and thin.” Well, 8 kg gained later — and who knows how many centimetres thicker — my promise remains: I will stay with you even if I’m already fat. So let us celebrate and continue enjoying our life together — of…
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Life’s Simple Pleasures
Bacon and eggs for Sunday breakfast, with our feathered babies chirping and chatting in the background. Meanwhile, my furry babies are apparently on strike because I gave them a bath. Obviously, I have ruined their lives, so they are refusing to touch their breakfast. We’ll see how long this industrial action lasts. Oh, they are…
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Hiking Reunion 2023
I used to think becoming a better hiker meant becoming stronger and more independent. Group hiking taught me something different: sometimes accepting help is part of being a good teammate.
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Not a Competitive Bone in My Body… Yeah Right
I’ve always claimed I don’t have a competitive bone in my body. Then three adults played putt-putt together and apparently there was a championship nobody had told us about
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Stepparent/Carer of the Year… Not
We travelled south to look after someone recovering from surgery. Somehow he ended up cooking, Graeme ended up driving, and I ended up having naps. Best carer ever. 😂
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Catching Up With My BFF — and Collecting a Bib
We were complete opposites at university and barely connected back then. Years later, we crossed paths again and discovered we had far more in common than either of us expected — including teaching, music and plenty of karaoke. 😊
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I’m Back!!!
I disappeared from Facebook for a week to study before the Sydney Marathon. Somewhere between work, training and late-night study, I realised I wasn’t tired of running — I just missed my life.
Stories Along the Way 