Getting my financial shit together: still a work in progress.

I’ve been spending way too much time fretting over the (appalling) state of my finances lately. And yes, you would be right in thinking that I am fretting and worrying the way I am right now because I don’t currently have a handle on my finances. I’ve been giving myself way too many presents lately, [...]

Frogs and Princes

I’m the first to admit that I’m a walking cliché these days: I’m the newly single girl on a journey of self-discovery, and all the other mildly cringe-worthy nonsense that comes with turning your life upside down. I’ve spent a lot of time (am spending a lot of time) thinking about the kind of life [...]

#magicmarkers, and further proof that I am a corporate hipster with Church of California Hippie leanings. See also: why Elaine told me to move to San Francisco despite her living in New York (because the logical thing to do would be to move to New York where she is).

It’s time for another month of magic. Today’s #magicmarker: a very dear friend at work spent the entire day making me laugh. “Can you please meet a Peeta? I would like to swoon over someone.” “I’ve got a Peeta, but he’s useless.” “If I ever had a blog, I’d probably be profiled as a terrorist. [...]

On the mysterious power of music.

For a not insignificant period of time last year, I could barely listen to music. More specifically, I could barely listen to any new music – only a few new songs and albums made it through the fog I was living in at the time. I was otherwise too preoccupied with a select list of [...]

We are all idiots. YAY!

I was recently told that, when faced with a person who is committing acts of idiocy or incompetence, my speech takes on a specific tone that conveys this message rather clearly: “You, sir/madam, are an idiot. Here, let me handle this situation. Run along now.” It was a rather amusing Friday afternoon exchange, really. My [...]

On making it out of the tunnel.

I’ve been back in Melbourne for almost a month now. I blinked, and all of a sudden we’re in the middle of February. Slow down, time. It hit me after perhaps a week at home that I was finally standing in the light at the end of the tunnel. The joy and relief I felt [...]

A San Francisco Story

I believe that people are inherently good. I believe that everything happens for a reason. I believe in trusting my instincts. I believe that the things I love and want move towards me. I believe in creating the space to make this happen. I believe that life generally conspires to reinforce your beliefs. I also [...]

New friends, breaking the vomit-free streak, and new songs to learn.

I made a new friend at Billy’s birthday drinks last night: the girl from Melbourne who really wants to move to San Francisco met the girl from San Francisco who really wants to move to Melbourne. It was a classic example of coveting the grass on the other side of the fence due to a [...]

I Have Thoughts That Need To Be Shared (2)

Some days are more difficult than others. I cannot focus, cannot do the things I’m supposed to do, cannot figure out solutions to the problems that have come up, and I leave work feeling like absolute shit. I don’t eat well – because comfort food is invariably unhealthy (or at least it is, if you’re [...]

Timeline: 1998 – 2002

Read the previous timeline – The Early Years: Babyhood, Kindergarten and Primary School. The High School Years Age 13 I am in my first year of high school. Thanks to a series of now-comical events, I learn one of my first big life lessons: popularity is overrated. I learn that I am better off surrounding [...]