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There’s a reason we’re called human beings and not human doings.
Posted on June 24, 2018 Leave a Comment
Dear reader, I hope you are well. It’s been a busy and rewarding period for me since my last post including a trip to the UK for my mum’s 60th birthday and moving into a new family home. I’ve been waiting for some writing inspiration and some came through yesterday when a beautiful friend sent […]
Getting real about trying to do it all: identifying and balancing our buckets
Posted on March 18, 2018 4 Comments
Last week was a big transition week for family Matthews – Owain’s six month parental leave finished, I started a new job and Huw officially started daycare after his transition program. During the few weeks leading up to this there were some big decisions for me and I was back to my decision making compass. […]
How do you want to remember this time?
Posted on January 9, 2018 2 Comments
Recently a few friends have said to me “I don’t know how you do it” – referring to looking after Ethan (2 and a half) and Huw (11 months), who are definitely busy bodies when they’re awake! The truth is, sometimes I think the same, there are days where I think it’s all too much […]
Lifestyle, Learning and Laughter: Making 2018 the Year of You
Posted on November 19, 2017 1 Comment
I recently attended a one day workshop called ‘The Year of You’ facilitated by dynamic duo Janine Garner and Kieran Flanagan. The event appeared at the perfect time for me, having recently made the big decision to build my LaunchPad Media Business around Ethan and Huw and not return to IECL where I had been […]
How I Made A Very Big Decision (and how you can too)
Posted on October 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
Originally published on Huff Post I’ve recently made a few big life decisions that have left me reflecting on the decision making process. One decision involved a change in career direction which I will focus on for the purpose of this post. This decision (to focus on building my own business instead of returning to […]
Living the wisdom of the Tao: Not overfilling your cup
Posted on August 27, 2017 Leave a Comment
Whilst away on a recent girls weekend (plus baby Huw) in the quiet countryside I looked in the bookshelf to find a short read and discovered ‘Living the Wisdom of the Tao‘ by Dr Wayne W Dyer. I hadn’t come across this work before, which shares wise words of the Tao Te Ching, a collection […]
Life is Full of New Beginnings
Posted on July 9, 2017 1 Comment
Family Matthews have recently returned from a few weeks overseas visiting family and friends in the U.K. and Cyprus. Approximately 33,000kms traveled across 7 locations with a 2 year and 4 month old! When we finally got home we took a moment to cheers with a beer! It was very nostalgic to be back after […]
A Mother’s Love
Posted on May 14, 2017 Leave a Comment
Learning from our Mother’s I enjoyed a beautiful Mother’s Day themed yoga practice at our local Lululemon store this morning. During the opening meditation the instructor read an insightful passage from one of her teacher’s Doug Whitaker called a Mother’s Love. It really touched me both from the perspective as a daughter and now a […]
What makes a good life?
Posted on April 25, 2016 1 Comment
I’ve been feeling quite reflective lately after the passing of a couple of well-loved people in my network. This post seemed timely to revisit, which I started drafting after watching a TED talk on ‘What makes a good life?’ (referred by a friend). It follows on nicely from my last post ‘Keep the main thing, […]
Cherish every moment
Posted on November 29, 2015 1 Comment
“Life is a series of moments.” Jon Kabat-Zinn Are you making the most of yours? This month I was saddened, like many others to hear the news of Laurent Vidal passing away. Laurent was a well-loved member of the triathlon community, fiancé of Andrea Hewitt and double Olympian. It was reported he passed peacefully in […]
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