Selectively Juggling

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. One tradition is that we don’t celebrate Australia Day (Jan 26th) as it truly is in poor taste. It fails to acknowledge that today’s date actually marks #InvasionDay and a #DayOfMourning for First Nations peoples in Australia. It marks the beginning of British colonisation and the…

What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? I find it interesting that the words ‘leisure time’ aren’t widely used here (In Australia) . In fact, not once have I referred to my ‘free time’ or ‘spare time’ as being ‘leisure time’. I’m more inclined to use the word leisure, as ‘I went…

Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting. As a Sydneysider I have never actually climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I don’t see it as a tourist attraction, but rather a vital part of Sydney’s infrastructure, especially given I live in Sydney’s northern suburbs.i still marvel in…

List five things you do for fun. Water play – swimming, frollicking and imaging I am half Eagle and half dolphin – splashing and diving and as I do delighting in the sensation of tiny bubbles caressing my skin. It feels otherwordly. Photography – I delight in losing myself to the world within my camera…

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? Romantic love? Plutonic love? The deep sense of self-love and belonging to the universe? I’ve got wonderful moments of experiencing romantic love, from my husband proposing to me in a snow covered castle in Germany, to lazing under the stars in the remote outback.…

What’s your dream job? In a heartbeat I’d give it all away to focus on developing a much longed for career as a full-time professional writer and photographer. I’d be a full time creative. Is it possible? Am I talented enough? Driven enough? Will I ever be able to back myself, and say “hey girl…

If you could un-invent something, what would it be? Guns, bio-chemical warfare and weapons of mass destruction, such as the atomic bomb.

Where can you reduce clutter in your life? Honestly? Just about every aspect and area of my life. Thanks for the serendipitously timed post. However before I can throw myself into the comforting embrace and clutches of metaphorical and literal decluttering, it’s time to get to my actual paid work. No rest for the weary.…

What is your favorite animal? However, I’m going to be brave and admit I have a strong aversion towards all domesticated cats. I feel a strong repulsion towards them. I understand people love and adore them, I get that! Having said that I do adore large cats, such as tigers, pumas , lions, leopards, jaguars,…

What snack would you eat right now? Given that it’s just turned 7am, I’d really love to devour a freshly made juice of carrots, watermelon, apple, oranges, pineapple, grapefruit, and mint.