Selectively Juggling

What brands do you associate with? I do not have a brands fetish, with favourite brands, per se. On the contrary, I’m much more likely to avoid a brand if they are associated with social and political injustices, fascists, racists, misogyny, homophobia, ageism, ableism, environmental harm etc. I actively boycott brands and businesses, and sadly…

What could you do more of? I could seriously spend more time writing, as well as getting out and about with my camera. I could, no actually should spend time exploring my city more, especially given Sydney’s wonderful newish metro system, that has made it easy to traverse North, East, South and West. I’d like…

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? My Dad wisely told me “in life you do not need to attend every argument you’re invited to”. This advice has served me well. Another pearl of wisdom has been “you cannot control or change the way others see or perceive you”. Additionally, the following advice…

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. When my eldest child was around twelve-months old I stumbled into the kitchen, bleary-tired eyes (trying to balance being a first time mum, with returning back to a challenging social worker role). Anyway, I grabbed my son’s milk bottle and added what I thought was a…

What’s your all-time favourite album? I literally have way too many favourite albums, to simply be able to decide on just one. I mean I literally have a catalogue of 1000’s of favourite songs in my mind. I have very eclectic tastes, with just a few musical aversions, such as dislike of heavy hard metal…

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. I wish that I had learned to say ‘no’ instead of learning to try and please everyone. I wish I had learned – I mean truly learned that I was perfectly imperfect, just the way I was. I wish I had learned earlier that…

Which topics would you like to be more informed about? I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I could easily change my name to Why, and let it speak for itself. At present I think that I need more information about how to skill-up and become a technically better photographer (and writer). I’m also thirsting…

What would your life be like without music? Life without music would simply feel incomplete, sterile, devoid, empty, stuck and unimaginable. Music runs through my veins. Music is like a time and memory machine. Music has often been the very punctuation I use to write my life. Music is pure emotion. Music is everything and…

What are your favorite types of foods? I NEED texture and TASTE! I’m not a fan of BLAND, colourless, spineless or flavourless food. I don’t eat red meat, or chicken. I was raw vegan for years and all of a sudden craved seafood/fish. Since then I augment my mainly vegetarian diet (no eggs, no dairy…