Emily

We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride – review

Welcome to October! It's book review time, and I'm again reviewing the book of the month for the Pink Fibro Book Club, hosted by Allison Tait on facebook. This month, it's We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride. ---- We are Called to Rise / ...

I would do anything for chocolate

I've gone a bit cuh-razy with chocolate lately.Those of you who know me (or who follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) will already be rolling your eyes. Yeah, okay, so what else is new? The sky is blue? Greeeaaat.But I'm even worse ...

Why I participate in #everydaystyle

I ain't no fashion blogger.Seriously. I have one style. Straightforward. Choose a top, choose pants that match (or at least don't clash), choose shoes, throw on a coat (usually - I'm a Melburnian, after all) and walk out the door.Sometimes - ...

One hundred years ago (a WWI poem)

Earlier this year, I entered a local short story and poetry writing competition with the prompt 'One hundred years ago...'. I publish my entry here with the competition's permission.---- Britain declared war on Germanyin 1914, on Tuesday ...

Dreams

I look at youYoung, innocent and smartAnd I don't know where to start With what I wish for you as you growThere's just one thing I know: I hope that you'll be happy and contentLive your life with purpose and intent I could wish ...

Interview with a toddler

In July, the fabulously funny Kylie from A Study in Contradictions interviewed her husband, and Interview with a Husband was the result. Not so surprisingly, it was fabulously funny.She invited us all to do the same, and I sat down with my husband, ...

Hey I haven’t met you, and this is crazy

Last week, I mentioned that I'd been to the ProBlogger conference. That post focused on the lessons I'd learnt, but the other standout experience was, of course, meeting my fellow bloggers. Including ones I have, for want of a better word, ...

ProBlogger conference 2014 – my top five lessons

Last week, I spent four days hanging out with some fellow bloggers at the ProBlogger conference for 2014.It. Was. Amazing.There were many highlights. Pat Flynn's keynote. Learning about SEO. Learning about social media, time management and using ...

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty – a book review

Welcome to September, and welcome to another book review at YLSNED. This month, I'm reviewing Liane Moriarty's latest release, Big Little Lies (which was the book of the month in the Pink Fibro Book Club, hosted by Allison Tait).----Big Little Lies / ...

Blogiversaries, ProBlogger and bloggity bloggingness

Three years. Three years I've been doing this blogging thing. Happy blogiversary to me!It started with a 'just do it'-style note to myself, and was followed the next day with an imperfect dictionary experience. And that was it. I was off and ...