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Why I Love My 30s: Creating a Life That’s Fully My Own

Photo by Mat Brown on Pexels.com There’s a quiet kind of power that comes with being in your 30s. Not the kind that announces itself loudly, but one that simmers gently beneath the surface—a knowing, a grounding, a clarity that begins to settle into your bones. And while I can’t say I have everything figured out, I can say this with certainty: I love this chapter of my life. For the first time,…

Why I Love My 30s: Creating a Life That’s Fully My Own

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think i’m going to stay at home for a few more days before i head back to uni 😁

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halfway through my third week of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia!

i still haven’t reached the required level of sleep efficiency (which is sleeping 85% of the time i’m in bed trying to sleep) to start adding minutes to my sleep allowance yet but i’m getting there! the progress after the first few days has been surprisingly linear actually

so my starting/current sleep allowance is five hours per day (which is to say LESS than five hours because you’re counting from the moment you lie down in bed) and that isn’t an adequate amount sleep even for me BUT i’m blown away by how RELIABLY i’ve started falling asleep now, and how HEAVY my sleep is. in the last 14 days i’ve only missed a single night of sleep, do you have any idea how wild that is for me??

first week was HELL (especially the constant headaches); i have to be on temporary sick leave so i don’t cause any lethal fuck-ups at work; i still despair a little at not being able to chill in bed on weekend mornings or sleep in ever again, but decades of severe insomnia is WORSE!! i’m just so relieved to finally be doing this

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Get Shit Done When You Don't Give A Shit

Get Shit Done When You Don’t Give A Shit

  Ever walk into work, look at your personal cubical/office/hobbit hole and think “I simply can.not. do this another day without going absolutely and totally ape shit up in here?”

You’re not alone.

It’s an attitude disorder called Completely Over It And It Shows. While it’s not the best attitude for professional purposes, it is at least a good opportunity to take a bad situation and turn it into…

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A Mother Reincarnated

Motherhood was not a choice. It was an accident. Twice. I’ll be the first to admit that if it wasn’t already obvious considering I’m a 28-year-old mother of a 7-year-old. The math on that one ain’t too complicated.

But once I became a mother, I was all in. Also not by choice. I was in a really tumultuous marriage and fully investing in my role as Mom was my only solace. Friends and family were…

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The Gift of Being Grateful

The Gift of Being Grateful and how it helps you sleep at night.

Sometimes difficult, sometimes incredibly simple, the ease of being gratefulis as fluid as the ocean is wide. There are some days when the stressors of the world and of circumstances cloud your perception; you feel as if everything is against you and life itself has ceased to exist in any positive light. And then there are days when your kids are giggling, your significant other is napping on…

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Good Things About Today (Saturday 8th August)  - Got out of bed and got dressed - Walked to Rundle Mall and got some fresh air  - Applied for a job in Rundle Mall  - Found the perfect pair of white, high-waisted jeans  - Bought a beautiful fig & plum candle  - Bought myself some Earl Grey tea  - Went grocery shopping and bought healthy options instead of junk, eg lots of fresh fruit and nut mixes. 

Today was a good day.