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Finding Friends in Small Towns
Loneliness in a small town hits differently. Everyone seems connected already ~ woven in by history, family, time ♡ Sometimes you’re surrounded by humans, yet still feel quietly unseen. Not because you don’t belong…but because you’re still becoming. I’m learning that finding friends isn’t about forcing connection. It’s about grounding. Staying open. Trusting that the…
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What Youth Work Has Taught Me
When some humans hear “youth work”, they often imagine crisis. Trouble. Chaos. Something heavy or a bit scary. Sure, there are parts of it that are hard! But at its core, youth work is surprisingly simple. After all the courses. The frameworks. The action plans with very official names. This is what I’ve learned: Humans…
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The Great Hormonal Plot Twist
(also known as: Whatever The F**k Is Happening To Me) I am a 4……something year old woman. A lady never tells. But my hormones absolutely do. Like overshare! The era where nothing is wrong, everything is wrong and I will not be answering follow-up questions. This is not menopause. This is the trailer. The ominous…
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Notes from the Flu Dungeon
Today I am not living. I am existing. I have the flu ~ the proper, floor-me, dramatic, cancel-your-life kind. The kind where time loses meaning, your bones ache for no clear reason and your body feels personally offended by air. My bed has become my entire personality. I’ve reached that stage of illness where you’re…
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The Quiet Life of Trees
Trees live lives we rarely slow down enough to notice. Above ground, they stand still ~ patient, generous, offering shade without asking anything in return. But beneath our feet, there is movement, conversation and care ♡ Trees are not solitary beings. Their roots weave together through vast underground networks, linked by fungi. Through these networks,…
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The cost of living feels heavy right now
Not in an abstract, news-headline way ~ but in the very real, day-to-day maths of trying to survive. We’re looking for another place to call home. We’ve only just moved, yet here we are again, staring at rental listings and wondering how this has become the norm? $650 and upwards? 🙁 By the time rent…
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A different journey
Our meeting with the Mayor didn’t go the way we hoped.
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A Late Bloomer… or Right on Time?
So… I got accepted into the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice + Social Work and I’m frothin’. Like, proper buzzing! I know, I know……I’m a little “late to the party” (I’m 4……something…..a lady never tells 😌) But maybe this isn’t late at all. Maybe this is perfect timing. I’ve spent years learning humans the…
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When Stress Knocks on the Door
Stress… it’s wild, isn’t it? One moment we’re fine and the next our whole body is speaking a language we never consciously learned ~ tight chest, racing thoughts, shaky hands, stomach doing gymnastics for no reason at all ♡ Our bodies are ancient creatures. They don’t lie and they don’t wait politely for a better…
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Be the change
The world is changing ~ fast and not always kindly. Every click, every scan, every “upgrade” seems to pull us further from each other. The digital ID ~ they say it’s for safety, for convenience ~ but I can feel it tightening. Control disguised as progress. Comfort wrapped in compliance! But I believe the real…
