You know what really grinds my gears? When people talk about Ballarat as a ‘country town’. That is just so wrong, and if the people who talk about it like that had ever actually been here, they’d know that. Ballarat
The Story of Psyche
Teaching a beauty course, there’s a story I like to bring up to all my students. It’s the story of Psyche, who appears in both Greek and Roman mythology with very slightly different names (Aphrodite becomes Venus, etc.). She’s probably
Melding the past and the present
It’s so wonderful to be back here. When I was a little girl my family used to rent a house down here, a beautiful, old, weatherboard house on Smith Street. If I have time later on in the trip, I’d
Dark and stormy hyperbaric chamber session 200310
It was a dark and stormy day in Melbourne. Dark and stormy days are my favourite. It freshens the air and cleanses the ground. The weather is irrelevant to my job. Unless there is a risk of death from going
Dry needling from a GP
As a doctor, I try to do everything I can to help my patients. But there are just so many medical conditions out there that it’s impossible to keep up. I’m only human, there’s only so much I can do!
Safety first
I realise that this point may seem excessively pointed to some, but it is one under which I cannot help but labour. I find the imprecision of the modern world is endlessly frustrating and it has not escaped my notice
Boat Bro’s
My dad has always wanted me to love his boat like he does. Don’t get me wrong I do like it I just don’t feel as passionately about it as he does. I mean the man watches his marine trailer
Trixie the orphan
When Sean and I broke up there was a lot of admin to sort out. What multiple joint accounts and co-owned far more than just the house. In general we managed to sort everything out. As breakups go it wasn’t
Harassment at work with fridge repairs
My workplace is like a prison camp. Everyone is so intimidated by our boss that speaking to him is like walking on eggshells. You never know what he’s gonna snap at you about. When we get our commercial refrigeration repairs
Ice skating Night owl
At some point during my university days I discovered that doing anything at night is better than doing it during the day. A friend of mine had this quirk where she would shower in the dark at night and recommended