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If you can find the time to care

September 21, 2020 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

A red heart on a cracked surface, broken.

If you can find the time to careabout replacing the dress she wears,then you can find the time to call to let me know my gift did not reach you at all.You put your energy into replying with vitriol ... [ Read More ]

Stillness and Silence

August 26, 2019 By Louisa Walker 2 Comments

Purple Flowers

The pale white smoke rises from my neighbour’s chimney. My eyes are drawn to the patterns the smoke makes, like clouds wispy and blown by the breeze. Rising, swirling then dissipating completely into ... [ Read More ]

Lists

August 13, 2018 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Don't forget the milk

I love writing lists. I have maybe 5 or 6 notepads on the go at any one time, each full of lists. Lists of to dos, lists of shopping, lists of ideas, lists of things to make, lists of renovation ... [ Read More ]

Plastic Free Living

August 1, 2018 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Green Bags

We’ve come to the end of another successful Plastic-free July. This movement started 7 years ago here in Western Australia and has now spread across the globe encouraging everyone to ‘choose to refuse ... [ Read More ]

Bouncing back

July 17, 2018 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Bounce Back

Yesterday was the last day of the winter school holidays thank goodness! We didn't go away anywhere exotic or even all that warm so we all have a dose of cabin fever. So yesterday I kept my promise to ... [ Read More ]

Rejection

July 16, 2018 By Louisa Walker 2 Comments

sad cos rejected

Rejection HURTS! On Friday I was rejected for yet another job. Yes, they let me down kindly, saying there were an exceptional calibre of candidates and they would keep my details on file for future ... [ Read More ]

Not just a cup of coffee

October 15, 2017 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

cup of coffee with cake

I got a text message from woman I briefly worked with, who wanted to catch up for coffee. Sure, I love a coffee catch up. So we arranged a time and place in our lovely little town. However, I kept ... [ Read More ]

Better than Before

January 9, 2017 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Good Habits Checklist

2017 Better than Before I have never succeeded at sticking to any new year’s resolutions, especially those about losing weight and improving fitness! So this year I am determined to work out why, and ... [ Read More ]

Just 5 things

November 7, 2016 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

lavender heart

My anxiety overwhelmed me last week. I felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest and I burst into sobs and tears. A dear friend texted me, I reached out to her. She told me to write down 5 ... [ Read More ]

Am I ill or just mentally ill?

September 5, 2016 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

I'm sitting by a tropical pool in Broome, recovering from a terrible stomach bug that went through the whole family. I've been lacking energy, zest, patience and tolerance for a week now. I was prone ... [ Read More ]

Life is not a destination, it is a journey.

August 5, 2016 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Winding Road in Outback WA

Well this is our journey. We have packed up our home in Perth, Western Australia and decided to travel North with our caravan. Sounds idyllic to many people, in fact envied by several of our friends. ... [ Read More ]

Eat the Frog

April 5, 2016 By Louisa Walker 5 Comments

Frog

Hi there, long time no blog posts. I've been busying myself chasing around after my 2 boys and puppy,  running the household and keeping myself well. I've also enjoyed listening to a lot of Podcasts ... [ Read More ]

Hello from the other side

February 4, 2016 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Rosie Puppy

Hello! From the other side of the school holidays (yes I am singing Adele). Yay we had summer holidays to spend time with our family. Yippee the kids are now back at school! There's nothing like 6 ... [ Read More ]

Anxious New Year’s Resolutions

January 7, 2016 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2016 and all the new possibilities it brings............ Do all these posts on social media about everyone's fabulous New Year's resolutions make you feel inadequate or ... [ Read More ]

Mind Numbing

October 28, 2015 By Louisa Walker Leave a Comment

Knitting

Our minds are racing, thoughts flood in. We try to block them out, turn down the volume of the voices in our head. Now we are surrounded by silence. The light bare walls, the simple rooms, all our ... [ Read More ]

Queensland Storms

October 26, 2015 By Louisa Walker 1 Comment

Storm Clouds

The day begins with smiles in the humid sunshine. The air is static with electricity. I'm feeling tense with anticipation. What will the coming hours bring? I struggle to adjust to the humidity, that ... [ Read More ]

Time on the inside

October 16, 2015 By Louisa Walker 2 Comments

Mental Health - getting help

I was hospitalised to treat my mental illness. Yep, I spent 3 weeks inside a mental health unit in August this year. You may have seen some of ABC’s documentary Changing Minds: the inside story, ... [ Read More ]

Some people I know think that I’m CRAZY…..

October 16, 2015 By Louisa Walker 3 Comments

I know at times I act a little hasty. That’s when I have a surge of energy, and feel like I can get through all my chores and achieve something great with my day. Other days getting up and getting the ... [ Read More ]

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