Category: PONDER

5 Steps to a Happier 2026

5 Steps to a Happier 2026

In the words of the very wise Ferris Bueller, “life moves pretty fast. If you do not stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
This is my resolution for 2026.

Spooky Season Watchlist: 10 Chilling TV Shows to Watch Before Halloween

Spooky Season Watchlist: 10 Chilling TV Shows to Watch Before Halloween

Halloween in Australia hits a bit different, but that doesn’t mean I can’t summon a little darkness. But spooky season isn’t about the weather. It’s about atmosphere.

Word & Wonder: Loss

Word & Wonder: Loss

They say your dog is your best friend for part of your life, but you’re their best friend for their whole life. Bruce was my first dog, and I didn’t know a heart could stretch that wide or break that hard.

Happy 2025

Happy 2025

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Word & Wonder: Start

Word & Wonder: Start

I always feel a strange kind of paralysis that comes from waiting for the “perfect” moment. But the truth is, perfect moments rarely arrive neatly wrapped with a bow.

Wedding Guest Etiquette

Wedding Guest Etiquette

The way we celebrate weddings have changed a lot over the years, but that doesn’t mean etiquette doesn’t exist anymore, it just means that the rules are evolving.

10 Habits to Acquire for a More Organized Life

10 Habits to Acquire for a More Organized Life

My New Year’s resolution is to be more organized in my day to day; scheduling, planning ahead and task management are big issues in my life. I always feel like I’m running and trying to do a million things at once.

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne

Goodbye 2020. No one will miss you.

40

40

Forty. Four. point. O. How did this happen? One minute I’m sneaking in an R-rated movie, the next my back hurts for no reason and I’m officially “too old for this shit.”

Word & Wonder: Curate

Word & Wonder: Curate

I’ve been thinking a lot lately (what else is there to do?) about the idea of curating my life. Not in the “Pinterest board” way, where everything is perfectly color-coordinated and photogenic, but in the quieter, more intentional sense.