as my little party australia's first birthday draws near I've taken the time to reflect on my first year in the small business world. And what a year it has been. The best way to describe it is being on a rollercoaster. At times scary, but for the most part fun! Exhilarating even. There has …
remember love
Hey there! It's been four weeks since I wrote about making a plan for the year: starting the year on the front foot. I thought what better time to see how you are going with that. You may still be skeptical. Why? Why do I need to make a plan, Emma? I really do believe …
starting the year on the front foot
In an ideal world I would have loved to have started this year on the front foot but I was well and truely shattered. The final quarter of 2017 was incredibly busy for both my husband, Tony and I professionally and I was still trying to keep on top of everything with our home, and …
when the festive season becomes all too much
Christmas is here! And what a wonderful time of the year it is, a time to decorate and celebrate! A time to create delicious food, and spoil those you love most with quality time, and beautiful gifts. For some though, it isn't a wonderful time. It can be a season of sadness, or can be …
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an attitude of gratitude
Thanksgiving is the American holiday I would love for Australia to adopt. Why? Because it's centred around gratitude. If you have had the opportunity of reading my very first blog post: celebrate life with a grateful heart, you will know that I am pretty passionate about gratitude. Most people associate the word gratitude with saying thank …
mental health is more about wellness than illness
In recognition of mental health week, the annual awareness campaign, I thought it'd be a great opportunity to check in and see how you are feeling. According to the World Health Organization, good mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of …
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the people’s choice
How beautiful is that smile? Simply gorgeous. Why is he smiling? Well in addition to me asking him to smile for the camera, little Jack had just received an award. Jack was absolutely delighted when he received this form of recognition. Jack's class teacher, Miss King gave him this award for his great efforts in …
parenting with intention
I cannot even tell you how many strategy meetings I have attended in my career. Countless. But as parents do we ever sit down and plan on how we can parent our children intentionally? Yep, I must have missed the memo on that meeting. I'm sure you would agree with me that there is so …
we see a man. they see a hero.
today I choose love
Much like happiness, sometimes love is a feeling, and sometimes love is a decision. Over the course of our relationship there has been times we feel head over feet in love, and there has been times where we have had to make a conscious decision to love each other. It's usually at the toughest or …