The death penalty. The execution of a person by another person. The act of taking a life. The day before yesterday saw the execution of 8 people in Indonesia. It was very high profile here in Australia since two of our own, who had been caught smuggling drugs, were among those who died. They had been on…
Category: ADVOCACY
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR IT
When going on holiday I find that it is the little things that make all the difference, don’t you? You know what I mean – the little extras that make your accommodation, and thus your trip, that much of a nicer place to be. Those things that make your life that much easier, and a…
With great power comes great responsibility
With great power comes great responsibility. Do you remember that quote in Spiderman that Uncle Ben says to Spiderman? I don’t know why but it has always stuck with me. We live in a time where the every day person has tremendous opportunity to wield incredible power and no more is this true than for…
I love that I have a voice
It’s a strange thing, isn’t it? This notion of having a voice. We see it bandied about so much. “You are so lucky to have a voice.” “Use your voice.” “I’m entitled to use my voice.” “I can use my voice to say whatever I like.” But it isn’t the fact that we have…
Australia’s lack of human rights calls for a cup of AmnesTEA
I feel like I live in a country that has gone mad. Our prime minister, Tony Abbott, is at the United Nations telling them we have the money and resources to be able to support any war effort they deem necessary. Yet, back home, in the country that he leads, he is sending asylum-seeking children…
Death to the self help movement – you don’t need it, honest
I’ve been avoiding housework. By wandering around bookshops. It’s my go-to procrastination destination. Do you have one of those? I am usually in love with book shops. Like, totally in love with them. Like, spend hours and hours in them love. But today I wasn’t feeling it. Rather than just ambling, I decided (as part…
The announcement of the new Thermomix TM5 has left some with a sour taste
I love my Thermomix. I truly do. I first went to a demonstration in February last year. The minute I saw that little piece of engineering genius in action, I knew I had to have one. I hate cooking. My poor mother would spend years trying to instill in me the same love of food…
The world needs Kindness Bombs + I need your help to do it
First of all, let me preface this with there has no thought been put into this. No planning, no meetings, no marketing, no launch. I just woke up this morning with an idea. And I’m a shoot from the hip kind of girl. I should probably wait, if for no other reason than I have…