I live with a few issues which can really ruin my day…my week…my month…today is such a day and I admit that I am feeling sorry for myself. I have no thyroid…removed due to cancer…which means I find I have to manage my energy levels carefully. A big day or a late night can wipe […]
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Taking Stock – November 2015
By Sarah in General Tags: taking stock
Well, here we are mid-November, and it is my favourite time of year! The weather is getting warmer, storms are starting to develop and Christmas is just around the corner, complete with holidays! And that all means that this the second last Taking Stock for the year… Making: smoothies with frozen bananas…oh..my…god…who knew that by […]
Raising Awareness for DonateLife at City2Sea 2015
By Sarah in General, Health, Liver Transplant, Melbourne, Thyroid Cancer Tags: 5km, City2Sea, City2Sea 2015, donatelife, Melbourne
This morning we got up and out of the house way too early for a Sunday but it was all for a good reason…we were heading into the city to take part in the City2Sea! We paired up with another couple…the guys, both who had PSC and subsequent liver transplants, ran the 5kms…us girls were […]
The World mourns yet again…Peace for Paris
By Sarah in General 2 Comments Tags: peace for Paris, prayers for Paris
The day started as usual for us…awake early, breakfast, taking furkids for a walk….just normal things. We got ready to go out, and just happened to glance at our social media feeds to find a city on the other side of the world was under seige. We had a long list of things to do, […]
The Nima…a gadget to take out to dinner!
By Sarah in Being Dairy Free, Gadgets, General, Wishlist 1 Comment Tags: dairy free, food allergies, food intolerances, gadget, gluten food tester, gluten free, lactose free, Nima, nut free, wishlist
I love technology and always keep an eye out for any new gadgets that are being developed. This one appeared in my Facebook feed this morning, and it has got me rather excited about it’s potential. The Nima is a small, portable sensor that people can use to quickly detect whether the food in front […]
Over colouring in? Try Dot to Dot!
By Sarah in General, Melbourne 1 Comment Tags: Dot to Dot, Thomas Pavitte
Colouring books are everywhere…even more so now Christmas is looming! The manufacturers of pencils, crayons, text as and paints must be rubbing their hands together…it is a total bonanza! But if you are over colouring, or perhaps can’t quite connect to your inner child, I have an alternative for you…how about dot to dot? This […]
Monthly Rewind – October 2015
By Sarah in General Tags: monthly rewind, October 2015
October is now over, which means we are sliding ever faster towards the chaos of Christmas! And it also means it is time for a Monthly Rewind…so here is what we got up to in October… The month started with good news regarding my thyroid cancer experience…two years on I am still cancer free! And […]
The Drama of the Forgotten Password
By Sarah in General 4 Comments Tags: online security, security
Over the weekend, I did something silly…I tried logging into my internet banking and mucked up my password three times. And that’s where I went wrong…not so much forgetting my password, but stubbornly entering it wrongly three times. The result…my internet banking was suspended…I needed to pay a bill and transfer some money but I […]