A few days ago, the world was rocked by the news that David Bowie had died, aged only 69. It seems that he had been fighting cancer…either liver or lung cancer…for 18 months, but had kept it a secret from his fans. So the news of his death came as a big surprise…many thought it […]
Bag Review – ONA Leather Bowery Bag
By Sarah in Bag Review, General, Photography 2 Comments Tags: camera bag, messenger bag, Ona, ONA Bags, The Leather Bowery
Please note: this is not a sponsored post! My opinions are, as always, totally my own! I love ONA bags…a rather expensive obsession…but I do. And as of Christmas Day, I now have three of them…the gorgeous Capri Tote, the compact North Sound Case (which I use as a clutch)…and now thanks to my lovely […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 31
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: ootd, op shop fashion, preloved, thrifted fashion, What I wore
The summer weather continued for this holiday edition of What I Wore, which gave me the chance to wear some brightly coloured vintage skirts and some fancy palazzo pants! What I Wore…Monday 4th January – Sunday 10th January 2016 Started the week in full colour as I had to go into work for a few […]
Goodbye Fitbit…Hello Apple Watch Sport!
By Sarah in Gadgets, Health Tags: Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, Fitbit Charge, fitness, wearable tech
Just over a year ago, I bought a Fitbit Charge in the hope it would assist me in getting a little fitter… I wore it diligently every day…and night…and it became routine to check how much sleep I have had and how many steps/what distance I had done each day. Even my husband got into […]
First Post Liver Transplant Checkup for 2016
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Organ Donation 1 Comment Tags: autoimmune disease, Liver Transplant, Liver Transplant Unit, organ donation, PSC, transplant
Today, we got up extra early as it was clinic morning…my husband was booked in for his six monthly post liver transplant checkup. Although it was actually his seven month checkup as we both totally forgot about his appointment late last year…first time in about 8 or so years of attending clinic, pre and post, […]
My 2015 Challenges – Update 3
By Sarah in General Tags: 2015, 2015 challenges, challenges
At the beginning of last year, I set 15 challenges that I wanted to do…ranging from the enjoyable to the mundane to the must do. I have done a couple of updates throughout the year, but it is now crunch time…2015 is now done and dusted! So let’s see how I went… Health I have […]
Kokoda Track Memorial Walk
By Sarah in General, Health, Melbourne Tags: 1000 Steps, Dandenong Ranges National Park, fitness, Kokoda Track Memorial Walk, Melbourne, Move, Mt Dandenong
This week, we ticked another must do off our list…the Kokoda Track Memorial Walk…and I have to admit that it nearly killed me! This Kokoda track is not the one in Papua New Guinea…it is located in the Dandenong Ranges National Park at Mt Dandenong….about a 45 minutes drive from the city. The track was […]
My Friday Five – Reasons to Love Op Shopping
By Sarah in Fashion, Friday Five, Melbourne, Op Shopping Tags: fashion, My Friday Five, op shopping, preloved, thrifting
We have had a few days spare at home during these Christmas holidays, so we have done something we have never done before…go on some op shop crawls! One morning, we managed to visit 7 op shops, spread all over Melbourne…had no plans as such…just kind of random exploring as one thing Melbourne has plenty […]