Bullet Journal 101 – What you need to know to get started
A Bullet Journal is an personal method of organisation and productivity. Here’s everything you need to know to get started with the Bullet Journal.
The road to residency part 7: more waiting
Sometime in May or June, I became eligible to apply for permanent residency. If you’re just joining me at this part of my story, I came to Australia in 2012 to be with my partner. I applied for a de facto partner visa subclass 820. It grants temporary residency. It lets me travel, study, work, and access … Read more
On writing: lessons from the Emerging Writers’ Festival 2016
The Emerging Writers’ Festival is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at supporting emerging writers. I attended this year’s 10-day writing festival for the first time. I didn’t go to every event, but here are some lessons I took away from the ones I went to. Industry Insiders: Pitch Perfect With: Jacinda Woodhead (Overland Journal), Cate Blake (Penguin/Random … Read more
My Ancestry.com DNA test results
I’m so excited to get the results of my Ancestry.com DNA test! In 2007, I started dabbling in genealogy. My family came to the United States as refugees from Cuba and I knew very little about my background. My spirituality led me to my ancestors and I wanted to know more about them and my ethnic ancestry. … Read more
Review: Daughter of the Sun
What did I just finish reading? Daughter of the Sun: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Sekhmet. I don’t have a big interest in ancient Egypt and I would not have picked up Daughter of Sun: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Sekhmet, but, in full disclosure, my friend Tina Georgitsis edited this new anthology … Read more
Review: The Happiness Project
What did I just finish reading? The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. This book was not on my reading list. I saw it at my local second-hand shop one day for a dollar and it piqued my curiosity. It seemed like one of those frou-frou, feelgood, self-help books, but it wasn’t that bad. I actually liked it and … Read more
