7 Perfect Small Businesses to visit in the Lower Blue Mountains, NSW
What we call the Lower Blue Mountains, you may know as Glenbrook and Blaxland up to Springwood and Falconbridge.
But what we call a 'perfect business’ is one that makes this area the beautiful, not-quite-slow-living community it is, as well as serving smarter-than-the-average-bear products.
We’re a tough crowd.
How to live in luxury on any budget
‘Luxury’ isn’t a thing I’ve given much thought about since I used to stick pictures of Manolo Blahnik kitten heels on my school folder in year 10.
Frankly, I’ve always been confused by the concept of perfume, Carrera marble gives me the creeps and I have never had the feet for those kitten heels.
Recently though, I’m mentally reclaiming the word luxury.
The cheat’s way to fall back in love with what you already own
You’ve pinned everything on the internet about capsule wardrobes and how to declutter your house but still hate everything you own 😖
I feel you.
Try this with me.
Why it’s so hard to stay calm as a parent
I’m guessing that you follow Big Life Journal. Or some other conscious parenting, calm, mindful, aspirational account.
Ones that teach you how to be less angry and more patient with your kids 🫣
I have an issue with this.
Lucky for you, today I’ve spent the time unpacking why.
The last time a hairdresser made me cry
Last year, a new friend invited my partner and I to a birthday party.
Like every party since my own fifth birthday, I approached the date with my own special brand of unwise and fervent tenacity.
When I was five, this looked like staying up to the point of exhaustion the night before and then wearing my yellow princess dress from the second I woke up to the time of the event, the ridiculously late time of 3pm, by which time I was wired, sweaty and food-stained.