Author Archives: Naomi

Skin

By Naomi | Published: 20/01/2012
I first read Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird when I was about 14. It left an indelible mark on me. Some  books just do that. They stay with you and come to mind again and again throughout your life. Even at 14 I was acutely aware of the way Atticus parented his children. Calm, [...]
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Caring

By Naomi | Published: 13/01/2012
I had one really bad day this week. It was caused by a series of incompetencies. And it could have been so different….
Posted in Life, Obstacles | 4 Comments

Myths

By Naomi | Published: 06/01/2012
I just read an piece in a magazine that promised to dismiss some of the myths around people who live alone. Apparently we co-habiters consider them to be suicidal, social outcasts. In her eagerness to show us just how fantastic living alone can be, the writer created a whole new set of myths around people [...]
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Trust

By Naomi | Published: 09/12/2011
I’ve thought a lot about how we make decisions recently and how I’m not very good at being decisive. I’ve wondered how I can get better at it and I’ve decided the answer is simple. I just have to trust myself.
Posted in Choices, Essential, Life | 2 Comments

Layers

By Naomi | Published: 02/12/2011
We’re weighing up some life options. A big part of quite a few of the options we’re liking involve downsizing our home. It’s not an immediate plan but one we’d like to work towards over the next six months, or even year. What’s coming with that is the need to downsize our belongings even more. [...]
Posted in Reduce | 2 Comments