Focussing on recycling during one week is a great 
opportunity to improve our efforts and take our good habits into the community, to work and to school.
In Australia, National Recycling Week is an annual event, and in 2012 it is on 12-18 November. Continue reading
If you travel by air, how do you get to and from the airport?
I mentioned in my last post that I recently had to travel interstate (to Melbourne, Australia) and then internationally (to Florida, USA). And both trips were at short notice. While I prefer to travel long distance by rail or coach, sometimes air travel is unavoidable.
And now that I am back and the dust has settled, I have been reflecting on how different people’s perspectives affect the choices they make…in this case, in doing the airport shuffle. Continue reading
During sleep, our bodies repair and restore themselves. 
Many of the body’s major restorative functions – like muscle growth, tissue repair, protein synthesis, and muscle growth, occur mainly, or in some cases only, during sleep.
So it makes sense that if you don’t get enough sleep, your body can’t properly repair itself…and that leaves you open to infection. Continue reading
Ah! The delight of jumping into a shower to freshen up before going out or to clean and relax you before bed :).
But what if you that the water’s a bit more refreshing than you anticipated (read: cold)? Continue reading
I am teaching one of my children to drive. 
(And yes, I am still here and sane!)
This is a challenge, but bit by bit they are understanding how much they have to do, how complex the task is. Continue reading