Well, it’s already October! Wow September flew by. Looking back at September I can say that for the most part I stuck to my goals – grocery spending was reduced, we went and enjoyed what Perth and surrounding area has to offer (for nearly free), and worked on my fitness (weight training!) and nutrition further….

Welcome to September friends – here Spring has sprung, and back home in Canada it appears Autumn has hit early. As the flowers start to bloom here and the temperatures slowly rise I’ve been doing a bit of Spring cleaning. I’ve de-cluttered my email inbox and unsubscribed from emails that are no longer of importance…

Today is a much cooler day here in Perth. Cloudy, windy, bit of rain – and humid. It’s counter intuitive but down here we are moving into Fall. I really have no idea what to expect from the colder months here – I am used to the chill in the air, the changing of the…

I recently finished reading a book called Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek, which I will be doing book review about later. However, one part of the book stuck with me in particular, and I wanted to share it. In the Chapter entitled “The New Competition” there…

Happy March! It’s supposed to be spring back home, but it appears winter has decided to stay. Here in Perth we are going into Autumn – but still feels like summer! My brother sent me an interesting article today regarding the “Tyranny of Convenience” and I thought it was quite profound. With my lifestyle change…