Every day we listen, see, smell, taste and touch.
Quite often, we have a sensory overload.
Each day we say you bloody ripper.
Why do they feel so good?
Because we awaken the senses.
Because we experience them.
Because we remember them.
Because we don’t let them get away.
- July 22, 2012: The last post
- May 24, 2012: #mindfulinmay Grateful
- May 21, 2012: #mindfulinmay Reflection
- May 19, 2012: #mindfulinmay Waiting
- May 14, 2012: #mindfulinmay End of the rainbow
- May 11, 2012: #mindfulinmay Little touches
- May 8, 2012: #mindfulinmay Shodo, emotions and flow
- May 7, 2012: #mindfulinmay Collision II
- May 5, 2012: #mindfulinmay Itching to let go
- May 3, 2012: #mindfulinmay Smoothie operator
- May 1, 2012: You brighten my Bay
- May 1, 2012: Mindful in May
- March 31, 2012: Comeback
- March 30, 2012: Collision
- March 29, 2012: A journey within
- March 28, 2012: Deviation from the plan
- March 27, 2012: Twist of the wrist
- March 26, 2012: Sole to soul
- March 25, 2012: Upload and offload complete
- March 24, 2012: Thumbs up
- March 23, 2012: Sometimes you really don't need words
- March 22, 2012: Asking for help because you're on a mission... with purpose
- March 21, 2012: Finding out the source of your injuries
- March 20, 2012: Better children, better planet
- March 19, 2012: I'm watching you
- March 19, 2012: Core
- March 18, 2012: Nibbling nobby
- March 17, 2012: Scaling humps
- March 16, 2012: Getting down and crafty
- March 16, 2012: Las Mananitas
- March 15, 2012: Distant friends
- March 14, 2012: Borrowing children
- March 13, 2012: Rewiring
- March 12, 2012: That was yummy : gochiso sama deshita
- March 11, 2012: Creative cutlery
- March 10, 2012: Finding purpose in your day to allow Purpose in your life
- March 9, 2012: Mass positive vibes
- March 8, 2012: Looking forward to time out
- March 7, 2012: Decluttering
- March 6, 2012: A round of pen golf
- March 5, 2012: Late night meanderings
- March 4, 2012: Licking the bowl
- March 3, 2012: Jumping on the bandwagon
- January 6, 2012: Checking for mail in pjs
- January 4, 2012: Sucking mangoes
- January 1, 2012: Wrap up
- December 31, 2011: The balance of perspective
- December 29, 2011: Five star toilets on a budget
- December 27, 2011: Past => Future
- December 17, 2011: It was him
- October 7, 2011: Messages in foggy mirrors
- October 5, 2011: When talking to strangers is ok
- October 3, 2011: About a boy
- September 30, 2011: The saving grace of traffic jams
- September 26, 2011: 10 things of value
- September 17, 2011: Stand by my side
- September 17, 2011: Blue skies
- September 13, 2011: Inbox = 0
- September 9, 2011: Fuck off worry
- September 7, 2011: Acknowledgement
- September 5, 2011: Metro murmurs #1
- September 4, 2011: Surprises
- September 2, 2011: Vibrant. Creative. Love.
- September 1, 2011: Calibrate
- August 25, 2011: Sucking it up
- August 20, 2011: Curve balls
- August 19, 2011: Soulful
- August 19, 2011: Finding a new passion
- August 7, 2011: Wearing what you like
- August 4, 2011: Getting things wrong
- June 3, 2011: CHAPTER 39.95
- May 4, 2011: Commitment
- April 26, 2011: Randomness
- April 18, 2011: Teaching yourself how to play music
- April 13, 2011: Autumn
- April 1, 2011: Reflecting on your top travel memories
- March 28, 2011: Working from home
- March 26, 2011: Making your train... just
- March 24, 2011: Home made chicken soup... for the soul
- March 22, 2011: Making someone's dream come true
- March 20, 2011: Winning on eBay
- March 18, 2011: Relevance
- March 16, 2011: Seeing wildlife in the wild
- March 14, 2011: Getting away, away
- February 1, 2011: Left, right.... CENTRE
- December 21, 2010: Writing a letter to Santa
- December 14, 2010: Candy - Head Barista, Kinfolk Cafe
- November 25, 2010: It's time for a change
- November 18, 2010: Going to a public toilet and it's just been cleaned
- November 16, 2010: I’m not a patron, but thanks for the loo
- November 14, 2010: Getting a park as soon as you drive into the carpark
- November 12, 2010: Remembrance
- November 10, 2010: When the dryer isn’t hungry for socks
- November 8, 2010: Cream in coffee
- November 6, 2010: Knowing when it’s time to take time out
- November 4, 2010: When you order from a picture menu and it comes out better
- November 2, 2010: Having time to strip off in airport toilets
- October 31, 2010: Getting into the spirit
- October 29, 2010: Making what you do matter
- October 27, 2010: Hot pants
- October 25, 2010: Dancing while you think no one is watching
- October 23, 2010: Thinking you have missed your tram but it’s running late
- October 21, 2010: Beginner’s luck
- October 19, 2010: Prime seats at a game of football
- October 17, 2010: Noticing everything around you
- October 15, 2010: Sitting in a field of clover
- October 13, 2010: Making a new friend when you really called someone else
- October 11, 2010: Kids who put on their own makeup
- October 9, 2010: Sausage sizzles
- October 7, 2010: Grandparents
- October 5, 2010: Eating dinner out of a can
- October 3, 2010: Walking around naked at home
- October 1, 2010: Staring late into the night at old school video games
- September 29, 2010: Imprints, not footprints
- September 27, 2010: Eating gelati for dinner
- September 25, 2010: Sandcastles
- September 23, 2010: Making a list of the top ten ways to lessen your personal environmental impact
- September 21, 2010: Loving someone you're not sleeping with
- September 19, 2010: Making your own breakfast cereal
- September 17, 2010: The calm after a storm
- September 15, 2010: Watching the sunrise like it’s a big surprise
- September 13, 2010: Sing: even when you can’t
- September 11, 2010: Keeping your pyjamas on ALL day
- September 9, 2010: When Google gets it right in the top ten
- September 7, 2010: Public transport drivers who make the morning commute bearable
- September 5, 2010: Finding a petrol station on a long road trip and finally getting to pee
- September 3, 2010: Being welcomed home by four legged friends
- September 1, 2010: Stripping off the winter blues
- August 30, 2010: Sharing parking tickets with a stranger
- August 28, 2010: Fairy bread
- August 26, 2010: Going for a 5 o'clock knock off drink and it’s not Friday
- August 24, 2010: Winter sunsets
- August 22, 2010: Getting your first tattoo
- August 20, 2010: Being dumped and moving on
- August 18, 2010: Courage
- August 16, 2010: The feeling of completion when you put all your clothes away
- August 14, 2010: Fridge notes that cure the problems of the world
- August 12, 2010: Mooing at cows
- August 10, 2010: Opening a new tub of icecream and eating all the soft outer edge
- August 8, 2010: Cleaning the car after six months of neglect
- August 6, 2010: Finding $ in a coat you haven't worn for ages
- August 4, 2010: Family reunions
- August 2, 2010: Popping bubble wrap
- July 31, 2010: Finishing your first biathlon
- July 29, 2010: Setting a new high score
- July 27, 2010: Hangover breakfasts
- July 25, 2010: Working through a bucket list
- July 23, 2010: Singing to your favourite tunes on the way home after a live concert – LOUD
- July 21, 2010: Growing your own vegetables
- July 19, 2010: Crackerazzi
- July 17, 2010: Movie inspiration #1: Invictus
- July 15, 2010: Finding old memories
- July 13, 2010: Saying what’s behind the thanks
- July 11, 2010: The almighty toothpaste squeeze
- July 9, 2010: Vocalising self confidence
- July 7, 2010: Receiving a home made card
- July 5, 2010: The inspiration of lost friends
- July 3, 2010: Toastie flannelette
- July 1, 2010: Being set a challenge and accepting (the inspiration behind You Bloody Ripper)
Life:
you bloody ripper.
Knowing you… you’ll keep this going until you’re 50
Tina – i just discovered “you bloody ripper”… you’re an inspiration, thank you for your stories, i’ll be reading avidly and waiting for the next installments of your wonderful, insightful thoughts and stories.