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My 7 principles for plain writing

A black background with a pen and pencil

Plain writing is important in many areas of life and work. These are 7 principles I use to get a headstart.

Review: Notion

A review of the productivity tool Notion.

How to deal with yarn’s mortal enemy – moths

What do you do when you find evidence of moths in your stash?

Could you look after Mungo?

We’re hoping to find someone to foster our cat for a couple of months while we move to Europe.

The 1 hack every Gmail user needs to know

Adding a +[tag] into your email addresses can make your inbox a lot less cluttered.

Au revoir Australia, bonjour Brussels

We’ve got some pretty big news to share

What I’ve learned from learning to crochet

I’ve just re-learned to crochet and it taught me some broader lessons.

Making time to get stuff done

Block time in your calendar to get things done.

Holding good meetings to make good decisions

Thinking about what goes on in your meetings goes a long way to making better decisions.

This week, a year after I started, I got my Certificate of Engagement from IAP2 Australasia. The course has been a whirlwind trip through the IAP2 approach to public participation and engagement, which has definitely made me think more carefully about how to engage with people in a meaningful way, as I move through theContinue reading “Certificated!”