I just want you to know, that I have felt your pain before.

I have felt your indescribable feelings, your numbness, your lack of direction and your fear.

I have been you.

I have written many times about my journey with meditation, and every thing that is presenting itself to me lately has meditation as a theme within it.

My journey with meditation has been a volatile one- years ago I dabbled, tried to strengthen my meditation muscles, but just couldn't focus.

So when stress became an overwhelming factor in my life I made a radical decision. That I would meditate daily, no matter where I was or what i was doing; it would become a non-negotiable just like brushing my teeth or cleansing my skin.

And what a journey it has been.

Well, it's official.

Our family of three has become a family of four.

And what an experience it has been so far.

The other night I teased you all on my Facebook page- giving you a hint about a special event coming up.

The status said "........ I'm going to leave you with a hint..... do you know that there is a food that we eat that is also something we can wear? (NOT body chocolate, although that's tasty too!). And that is just the tip of the very large ice-berg....."

On Monday, we welcomed Hank into our home on a trial.

15 months old, big, goofy and sweet, he has turned our whole World, and home upside down.

He has been completely unexpected, and perhaps, just what our little family needed.

There are so many ways to unwind and de-stress; here are 5 of my favourite ways to switch  off.

'Switching off' is something that has taken me a long time to master. 

But by god it's easy to do when you know how.

Get on the wavelength with me Vegies.

As the new website creeps ever so closer I am filled with excitement, anxiety, fulfilment and gratefulness. 

I have cried; filled with sadness that I am going to be saying goodbye to the old website- a big part of my life (pretty much ALL of my life) for 2 years, and cried with fear; after all, there are no certainties in life are there?

Hmmmmm.

Or are there?

Can we bank on anything at all?

Isn't worth the risk, just to say 'Screw it. I did what I wanted to do, and nothing and no one stopped me'?

I think so.

So, back to certainties and their existence in (my) life.

I'm going to brag a little bit here. 

I always win competitions. 

I have won mobile phones, shopping vouchers, money, a $9000 Spa Holiday across Victoria (through Donna Hay Magazine) and - my fave - I got to drive around in a brand new Subaru Blitzen for a month.

I am in bed, laying awake at 4am (what's 4am?!) with a bad, bad case of comparisonsitis.

Never heard of it?

I bet you have had it though.

I will be completely honest with you.

I really wasn’t looking forward to New York.

The crowds, pollution and traffic were big turn offs for me.

I did not expect to fall so in love with a city other than my own.