Rocco, the Roan Lagotto Romagnolo

Snippets of the life of Rocco the Roan Lagotto Romagnolo. The Italian Water Retriever who loves cuddles, sunbathing, and sprinklers.

Black and Blue - Veronica Gorrie (Book Summary)

This is a limited summary of the book "Black and Blue" by Veronica Gorrie, published in 2021. Veronica worked for a decade in the Queensland Police, from 2001. The first half of her memoir talks about her life growing up ('Black'), then the second half talks about her experiences working in the Queensland Police ('Blue'). Veronica's capabilities as an outstanding storyteller make this book a good read.

The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting (16:8 and 18:6)

There are many health benefits to intermittent fasting. The type discussed in this article is the 16:8 and 18:6 styles of intermittent fasting. Benefits range from better gut health and disease prevention, to slowing down the aging process.

Can People Change? [Opinion]

Growth and change
are synonymous

Change. Do You Believe People Can Change? I know many who don’t think so, and often we wouldn’t agree on many other things. I believe anyone can change. Not to insult the beliefs of others, but in my opinion those that don’t believe people can change, are (at least at this instance of time) not capable of changing themselves – they’re closed minded.

The Eclectic Role Model: The Ideal Role Model [Opinion]

*sings* When I was just a little girl boy…

When I was young I never understood the significance of having a rolemodel. Nor was a desirable one accessible to me. But long after all those misguided teenage years, I began to realise, having a rolemodel is a beneficial thing. And I don’t mean someone I would worship and kiss the ground upon which they walked. But rather someone who has certain desirable attributes or characteristics that I would like to adopt into my own personality, someone I admired for that facet of their nature. Just knowing, being aware, that facet exists, means it’s achievable, hence realistic.

Can Money Buy Happiness? [Opinion]

I've always found it amusing when I heard "Money can't buy happiness", ever since I was a kid. Back then, I probably thought it was an incredibly stupid saying when I was a poor, out of work, 9 year old child wanting to keep up with the latest fads back in primary school (who can forget the yo-yo, marble, trading card era). Yes, those were the days when I was led to believe, by my conservative parents, that $20 was a godly sum of wealth, something that an ankle biter could never obtain.