And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself? ― Rumi Hey, Lovelies. Every year I do two card readings for myself that guide my decisions and actions for the months ahead. One of them is the 10 Card Helpful Energies Spread that you’ll find in my Journeymaker’s Planner. The other is my […]
The Accident And The Miracle
My client nearly died a few months ago, and they say that his survival was a miracle. Yesterday he told me what really happened…
Make Today A Maintenance Day
Are you taking time to look after yourself? Today’s post is a reminder of all the different ways you can do that.
Valentine Cupcake Oracle – A Reading for Love!
My Valentine’s gift to you is a special cupcake oracle. Choose your cupcake to get a message of love and support just for you!
Lift Yourself Up – Monday Oracle 13 February 2023
It’s week for facing your problems, for finding ways forward, and for getting stuff done. Hooray!
Broken Internets!
Nicole’s internet is down!
Nana Bev’s Corned Beef With White Onion Sauce Recipe
A delicious and simple recipe I acquired from a friend’s grandmother during my University days when I was in a share-house with a big group of country boys. Nana Bev got me sorted – she even made me write notes. Sadly, she had a poor opinion of me as wife material. Read on to find out why!
Massive Excitement!
It never pays to count your chickens before they are hatched or your barbeques before they are fully operational. A positive tale, with a side of caution…
Wild Life
The wild life where I live is not really disco balls and pool tables. It’s more crazy than that…
Letting Yourself Evolve – Monday Oracle 6 February 2023
It’s week for honouring your intuition, trusting yourself and your gifts, and taking small steps towards your bigger goals and dreams!
When You Know Something’s Wrong
Intuition is a combination of historical (empirical) data, deep and heightened observation, and an ability to cut through the thickness of surface reality. Intuition is like a slow motion machine that captures data instantaneously and hits you like a ton of bricks. Intuition is a knowing, a sensing that is beyond the conscious understanding […]
An odd assortment of updates
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ― George Bernard Shaw Hey, Lovelies! Here’s my odd assortment of updates for you this early Friday morning, with a heatwave bearing down on us… Our new stove has been installed. Finally. Sort of. It is connected to gas and electricity, but the cabinetmaker still needs […]
Sleeping in, or trying to!
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. – Irish Proverb Hey, Lovelies. I had really hoped to nap yesterday, after my night of zero sleep, but it just didn’t happen. By day’s end I was so full of adrenalin that I knew it would be late before […]
The Bad Night
Sometimes life will tear your house apart so you can see the cracks in the foundation. ―Vanessa Ooms Hey, Lovelies. I didn’t sleep a wink last night. At first I thought it was because of stress. Then I thought it might have been the one decaf coffee I drank early that morning. So, I meditated. […]
Overviews and Revelations – Monday Oracle 30 January 2023
It’s week for changing direction, for letting go of some things in order to embrace others, for perspective and inspiration and big picture thinking, and finally seeing the possibilities that were always right in front of you.
My January Sale Is On Now!
It’s Australia – summer sale time. Bring a little sunshine no matter where you live with my 40% off sale!
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe – Australia Day
“The land is my mother. Like a human mother, the land gives us protection, enjoyment, and provides our needs – economic, social, and religious. We have a human relationship with the land: Mother, daughter, son. When the land is taken from us or destroyed, we feel hurt because we belong to the land, and we […]
Unwinding in the Twilight
Sometimes it is okay to simply do nothing. Put down the to-do list, cancel your plans, and just sit there and relax. You deserve to be present without worrying about, “what’s next?”. Save those thoughts for another time. ― Robin S. Baker Hey, Lovelies. I had a busy day with clients yesterday, many of whom […]
My January Sale Is On Now!
It’s Australia – summer sale time. Bring a little sunshine no matter where you live with my 40% off sale!
Cultivate Calm – Monday Oracle 23 January 2023
When you find your Inner Peace you have a pathway to calm, no matter what is happening around you. This week supports you to connect with that place, and to spend time there. Details in post!
Are You Doing Things Differently Yet?
If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got. Take a moment and think about it. Is that working for you in 2023?
Lovely New Traditions
The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them. ― Pat Conroy Hey, Lovelies. A friend and I have started this thing, when we go to each other’s houses for a meal. It’s happened frequently enough now that I can confidently call it the beginning of a new tradition. That tradition […]
Old Boyfriend Update
When an old boyfriend came back into my life I didn’t expect to be so integral to what happened next…
A Message From Dogs
What should we say in this bit, Harry? ~ Rufous Something good about dogs, I guess. ~ Harry Okay, dogs are the best. Better than cats, that’s for sure. ~ Rufous Dear Peoples, there is no blog today because we are all on secrit bizness for Dad’s birfday. (Dad is probbly called Ben to you, […]
How to Interpret Dreams
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. ~ William Shakespeare Hey, Lovelies! Are you one of those people experiencing vivid dreams lately? And if you are, have you been wondering what they might mean? Your dreams are yours alone. We all interpret dreams differently, […]
Unfolding The Gifts Of Your Year – Monday Oracle 16 January 2023
It’s a week that sets the tone for the entire year. Think about that in the coming days, and be mindful of the year you are creating. It’s okay to go slow!
The Box Of Old Books
Among the boxes I unpacked yesterday was a portal to the past. Let me tell you about it…
The Old Boyfriend
Reunions are the first day of school all over again. Time casts away familiarity and replaces it with warm confusion. Seeing how the years have frayed the friends of our youth reminds us that we too have irrevocably changed and can never return to a state of innocence again. ― Stewart Stafford Hey, Lovelies. I’ve […]
How To Do a Walking Meditation To Heal And Rebalance Your Chakras
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Gautama Buddha Hello, Lovelies! Have you ever had a rough day? Silly question. Of course you have. Like you, I have my occasional difficult patch, that place in my life where emotionally (and sometimes physically) I […]
Choosing your Guiding Word For 2023
And The Winner Is…
Who won my Journeymaker’s Planner Prize pack? Read on to find out!
The Gifts of Patience – Monday Oracle 9 January 2023
It’s a week that sets the tone for the entire year. Think about that in the coming days, and be mindful of the year you are creating. It’s okay to go slow!
Worrying. Not Worrying.
If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever. ― Dalai Lama XIV Hey, Lovelies. The good old Dalai Lama is usually […]
Win a copy of my Journeymaker’s Planner
Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free. ― Jenny Valentine Hey, Lovelies. Would you like to start the year with support, guidance and a plan that helps you to use your intuition and live a life that honours your values, priorities and […]
Are You Having A Slow Start To The Year?
It’s okay to start this year slow. Let me explain why…
Yesterday, I made everything different
2023 is a chance to do things differently. To BE different. What will you choose?
Where to get your Journeymaker’s Planner 2023
We finally have a hard copy Planner option available for you, as well as the editable digital PDF. Details in post. 📚😊🎉
My free ‘Energies of 2023 Webinar’ happens today!
Ready to find your flow in 2023? Come join me for a special free webinar where I will be explaining the energies of the year ahead and how to make the best of them. Details in post.
My Christmas Gift Oracle For You!
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! ~ Author Unknown Hello, lovely friends. Will you join me for a cup of tea so I can give you a little Christmas present? Here’s the tea. Come sit with me and let me tell you how glad I am to […]
Come Join Me For A Free Webinar!
Ready to find your flow in 2023? Come join me for a special free webinar where I will be explaining the energies of the year ahead and how to make the best of them. Details in post.
If You Are Feeling Flat Or Exhausted Right Now, Read This
It’s funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools – friendships, prayer, […]
All I want for Christmas is…
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. ― Jorge Luis Borges You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ― C.S. Lewis Hey, Lovelies, Christmas is almost here. Our office will be closed from Friday December 23 and we will […]
Are You Still Waiting For Someone Else To Meet Your Needs?
With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side. Susan Weiss Berry Hey, Lovelies. It’s so easy […]
A Week For Love and Support – Monday Oracle 19 December 2022
It’s a week for love, kindness, support, and prayers answered. There’s a gentle shift towards positivity and flow, and that’s something we all need right now…
Do You Need To Be Self-Centred This Christmas?
Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose […]
Thank you, Christmas Light Detanglers!
The outdoor Christmas lights, green and red and gold and blue and twinkling, remind me that most people are that way all year round – kind, generous, friendly and with an occasional moment of ecstasy. But Christmas is the only time they dare reveal themselves. – Harland Miller Hey, Lovelies. Last night Ben took […]
The View From My Bedroom Window
Every morning I am reminded of the magic all around us. It’s right here outside my bedroom window.
A Really Helpful Affirmation For You
Affirmations are our mental vitamins, providing the supplementary positive thoughts we need to balance the barrage of negative events and thoughts we experience daily. Hey, Lovelies. You may already know that one of my favourite affirmations is this: Everything I want is always on special. I know, it’s not particularly ‘spiritual’ but boy is […]
Healing Our Mothering Wounds – Monday Oracle 12 December 2022
It’s a week for new beginnings, great ideas, readiness for change, and connecting to your purpose.
Would You Like To be Included In My Healing Meditation Tonight?
Everything is energy. All energy has a frequency, a vibration. White light is made up of the rainbow of colors, red with the lowest frequency and violet with the highest. Humans are made of matter, which is made of energy. If we take the most powerful microscopes and zoom in on any cell in […]
My Best Christmas Cake Recipes!
The kitchen can be a sacred space. Where magic is created, whether it’s mixing up a potion, or baking a cake for friends. The whole process is part of this spell – intention being just as important as the ingredients! The Kitchen Witch keeps a warm and happy home infused with magic. ~ Sarah Robinson Hello, […]
A bit shattered this morning
There are many things in life worth getting temporarily tired for, but there is nothing in life worth getting permanently tired for. ― George Hammond Hey, Lovelies. I’m feeling a little shattered this morning – the kind of exhaustion that comes from too much adrenalin, too much stress and not enough sleep. We’re always stretched […]
The Stillness Within
Last night I sat and watched the moon in the night sky. The results of this midnight connection are quite surprising…
That Big Moon And Your Mood
Feeling out of sorts, triggered, argumentative or emotional? Here’s why…
A Brand New You – Monday Oracle 5 December 2022
It’s a week for new beginnings, great ideas, readiness for change, and connecting to your purpose.
Taking A Weekend Off
We’ve often been taught that if we truly want to get somewhere in our lives, we have to work hard and stay focused on our goals. But what if the best way to get from Point A to Point B is to detour to rest stops much more frequently? ― Thatcher Wine Hey, Lovelies! My […]
When Reality Is NOT a BBQ Dinner
Sometimes life just doesn’t go to plan…
3 Questions To Ask Your Doctor If You Suffer from Chronic Illness, including Chronic Fatigue, undiagnosed illness and Long COVID
Because doctors can’t name the illness, everyone—the patient’s family, friends, health insurance, and in many cases the patient—comes to think of the patient as not really sick and not really suffering. What the patient comes to require in these circumstances, in the absence of help, are facts—tests and studies that show that they might […]
It’s A BIG Day Here At The Treehouse
I cooked dinner! ~ Ben Phillips * Note from Nicole: Ben did not actually buy the food, prep the food, or prepare all of the sides. But he did light the barbeque, add the prepared food to barbeque, and turn that food once or twice. Hey, Lovelies! There is great excitement at the Treehouse today. […]
Insights And Intuition – Monday Oracle 28 November 2022
It’s a week for insights, intuition, breakthroughs and lucky events.
Two Important Reminders
Hey Lovelies, I have two great things going on this weekend – big healing meditations and a sale! Check them out in this post.
Black Friday Sale At My Etsy Store
Well, Nicole, the thing about shopping is that everybody loves a bargain. ~ Nana Cody Hey, Lovelies. My Nana loved a good sale! So, in honour of my beloved Nana I am running a sale for Black Friday. Starting today, and until the end of this month I have a 30% off sale over […]
Do You Want To Join My Healing Meditation?
Empaths did not come into this world to be victims, we came to be warriors. Be brave. Stay strong. We need all hands on deck. ― Anthon St. Maarten Hey, Lovelies. I’m doing some big healing meditations this weekend, starting on Friday night 25 November (Brisbane, Australia time) and ending on Sunday night, 27 November. […]
Off To The Doctor Again
There are only two sorts of doctors: those who practice with their brains, and those who practice with their tongues. —William Osler Hey, Lovelies. I’m off to the city with Ben to see my favourite physician, get some test results, and the next steps in my journey. I’m also in the thick of doing testing, […]
Cracking the Code
I had written down an important piece of information. But where? I needed to find it because I knew it was the info I needed to crack the code!
Finding Your Own Way Forward – Monday Oracle 21 November 2022
It’s a week for trusting your inner voice, for finding your own answers, and making your own way forward in the world.
Traditional Christmas Cake Recipe – Make and Mature
“I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!” ~ Carolyn Wells Hey, Lovelies! I have so many fruit cake recipes, but if you have the time this one delivers a perfect Christmas Cake that […]
Heroes and Vulnerability
Name one hero who was happy. ~ Madeline Miller Hey, Lovelies. As some of you know I am slogging through NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) right now, creating a new beginning, a new sub-thread and an ending for the novel I began writing in NaNoWriMo 2021. My hero is Dave. I know – not a […]
Day Spa For Birds
Everyone needs a little pamper time. Like my feathered friends this morning…
How To Identify Toxic Friendships
Friendship – it’s wonderful, except when it isn’t. Here’s how to spot a toxic friend.
My Ten Point Survival Plan for Sensitive Souls
“There are certain children who are told they are too sensitive, and there are certain adults who believe sensitivity is a problem that can be fixed in the way that crooked teeth can be fixed and made straight. And when these two come together you get a fairytale, a kind of story with hopelessness in […]
Unlocking Possibilities – Monday Oracle 14 November 2022
It’s a week for leaving hurts behind, for breaking through our pain, and for claiming healing and new directions!
Ooops! UPDATE – Our new Journeymaker’s Planner 2023 is DEFINITELY here!
OMG – we did it! Nicole and team 💕🥂🤩🎄 Hey, Lovelies! If you tried to grab a copy of the Planner already and you couldn’t find it, that’s because I had a setting wrong on my listing, so after the first sale it became SOLD OUT. It’s all fixed now, so you can confidently follow […]
Our new Journeymaker’s Planner 2023 is here!
OMG – we did it! Nicole and team 💕🥂🤩🎄 Hey, Lovelies! It is with a sigh of relief and a cheer of excitement that I can announce that The Journeymaker’s Planner 2023 is now available for purchase. You can get it here. This year we have gone fully digital. So, you can print it out […]
I slept in!
I never sleep in! How did that happen? ~ Nicole Cody Hey, Lovelies. My plan was to get up at 4am, to meditate until 5am, to write until 6am, and then to dive straight into a deadline driven project I need to get finished. The reality? I slept in. I NEVER sleep in. Until today. […]
Watching Your Thoughts And Choosing To Change
Change your thoughts, change your life. ―Jeanette Coron Hey, Lovelies. As we are moving through the tail end of this energetic shift I have a little advice for you. Watch your thoughts. Then pause. Don’t act. Don’t do anything! Just pause for a second. Ask yourself if these thoughts serve you, and if they are […]
Me And The Moon
Dreams are like the old stories where wolves are seekers always running, and women carry fire in their bare hands and light the dark paths before them. Old stories hold that the birds will fly all the miles of the world to tell your secrets to the rising moon, and men will walk over […]
Guided Meditation for Managing Panic, Anxiety and Fear
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. ~Samuel Butler Hey, Lovelies. If you’re highly sensitive, intuitive or empathic you may feel a little overwhelmed with emotion right now as we journey through these times of flux and transition. It’s normal to be triggered as we work with our shadow selves and as […]
Transitions and Trauma Release – Monday Oracle 7 November 2022
It’s a week for leaving hurts behind, for breaking through our pain, and for claiming healing and new directions!
Dripping words onto the page…
The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that, isn’t it? The most important […]
Questions To Ask Yourself As You Are Re-Adjusting
Change can be unsettling – and it can leave you feeling rubbish. Here are some simple ways to tune in to the possibilities that are open to you right now as you shift and grow.
Sometimes Rest Is Needed To Facilitate Shift
Sensitivity is a gift, but sometimes you need to manage yourself differently to other people. Now is one of those times.
Shadow Work
The shadow is needed now more than ever. We heal the world when we heal ourselves, and hope shines brightest when it illuminates the dark. ― Sasha Graham Hey, Lovelies. November is a wonderful month for Shadow Work. Have you heard of this before? Shadow Work is any work that helps you to see the […]
This Next Hard Bit Of Writing
I love writing. But also, I hate it!
Giving and Receiving – Monday Oracle 31 October 2022
It’s a heart-centered week for love, romance, reconnection, and for nurturing your passions and projects. Sounds good!
Today’s A Doona Day!
Sometimes you just need to refill your tank…
Life Lessons From A Deathbed
Dying? I’m quite looking forward to it. ~ Annie D. Hey, Lovelies. A friend of mine died. I couldn’t write about it yesterday – after she passed on Tuesday night – I was still too choked with emotion. But she wanted me to write about it, so, here it is. My friend Annie died the […]
Yesterday Magic Happened
Never doubt that you are loved, and that unseen energies are devoted to your happiness and wellbeing 💗💕
Create A Crystal Grid For Today’s New Moon In Scorpio
Learn how to make a simple crystal grid – it’s easy, creative and fun!
– Monday Oracle 24 October 2022
It’s a heart-centered week for love, romance, reconnection, and for nurturing your passions and projects. Sounds good!
Cinnamon Apple Slice
This is pretty good! Can I have a bit more? ~ Ben Phillips Hey, Lovelies. Yesterday I made the apple slice from the little Australian Apple Recipe Book Mary-Lou Stephens gifted me. It was a very straightforward recipe – the only issue was lack of direction about a suitable tin size. I tried a […]
The Lovely Parcel
There are souls in this world who have the gift of finding joy everywhere, and leaving it behind them when they go. ― Frederick William Faber Hey, Lovelies. I received a delightful gift in the mail yesterday. The author Mary-Lou Stephens had a give-away for readers of her newsletter, and I was fortunate enough to […]
Sometimes you just need a moment
If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong. — Masaru Emoto Hey, Lovelies. I needed a moment yesterday. I felt […]
What It Felt Like Coming Home
Sometimes, all you need is the relief of coming home…
That Unsettled Feeling
An unsettled person will constantly rant about inconsequential things. ― Charmaine J Forde Hey, Lovelies. I have a full day of medical appointments today. Test results, action plans, and who knows what else awaits? I’d love to say that I’m calm, but I’m unsettled, and I will be until the day is done and I […]
Romance and Passion – Monday Oracle 17 October 2022
It’s a heart-centered week for love, romance, reconnection, and for nurturing your passions and projects. Sounds good!
A Card And A Cuppa
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. ~ Anne Lamott Hey, Lovelies. I have a favourite way to start my day, or to give myself time for me during a busy or stressful day, or a restful pause and reflection time at day’s end. It’s pretty […]
My Secret Garden Update
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Hey, Lovelies! Another happy update today – my secret garden on the laundry deck is thriving, and tonight I will be using fistfuls of fresh basil for our dinner. We already have tiny tomatoes forming, our first […]
Milestones
My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones. ~ Agnetha Faltskog Hey, Lovelies. It’s been a pretty crappy 14 months healthwise, between late stage Lyme, a misbehaving heart, an intractable UTI superbug and a myxedema crisis – but I am delighted to say that I am […]
The Case of The Curious Red Flowers
Life is so full of unpredictable beauty and strange surprises. Sometimes that beauty is too much for me to handle. Do you know that feeling? When something is just too beautiful? When someone says something or writes something or plays something that moves you to the point of tears, maybe even changes you. ― Mark […]