PostsCommentsconsciouscat in #hive-109288 • 2 years agoSometimes we just have to give ourselves the thing we want.For so many years I wanted partners who gave me flowers. Now, a part of me doesn't believe that it's necessary or even that good for the environment to buy store-bought flowers…consciouscat in #hive-176853 • 2 years agoThe good, the bad and the ugly of my marathon training this week.This is an unconventional update. Forget normal. Normal is boring. If I structured this the same way every week it would be boring to read. And boring to write. Soconsciouscat in #hive-168869 • 2 years agoCan we have an honest, useful discussion about foreplay?Foreplay: the actions we take in the lead-up to sex in order to help our partner and ourselves be ready for the act of coming together sexually. In the past, I've been rubbish…consciouscat in #hive-176853 • 2 years agoMarathon training update + a new planReady for a teeny tiny weekly update? Great! Let's do it. Goal: Run a marathon, this July (ish), in a reasonable time (sub 4 would be great and a new pb!). *Currconsciouscat in #hive-176853 • 2 years agoLet's try again: a marathon training update in 300 words or less...I thought I was going to be telling you in this post about the ultra marathon I never finished. But yesterday I didn't feel like writing another big post after doing this one…consciouscat in #hive-168869 • 2 years agoMy aunt died this weekend and it has prompted me to think about how we do both life and death.Not for one minute did I think I was going to be writing a post about this on Hive, let alone in response to a weekly prompt. And yet, as I sat with my thoughts and my grief I…consciouscat in #hive-124452 • 2 years agoThe cure to loneliness. It's as simple as 123 (but still not easy).Loneliness: A particular flavour of sadness that all of us feel at some point in our lives. Many people assume that loneliness comes from being alone. But actually, some of…consciouscat in #hive-122221 • 2 years agoMore progress than ever before (but I still can't bring myself to track my numbers!) 🤦♀️It's been a long day. So before I get the heck off this screen I best tell you about how amazingly awesome I'm doing on Hive, right? That's what Hive Power Up Day is about:…consciouscat in #hive-168869 • 2 years agoWould you rather...? | 8 thought-provoking questions and my (honest) answers.As long as philosophers have lived (which is a long time) they've been coming up with thought-provoking questions. As long as the internet has been publicly accessible (my whole…consciouscat in #hive-106316 • 2 years agoMy new favourite way to procrastinate! It's kind of productive... 🤔Human beings, we're so good at finding all sorts of creative ways to avoid doing the things we know we really should be doing. If the house needs cleaning but we really don't…consciouscat in #hive-124452 • 2 years ago5 jobs I would totally suck at doing! And what that tells me about myself ;) | LOH #122I started my first job, ironing for a big family down the road from us, when I was 14 years and 9 months old. Since then I've done at least 50 different work-type roles. I…consciouscat in #hive-176853 • 2 years agoMarathon training update and how I got into long distance running.I was standing in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by bush, walking with a small group of high school children and a couple of adults. And I was tired. My pack was crazy heavy…consciouscat in #hive-124452 • 2 years agoCaroline, tell me your love story. How did you and Brad meet? | LOH #121It was New Year's Day 2019 and I'd flown from Sydney to Brisbane only a few days earlier to housesit for a friend. My job was to look after their very big, lovely dog and I was…consciouscat in #hive-178265 • 2 years agoBurning sun. Pouring rain. This is summer in Brisbane, Australia.It's Sunday early afternoon my friend has just arrived and the first thing she says after her long drive is: Can we get in the pool immediately? No one's around so…consciouscat in #hive-176853 • 2 years agoFar out my calves hurt!!! (The adventures in marathon training continue).If you've only been loosely following me this year you may have missed the memo: I'm training for a marathon! Iconsciouscat in #hive-168869 • 2 years ago3 things I like about me. (And, I want to know your answers too! Tell me in the comments!)Hey friends, Galen's thrown a curve ball (as he has a tendency to do) with his Weekend Engagement post for this week. Here are the questions I'm going to answer in this…consciouscat in #hive-194848 • 2 years agoCaroline, what does your self-care routine look like?In this short post, I will share the top 5 things I do on a regular basis that genuinely support my mental, emotional and physical well-being. In keeping with the community's…consciouscat in #hive-102879 • 2 years agoFeeling powerless? Here are 3 things that might help.This morning I logged onto Hive to see what people were up to, reply to a few comments and power up for the day. To see some new posts from new people whose stuff I haven't seen…consciouscat in #hive-176853 • 2 years agoIf it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. Right?! | Marathon training update.It was a tough week this week. And the perfectionist in me really leaned on the wise words of fellow Hiver and runner @dannewton (who hopefully I don't embarrass too much with…consciouscat in #hive-117084 • 2 years agoHive, here are 10 things I don't hate about you. “But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.” - Kat Stratford [This is one of my favourite quotes from one of my…
