PostsCommentsnew.things in #hive-168869 • 7 days agoParenting is way easier than ever before.I don't thing so. Maybe some of the technology and information available today makes some things a little easier but over I think the answer is definitely not. Each 30 years I…new.things in #hive-106316 • 11 days agoMemoir Monday 35: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?This one is easy. South East Queensland is my defiantly my first choice and first by a long way. I have done quite a bit of travelling visited over 30 different countries and…new.things in #hive-168869 • 14 days agoThe most beautiful place in my city.In my option the nicest place in my city is a section of the Brisbane River between the Kangaroo Point Cliffs and South Bank. I just love the view from the top of the cliffs of the ever changing centrnew.things in #hive-106316 • 18 days agoProudest things in my life. Memoir Monday #34There are lots of things I am proud of in my life, it is hard to just pick one or put one in front of another but I will say one of my proudest achievements is the stuff I have…new.things in #hive-168869 • 21 days agoUnder preformingUnder preforming! I have been doing a bit of it for a while now. I have got all the excuses lined up but at the end of the day so many times in the past couple of decades I have…new.things in #hive-106316 • 25 days agoMy best photo! Memoir Monday #33What is one of the best photographs you’ve ever taken? That's a tough question. I don't really have a best photo. I take lots of them but I don't think of them as technically…new.things in #hive-168869 • 28 days agoGoal SettingThere is nothing more exciting than setting yourself a big audacious goal then setting a plan to try and get there. Travel, sport or financial I set and use goals all the time to…new.things in #hive-168869 • last monthCity or Country?Melbourne, Australia. I like both Camping in the woods and big city breaks! The country camping is great for getting away from it all. All the hustle and bustle of main stream work can be drnew.things in #hive-168869 • last monthFinancial groundingI think giving children a grounding in financial matters is definitely the parents job. Schools can only do so much, I believe home is where all the real lessons are learnt.…new.things in #hive-168869 • 2 months agoI've have had a drink or two.It was definitely more in my younger years, when I had some hair. I ended up doing two of the Sitmar Cruises to the South Pacific on the fun ship. We had to take enough beer on…new.things in #hive-168869 • 2 months agoIn my second lifeIt would be so interesting to have a second life to learn and improve on everything I have done in my first life. I am thinking the most valuable lesson I could apply to would be…new.things in #hive-168869 • 3 months agoMy ideal age.I don't think there is an ideal age but if I had to pick one it would have been in my middle 40s. It was when I finally I settled down and started doing the family thing and…new.things in #hive-168869 • 3 months agoWhat Motivates, Demotivates, Excites and Relaxes Me.Successfully learning something new is definitely what motivates me the most. It is never easy and usually totally to out side my comfort zone but try I do. Many times it has not…new.things in #hive-168869 • 3 months agoGood and Bad AdviseThe best advise I have ever got was from a Safety Officer, telling me when I was a young tradesman to always lock out any equipment that your working on. It seems a simple and obvious but you would benew.things in #hive-168869 • 3 months agoThe Good and Bad in my LifeReminds me of the old Clint Eastwood Movie, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I used to really like the Dirty Harry character hard but a good person and fair. Sometimes I feel…new.things in #hive-168869 • 3 months agoMy 11 out of 10Has got to be parkrun! A free weekly timed event, it just does not get any better! ![](new.things in #hive-168869 • 4 months agoMy HeroI was having trouble deciding on a hero. I am not sure I actually look up to any one that much to be called a hero but there a few I have a lot of respect for. My choice ended…new.things in #hive-168869 • 4 months agoMy high school yearsSo this would have been my very first day of my high school years. I do remember feeling pretty nervous and not really happy about the traditional first day of a new school…new.things in #hive-168869 • 4 months agoMy worst flight ever!I have been lucky enough to do a fair bit of travel through out my life time. I work, save hard and then be as frugal as possible to try and get the most value out of for each and every dollar. But Inew.things in #hive-168869 • 4 months agoResigning from my job!It was a while ago, a long while, I have been in my current job for over 29 years and that could be coming to an end pretty soon too but overall the strongest memory I have of…