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I have a tendency to get too involved in my work - once I've made that morning coffee, I'm in "the zone". So as much as I consider myself pretty friendly, I don't take time to chat to my colleagues as I'm too busy thinking about what I'm going to do next.

This is an old habit of feeling like I'm never on top of things, so on Day 4 I made a point of having more meaningful conversations with those around me. It was nice - although I do find the gifts that…

Bit low on creativeness and energy today, and wanted to give something non-monetary, so I decided to walk our dog alone, as I had gotten home before my partner, which is uncommon. We normally walk her together at night, but I know when I work back, I wish I could have a night off occasionally, so I "gifted" this time to my partner.

It was a triple whammy really, as I also got some one-on-one time with my gorgeous girl, and she got to have a daylight walk, which she usually…

Today I intentionally chose to see someone in a different light. While I like to think of myself as non judgemental, I think we all tend to put people in a box when we think we've summed them up. There are a few people I bump into at work who are either quite different from me in lifestyle or personality, and I have found myself not making as much effort with them. I recall a good quote about the best way to challenge your thinking and open your mind is to make friends with people who are…

Starting to think I'm pretty giving naturally,as I did my weekly three hour phone stint for Wildcare tonight, which didn't leave me much time to give anything else, but hopefully it does have some positive impact on some wildlife out there.A great option for any of you Brisbane/Sunshine Coast/Gold Coast'ites out there! : )

I loaned this book out from the library with the vague recollection I had seen the website ages ago and thought it was a good idea. Perfect timing as always, as I've just been going through a desire to bring more philanthropy and meaning into my life.

Since reading it, I've been much more open minded about things. Funny reading my posts from prior year - I don't even recall doing a lot of them!

So back at day one, here we go. Today we happened to be…