When my dad first hired me to work alongside him in our family business there was one thing he told me that I still...
Not all of us have a natural aptitude to do the job we passionately want to do. We can doubt we’ve made the right choice...
If you read blogs and want to see the continuation of your favourite blogs now and in the future, here are 10 ways you...
I went to my first Problogger Conference in 2013. It was a pinnacle year in my blogging journey because I learned that there was...
Since I stopped plumbing, I can’t stop chewing my nails. It’s sick. You would think that after working on other people’s toilets and knowing...
This post has been written in collaboration with Upskilled It’s quite rare for anyone to really know what they want to be when they grow...
Phoebe turned 6 months old on Sunday. She’s at that sweet age where she can hold toys in her hand and bring them to...
Last Thursday I attended the Women’s Plumbing Alliance Christmas Lunch. It was the first and last event of the year. As part of the festivities, everyone...
I have finished 5 weeks of my full time training in my new job and I’m feeling exhausted. This full time business is full...
We can often forget what we have now is something we had wanted and prayed for earnestly in the years prior. Sometimes we don’t realise...
Last year my inclusion in the Kidspot Voices of 2014 Top 30 Personal and Parenting blogs was a surprise. I didn’t realise what an...
believe in yourself

Believe in Yourself

On the very first day I started working for my dad, he handed me two encouragement cards. I kept them with me in my...
This post is in collaboration with Cordell My first real job was as a telemarketer in a sales team for a transport company. My role...
Today was a fabulous day at work, firstly all our jobs were fairly easy to solve and do and secondly, we were able to...
Last year I had a question from a wife of a plumber, asking me how she can better assist her husband with his plumbing...
There are any number of reasons a woman will choose to work in construction and trades. It could be a burning desire to build...
I just finished doing a radio interview with James O’Loghlin from the ABC about being a female plumber. I was asked how I got into...
My blog posts have been sporadic of late due to being sick and really having very little motivation to do anything. I don’t know...
My dad has recently fully retired from plumbing. Where that leaves me with work is best to be explained in another blog post. But...
I wasn’t sure how to title this post because after my phone call I realized the person wasn’t a hater, just a passionate sugar...
I was called to fix a small leak at a house a couple of suburbs away from my home. The job was going to...
There are many reasons why females make up less than 2% of the construction and trade industry. The first being women aren’t made aware...