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...
Have you ever had a week of inconvenience which turned out better than expected? This is exactly how I would describe my week.
The inconveniences...
Should a teen start a trade apprenticeship after year 10 or finish year 12 and graduate with a Certificate of Education (aka high school...
On the very first day I started working for my dad, he handed me two encouragement cards. I kept them with me in my...
I remember how excited and nervous I was when I bought my first early bird ticket to the Problogger Conference back in March. Magdalene...
I’m no expert when it comes to blogging. I learn as I go. I’m happy to share what I know and what I don’t,...
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Every year in October I would start to think about ideas for my work Christmas parties. I’ve only ever worked in an office...
In the last couple of months I have had some lovely feedback about my blog from women who are doing apprenticeships. I’m inspired and...
I was called to fix a small leak at a house a couple of suburbs away from my home. The job was going to...
Happy Blogiversary to The Plumbette! I have been blogging for over a year now and I missed my 1 year blogiversary because I was...
Yes, you read the title correctly. I know I’ve talked about tradies doing it tough, but there are and will be times where a...
It’s this time of year when a lot of plumbers will be fighting against the clock to get work completed in time for the...
When I booked my ticket to attend Problogger 2016, I did so because of an announcement of one of the speakers. And of course...
Last Friday night I headed to the Migas 2016 QLD Final and National Gala Dinner Excellence in Trades Awards.
It’s a bit of a mouthful...
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...
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...
I’m often asked by parents whether our company is offering any apprenticeships and whether I knew of any apprenticeships that were being offered. I...
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...
For close friends and family, they know my story well but for those of you who read my blog The Plumbette, you may or...
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...
Not long ago I wrote a post about No Show Tradies. Even as a tradeswoman, I struggle to find good tradies. Ones that will...
Today was a fabulous day at work, firstly all our jobs were fairly easy to solve and do and secondly, we were able to...
