It’s this time of year when Year 12 students are figuring out what career they want to pursue. Some have it figured out while...
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...
Happy Blogiversary to The Plumbette! I have been blogging for over a year now and I missed my 1 year blogiversary because I was...
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...
My dad has recently fully retired from plumbing. Where that leaves me with work is best to be explained in another blog post. But...
Today is International Women’s Day and this time of year always holds some significance to me because it was the time I received my...
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...
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...
This post has been written in collaboration with Careers Australia
One thing I have learned since becoming an adult is you never stop learning. Which...
I remember how excited and nervous I was when I bought my first early bird ticket to the Problogger Conference back in March. Magdalene...
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 have finished 5 weeks of my full time training in my new job and I’m feeling exhausted. This full time business is full...
Every new challenge has a rival. Every dream has a setback.
No matter how determined you are in achieving your goals this year, there will...
This post has been written in collaboration with XL
When you’re starting out as a plumber, or any trade really, there are a lot of...
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...
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...
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...
This time last year, I was very unsettled.
I was anxious about our future. Well more mine. What the heck was I meant to be...
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...
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My first real job was as a telemarketer in a sales team for a transport company. My role...
When I booked my ticket to attend Problogger 2016, I did so because of an announcement of one of the speakers. And of course...
I was called to fix a small leak at a house a couple of suburbs away from my home. The job was going to...
