When I was a little girl there were a few things I thought I’d like to be when I grew up, and being a vet was definitely one of them. I’ve always loved animals, and remember very few times throughout my life that I didn’t […]

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Shortly before I started my work experience jobs earlier this year, I caught up with a few friends to talk about my 40 40 adventure and ask whether they thought I might be able to do work experience with them. One lovely lady suggested I […]

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Yumi Schaefer is a positive, energetic person whose passion is to promote wellness and joyful living in others. She often wears bright clothes and a flower in her hair, and her cheerful manner always makes me (and no doubt many others) smile. I love it! […]

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While I was doing work experience at ABC radio Brisbane I was made aware of a Brisbane non-profit organisation called Suited to Success. Rebecca Levingston had pre-recorded an interview with General Manager Nicole Hard, which went to air just before Beck interviewed me. After learning […]

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Warning: Taxidermy is the preserving of an animal’s body via stuffing or mounting for the purpose of display or study. Below I show some of the things that I saw and did as part of my taxidermy experience.   I’ve known Ali Douglas since our daughters became […]

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Travel is one of life’s greatest adventures. As well as enjoying the cities, towns, natural landscapes, wildlife and dining experiences each destination has to offer, one of my favourite parts of travel is meeting so many different people from different walks of life. Working at […]

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When I first started my ‘40 work experiences at the age of 40’ adventure, I wrote a list of jobs I’d really like to try and firefighting was one of them. I thought if I was lucky I might be able to go to a […]

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I first met Rob Minshull and Rebecca Levingston from ABC Radio Brisbane (ABC 612) a few weeks ago when I was interviewed on their Weekends radio program about my 40 40 Experience. I was utterly terrified! Not of meeting them of course, but of speaking […]

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