A Quiet Life

This week our thoughts turn to Christmas. I chat with Scottie about what I think are the best Christmas decorations. (Hint, it’s not about what the house looks like.) Links: Find the text version here. Ep 144 Little Beauties Ep 145 Community https://www.strugglecare.com/book https://www.strugglecare.com/podcast-rss https://www.fairplaylife.com/the-book https://www.everodsky.com/unicorn-space

This week there is no chat with Scottie, but I chat with you about the importance of community. Yes, even for introverts like me. Please join my newsletter at ruthamos.com.au You can read a blog version here. Song Space and Creative Space are two groups that run from St Luke’s Taroona. National Novel Writing Month […]

This podcast Scottie and I talk about beauty and then I have a chat about things I’ve found beautiful lately. Let me know what you’ve found beautiful. Share it on Facebook, X (@aquietlifeblog), or write to me at [email protected] You can find a text version here. ‘Have nothing in your houses that you don’t know […]

This episode, Scottie and I talk about starting over in housework, writing, exercise and those sorts of things. And starting over in life – forgiveness. I discussed Viktor Frankl (Man’s Search for Meaning) and his ‘Why’ and ‘How’, and Eve Rodsky and her Unicorn Space. Sign up to my newsletter at ruthamos.com.au. You can find […]

In this episode, Scottie and I talk about household chores. We discuss doing the whole chore, not just the surface work and also being aware and grateful for the work that others do. You can find a text version here, or sign up to my newsletter here.

This week, Scottie and I talk about reading. And I can’t believe how much I have to say about it. You can find the blog post here. Spring Festival St Luke’s Taroona Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival Clean Indie Reads My book suggestions Mystery: Anything by Dorothy Sayers. Or my own Deadly Miss series […]

Scottie and I talk about three basic steps that you need to take to make it in Hollywood, or anywhere. I know very little about the Hollywood scene but my sister Catherine Joy works there in her business Joy Music House and this podcast is based on an answer she gave at a Q&A recently. […]

This week, Scottie and I talk about what attitude to have as we approach a really busy time.  It’s about planning for the future, but living in the present. You can find the text version here. pilgrimartists.com https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/

Today Scottie and I tackle the thorny issue of what you can do if you feel you can’t follow your chosen vocation full time for any reason. If you’re stuck in an unfulfilling job, and you know what you want to do, how do you cope? You think smaller. You can support me at https://www.patreon.com/QuietLife […]

This week I’m talking with Keith (not Scottie) about what happens to schedules in school holidays and other times in our lives when things get thrown out of whack. If you’d prefer to read about this topic, you can find my blog and sign up to my newsletter at ruthamos.com.au and you can support me […]