Hi from Australia, my name is Kylie and I’m 49 years old. I am a full-time carer for my husband with Parkinson’s Disease, as well as a mother — which means my spare time is somewhere between “limited” and “what spare time?”

In the pockets of time I do find, I enjoy reading, PC gaming, cooking and baking (are those the same thing? I still haven’t decided), and craft. I try to teach myself different crafts, but as a left-hander that doesn’t always go to plan. Crochet, for example, is not my friend. We have an understanding — it wins for now, but I will have my revenge.

Not long ago, in a moment of either great inspiration or mild madness, I sat down and wrote a list of 300 goals. Not a bucket list exactly — more like a declaration that I still have things I want to learn, do, build, and become. Because when you’re a carer, it’s surprisingly easy to lose yourself in someone else’s illness. This blog is my way of making sure that doesn’t happen. It’s my accountability partner, my diary, and my proof that I’m still here — still wanting things, still trying things, still occasionally failing spectacularly at things (see: crochet).

You’ll find book reviews, goal updates, Pinterest rabbit holes I’ve fallen down, crafts gone wrong, and honest glimpses of what life looks like caring for someone with Parkinson’s — because there’s plenty written about the person living with the illness, but not nearly enough about the people living alongside it.

I hope you enjoy your time here — and come back. It’s going to be quite a ride.