Hey! 👋
Welcome to A Bit Off Topic by Karen.
You know when you catch up with a friend and go, “Hey girrrl, how’s your week? What have you been up to?”
Well, this is it. A space where you’ll find my blogs about:
- What I ate
- High-lows of the week
- Travel stuff
- Life lessons
- Random things that made my life better
🍝 What I ate
If you know me, you’ll know that food is on my mind at least 50% of the time. If I’m not thinking about the last meal I had, I’m probably planning my next one. Yep, I’m that friend that asks “will there be food at the party?”
You can expect:
- Meals and recipes that I’ve made at home for breakfast, lunch or dinner
- My fave cafes and restaurants in Sydney (my home city) and beyond
🌟 High-lows of the week
Some days I’m just running on autopilot and before I know it, the days turn into weeks and I barely remember much. It’s a little scary to float through life like that. So, I’m going to spend time to reflect.
You can expect:
- Highlights and what I’m grateful for
- Experiences and lifestyle
- Lowlights and learnings
- Current thoughts
✈️ Travel
As a marketing freelancer, I can easily work remotely. My goal is to embrace more of that ‘unsettled’ feeling again in a good way through travelling. FYI, I don’t do super luxury or budget hostels. I guess I’m somewhere in between.
You can expect:
- Travel stories and inspo from current and past trips
- Lists of my fave places to check out in different cities
- Smart and simple travel tips
🫶 Life lessons
There are things I wish I knew in my 20s. Now that I’m 36, I’m definitely more in tune with who I am, who I’m not, what I like and don’t like. I’m still figuring things out, but there’s a lot of real talk to share!
You can expect my personal learnings about:
- Self-love and growth
- Love and friendships
- Work and career
- Everything that fills up life
✔️ Random things that made my life better
I feel like I still discover new hacks every week that make me think “Why did I not know about this sooner?!” I will never gatekeep things that make everyone’s lives easier!
You can expect tips and hacks for:
- Tech
- Productivity
- Money
- Home and organisation
Now and then, there might be a blog post that pops up that covers something else that popped up in the week that’s fun or useful or weird. Some weeks are quiet, some weeks make you go “WTF just happened?”
Hence, the name of this blog.
Thanks for stopping by,
Karen
P.S. I was planning on starting this blog like 3 years ago. Is it still ok to say “better late than never”?






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