Reflecting on how I spent my time in 2015 (in chronological order) and planning for 2016
- Was interviewed by the entertaining Tim Cox on 612ABC local radio about #sewitagain
- Enjoyed a card-making day with Baked Relief team for #lovetothewest campaign
- Hosted an engagement party for my son Max and his lovely fiancée Steph
- Applied for a Churchill Fellowship and was unsuccessful
- Developed a pattern for my history shift/pinny and made a few from rescued clothing
- Presented a WOW Bite (on slow fashion) with my friends Keelen Mailman and Helen Hill
- Enjoyed a beautiful wedding at Gabbinbar as son Casey married his sweetheart Jenna
- Became the cover story of Australia’s iconic sustainability magazine Grass Roots
- Told Ag Minister Barnaby Joyce I upcycled natural fibres, he said why would you do that?
- Published paper in Home Economics Institute of Australia Journal (Vol 22, No1, 2015)
- Ran a weekend upcycling workshop with the lovely ladies from Biloela Arts Council
- Celebrated with friends as my beautiful baby daughter Lily turned 21
- Was named slow fashion expert in TV and newspaper stories at Fairholme Fashion Week
- Climbed St Vitus Cathedral tower at Prague in the Czech Republic with my friend Kay
- Foraged for wild apples in Brno CZ and stewed them to then eat with yoghurt
- Guest speaker at a national Keep Australia Beautiful awards dinner in Brisbane City Hall
- The adjective inspirational was used alongside my name by more than one person
- Addressed Brisbane City Council about developing a more sustainable clothing culture
- Put on weight as I ate too much sweet stuff and wasn’t active enough in between times
- Sat on interview panel for potential candidates in the Australian Rural Leadership Program
- and PS – I bought no new clothes (but did buy new shoes and underwear) By Jane Milburn