Natalie at Earth Cottage Connection

20/10/2026

Just a morning ramble about life atm 🤪🤣. I've been watching a lot of videos about everything midlife lately and one in particular about feeling constantly numb which resonated. Life is super tricky still and navigating all the things is complex and also emotionally exhausting to say the least. I'd realised again that I had slipped back into the abandoning myself & automatic disassociation pattern that I know so well. I'm not really sure what has snapped me back into life - I think a lot of little things really but mostly my physical body is really struggling. That is my biggest clue that s**t has got to change on an emotional level. So this is just my over sharing post to you if you too are struggling atm and abandoning yourself once again to stop and take a good look at your life. Where in your life can things shift just a little and how can you make time to give yourself some space to clear your mind of the to do list and where you are failing at life. Think of 3 very simple ways that you can start making space for yourself in your life that allows you to be with you and not feel guilty about it!!! 😜

30/09/2026

Needs to be so much more of this.

Self-awareness isn’t just knowing your strengths and weaknesses. It’s noticing what’s happening within you — and understanding how that shapes what happens around you. 🧠💛

It’s recognizing your emotions, tuning into your thoughts, staying connected to your values, being present, noticing your impact on others, and staying open to feedback that helps you grow.

Because the more clearly we see ourselves, the more intentionally we can choose how we respond. ✨

What part of self-awareness are you working on right now? 👇

12/09/2026

Today I finally made a decision. For the last couple of years I haven't had the capacity to do much 1:1 work with clients for many various reasons. I have so much knowledge, skills and acquired life wisdom which is also going to waste. I really miss helping people in their lives in a meaningful way. Life has been and continues to be complex for myself and also I have no doubt for you too. The pivoting and adaptation is seemingly endless. I would love to share and receive advice and wisdom of others at times, going through similar experiences but this platform isn’t the time or place at the moment. What I've decided to do instead is to start sharing some things that are positive and help us cope with life on the day to day currently. I've decided to just share random s**t just to help you feel not so alone or perhaps even inspire you to look at life from a different perspective. Please know I do not have it altogether and I don't know everything. I am in the thick of the midlife witchery, sandwiched between young adult children and elderly parents and a whole lot more. I am super farkin tired to my core..... So I'm going to start sharing our random s**t from Earth Cottage and our life. If it helps you and I in anyway, even if it's a smile on your dial then that makes me smile too. I am the most consistent inconsistent person so we will see where this experiment leads us. I am hoping you will help keep me accountable and that possibly I may reconnect and rebuild our little community into something different and golden. Maybe this may even lead us to something bigger. Remember s**t is going to be random and if you have requests of what you would like videos of feel free to comment and share! 😜

10/07/2026

3 years ago Simon and I embarked on an epic adventure to The Big Red Bash for the best 10days.
We'd known each other a whole 6months and we lived in different parts of QLD.
It could have gone all sorts of wrong SO many times lol ..... However it was such a great adventure that we reminisce and laugh about it. Most epically we drove in the wrong direction for 2hours and ended up going past Mistake Creek State School!!!! 🤣. Obviously we weren't the only ones over the years taking the wrong turn. 😜. Here's the thing.... My default reaction was to be mortified and apologise for us taking the wrong direction - I waited for the negative reaction that didn't come. Instead we laughed and Simon was super chilled.
In truth we had missed the turn because we were deep in convo and since then we have done the same thing many times while driving and talking. 😝. Most days lately we have been feeling like we are constantly on the journey past Mistake State School. Having to double back over our tracks and over old ground we thought we had navigated through. Not sure about you all but it seems these latest levels of Donkey Kong Life are not for the feint hearted but there are big life lessons being learnt too. That detour back then definitely added not detracted from our adventure. I know from experience that these current 'life detours' that keep occurring are also moulding us and preparing us for the future, it doesn't mean they are not exhausting and hard at times. As I looked at this photo when it popped up today I laughed out loud at the memories. This is a reminder to continue to make the time fun memories and take the photos and videos it's important!! It's been a wild rollercoaster 3 years but we are still smiling.😊

29/06/2026

What is delayed may not be denied. 🙌

16/06/2026

First movie date in a loooonnnggg time. I've been struggling lately with a few aspects of life and this movie was my antidote. Loved it and wanted more!!! As per usual a cried and cried some more..... Simon did not. 😝. Have you seen it and what did you think???

13/04/2026

We have 8 big laying chickens and 0 are currently laying. So I thought I would prepare for the future world events and attempt to hatch some more layers. 0 out of 6 eggs ended up being fertilised. However I popped in 3 Pekin/Duccle eggs and they hatched. 🐣 🥰. Here is my attempt at bringing some positive life and fluffy moments into your day. 😊. If anyone has any fertilised layer eggs of any variety please let me know. 😎

26/02/2026

As the energy continues to seriously keep messing with me and my body and no doubt you too as it's a bit farked.

I thought I would share what I have been enjoying doing for myself so that it may inspire you to take time for yourself too.

Pottery has become a lifeline and where time just disappears into the void of being in the zone of nothingness.

I have done quite a bit of playing and learning and managed to gift my family some unique one offs for Christmas which I loved doing. ☺️.

I have taken over part of the lounge room and there is now clay in places where there shouldn't be. 😝. Simon gifted me 'Veronica' the pottery wheel for my birthday/christmas/every other significant celebration gift lol as well as his patience and understanding of pottery taking over Earth Cottage! 🤣🤪.

Think he now regrets his gracious gift I think. 😉.

Anyway I keep forgetting to take photos of all my finished glazed pieces that I am super stoked with.
As I was playing with these I was certainly being guided to take photos to share and remind you to take some time to unplug, play & create.

What ever that looks like to you.

My beautiful pottery teacher has just left for an amazing extended overseas adventure, lucky duck. 😊.

So no more finished products until I find a new share kiln or sn**ch up a bargain on marketplace lol. 😜.

Things are discombobulating and exhausting atm you are not imagining it and you are not alone.

Take some time to unplug from the noise and the world and plug back into you. 💜🐢

30/01/2026

So yesterday saw me back in the saddle of being of service to you once again. I had the pleasure of working with two longtime clients for a reset and some direction. It's been awhile since I have been able to offer 1:1 sessions. Man to say I have missed working with you all is an understatement! I've finally come to the realisation that life is going to be messy and for the near future won't be settling down anytime soon. I'm the one that needs to look at and work things differently and more fluidly to still do what makes my soul fulfilled. So if you are a previous client and you've been want your own reset and guidance lately please get in touch and let's see what we can work out together. My non negotiable boundary of my parents being priority remains the same but there is currently room to wiggle so let's do it. 😊

01/01/2026