Daily Routines by the Manson Podcasting Network

Sarah Stamm is a company of one - Salisbury and Maude is her business run from her farmhouse overlooking the Victorian Alps near Beechworth. Mornings start at the crack of dawn for Sarah Stamm with a kiss goodbye from her hubby. First she talks to her cat, checks messages from her ‘hungry and poor' university aged children. Breakfast is always on the fly. No tea or coffee, just crisp cups of rainwater from the tank. Then onto creative work - be-it sewing, knitting or wreath making. In fact most days are not highly organised, there is much time communicating with her audience online or taking photos for social media. Work finishes when the fur-babies pester her too much for dinner. Easy dinner. Catch the nightly news. More knitting, some wordle and then bed around 9.30-10.00pm. “I sleep soundly and I dream in colour, it's often when I do my best creative work.” Reading: Practising Simplicity by Jodi Wilson (who also has a Substack - hello  Jodi Wilson !) Sarah loves the quote:“When we find perspective and we practice simplicity we learn to see and then embrace the beauty of our ordinary remarkable lives.” 

Georgie Quigley is a publicity agent for her own business Georgie Quigley Public Relations or GQPR. She grew up in Warren, NSW, went to boarding school in Orange and now lives in neutral bay with her new husband Alex! This is what an average day in her life might look like; Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Floss teeth. Run. “Sometimes I just do laps around our local park but if I am looking for a bit more the views from Cremorne Point make the hills worth it.” Then clean desk. Write to-do list. Hard jobs first. Anxiety eased. First coffee of the day is at 10am, always after a bottle of water. Lunch is at the desk. Inbox ends the day at zero. Reformer Pilates x2 per week. She loves to cook of an evening, especially now that some of her friends have moved away from Sydney. Then it's a cup of tea and a series on the couch and the day ends (too late) with Wordle completed just before midnight.  The best place to find Georgie is probably via her email - seeing as she is an admirable inbox zero gal otherwise she's @georgiequigley_pr on Instagram.  I've worked with Georgie a little bit for the Women Behind Wool podcast and film series I produced with my good friend Penny Ashby who's the woman behind wool fashion label Lady Kate. Georgie worked up publicity for the project on Sunrise - with a huge feature shot on Penny's farm, ABC News 24 and in Australian Woman's Weekly.

Rosie Henderson lives in the world's most beautiful place, Esperance in Western Australia. Seriously my favourite place in the whole of Australia. She primarily a photographer, but is also a filmographer and creative producer. As you will hear she's a bit of a chiller - one that has a way of getting through things! You can find her at byrosiehenderson.com or on Instagram under the same name byrosiehenderson

This week's guest is Bec Fing who lives on the outskirts of Goondiwindiin Queensland. She runs a consulting business House Paddock Consulting, a homewares design label, Bec Fing Designs, a lifestyle shop in town - Meld Lifestyle - a juniors accessories label, Grey Bird and also does contract auditing in the cotton industry. There's a bit going on with Bec - but she capably handles it all - and don't worry this is not a preachy interview. Bec's delivery and approach to all these projects is very down-to-earth. I think you'll learn a lot from her.

In this episode, Sophie leads us through an ideal Sunday - and believe me there is nothing to be scared of - she laments ‘not really having a routine' but then realises it's full of nothinness, simplicity and just doing what she loves. Sophie's first book; Sundays, A Cookbook, is our kind of ode to Sundays. You can purchase it here now. (Good chrissy pressie ladies!) Sophie likes; Sleeping in. 10am at least. Walk. Not a big one. Couch. Scrolling. Bit-o-cooking. Maybe a roast in the oven. Maybe a late lunch with good friends. Only the one's with a relaxing vibe. Maybe some rain. More couch. More scrolling. Big bowl of Pasta for dinner. Showered in Parmesan.

Holy moley - talk about organised, and talk about getting results. Bridget Johns - the pin-up girl for a good routine! You can find Bridget at besimplyfree.com.au or on Instagram @be.simplyfree, She's also on Facebook under the same name. Bridget Johns has certainly given me the inspiration to teach my children to take more responsibility for getting themselves ready for school and cleaning up etc. She's really got it sorted on that front! And how good is her list of podcasts to listen to each morning. You can listen to a longer chat with Bridget about how she came to be where she is and what she does on the Manson Podcasting Network's flagship podcast, Company.

I had the pleasure of meeting Ryan at the Mumbrella Publish Awards in Sydney and found his hilarious musings about Wordle - and the fact that his days, and the time he gets out of bed are dictated by it - simply hilarious. He is a funny guy. Ryan is an editor with Galah magazine. The team took out the Best Publisher on that night, beating Australian stalwarts Women's Weekly, InStyle and others. He complies a brilliant Monday-morning newsletter, Galah Weekly which is free. I love it, you should all sign up too at galahpress.com - to add - there is another personal newsletter from Ryan, Out of Office on Substack. ryanbutta.substack.com His book The Ballad of Abdul Wade from all good bookstores or here at Booktopia.

Victoria started Irving and Powell in 2014 when she noted a gap in the market for good quality basic clothing. You can peruse her gorgeous clothing at irvingandpowell.com or @irvingandpowell on Instagram. I love that while she appreciates and uses multiple online technology tools, Vic loves nothing more that a good old paper and pen to-do list. She's a great example of mixing the many tools and support mechanisms to enable her to achieve her dreams ie no guilt about after school care.

This is an excerpt from an interview I did with Liz on out flagship podcast Company in early 2022. Liz's latest book ‘The women who changed country Australia; Celebrating 100 years of the Country Women's Association of New South Wales' is available now. You can find our more about Liz and her countless books online at lizharfull.com. She also has a podcast called Country Women's Wisdom.

This is an extract from an interview Skye Manson did with Emma on the Manson Podcasting Network's flagship podcast Company late in 2021. You can find Emma online at impactmeat.com or @impactmeat on Instagram. Or you can just listen to the Company podcast to find out all about her life's story! Listen Here. Become a paid subscriber to our newsletter Company on Sundays for early access to Daily Routines on Sunday – so at the beginning of your week, when you are fresh and the edge has not yet been lost!  

Jess is the editor of Bush Journal a quarterly journal that explores the soul of rural Australia. If you want my two bob's worth on The Bush Journal, it's a new era of newspaper publications in the Bush. Based around beautiful images. Contemporary layout. Nuanced stories and words. And the perfect show-off statement to tactically place in the coffee or bedside table. A yearly subscription is $40 for 4 editions. Amazingly good value. This year I've gifted a subscription to all my buddies in the city and they love it! Bush Journal has been a valuable supporter of The Manson Podcasting Network and we appreciate all the beauty, hard work and innovative commentary its putting out into the world. You can find Jess' stunning publication at @bushjournal on Instagram or its website is bushjournal.com.au

This is an insight into 'a really good morning' through the eyes of Katie Dalebout a writer, podcaster and deep thinker who loves to travel to Australia but lives in California USA. Find more from Katie at katiedalebout.com. Sign up to her newsletter and podcast (which delves into daily routines too) at letitouttt.com which you can also find under the same name on Instagram. I love Katie's work and have been following her for some time. This daily routine it's such a beautiful insight into one's morning – on a good day – Katie most certainly has bad days – but we chose to highlight this one cause it was a goodie! I ended up chatting to Katie for ages after this – if you are a paid subscriber to the Company On Sunday newsletter – you can hear the full interview there.

This episode gives you seriously practical advice on the myth of routines, and it's a breath of fresh air. I say; 'Bravo' Carmen on giving us some vocab and practical thinking around the up's and down's in our days. Micro-rituals and Sock Drawers included. Carmen's website is agrifocused.com.au, go there and sign up to her newsletter, which seems to deliver sage advice just when I need it most. Carmen also hangs out on facebook @agrifocused Here is the link to the Nora Roberts article Carmen encourages us to read. https://www.mamamia.com.au/nora-roberts-glass-ball/ For early access to new Daily Routines episodes become a paid subscriber to our weekly newsletter, Company on Sunday.

Sally Branson has had a long and distinguished career in politics, crisis communications, regional community development, leadership and mentorship. She's very impressive woman and I'm so glad our paths have crossed. Tune in today and learn about how Sally's 'growth season' impacts how she structures and plans her not days, but weeks. This episode is a bit longer, but it jam-packed full of insights and recommendations on ways to make your days a bit smoother. You can find Sally Branson's creative pursuits at @thesuiteset or for her crisis management services sallybransonconsulting.com To receive exclusive early dispatches of Daily Routines become a paid subscriber to our Sunday newsletter at companyonsunday.substack.com It's a total bargain $49/year of $4.99 a month. There'll be a link to access the newsletter signup in the shownotes as well – you can also find it via @mansonpodcasting on Instagram and mansonpodcasting.com

North, South, East and West. Regional online retail powerhouse Jane Cay, founder and CEO Birdsnest is here to talk us through her morning walking mediation for this latest episode of Daily Routines. There's also talk about habit stacking, removing rubbish from the car, audible stories on the way to work, public speaking and being home in time for dinner. Jane is a truly under celebrated trailblazer for rural Australia. BirdsNest employs over 200 locals in its retail shop in Cooma, most of them are women and the business has been awarded for its innovative approach to staff management many times over. Jane recorded this segment for a very special live recording of Company at The Collective Grenfell earlier this year. You can find BirdsNest at birdsnext.com.au or @birdsnestonline If you're loving this podcast please feel free to rate and review it if you're listening via Apple Podcasts. If you're loving it so much that you can wait until next Tuesday - you can become a paid subscriber to our newsletter, Company on Sunday, for early dispatches released on Sunday morning.

Julia Roche is an artist living with her husband and three children on the family farm in southern New South Wales. On her own admission she's not good in the mornings and is always late but its the evenings that are her focus time, painting in her repurposed 1910 woolshed studio on her farm sometimes into the early hours of the morning. Julia is represented by Otomys. Her works are generally large scale interpretive landscape paintings using oil and mixed media on canvas or cotton rag. You can find her at juliaroche.com.au or @_julia_roche on Instagram. She has a solo exhibition coming up with Otomys in Melbourne on the 4th November and has recently completed a two week residency at Geelong Grammar School working within the Art Department and with students.

Annabelle Hickson is the editor-in-chief of Galah Magazine. At large her daily routines oscillate between her 'Stormy-sea-workaholic Mode' and 'Calm-sea-lazy Mode'. Come on a mini journey with Annabelle as considers and reflects on her approach to daily life, concluding that maybe a new approach might be just the balm. You can find Annabelle and all that is happening with Galah @galah.press on Instagram or @annabellehickson Subscribe to Galah Magazine, now produced two times a year via the website galahpress.com . They also have a couple of really great newsletters which you can sign up for here.

This is the women who inspired me to totally overhaul my own morning routine - Katrina Myers mantra is, 'you've got to do the hard work'. On paper, Katrina's approach can seem a bit woo-woo but I promise you she is as down to earth as they come. I interviewed Katrina at a time when I was really resenting my daily routine and for some reason her approach to getting up and out of bed in the morning really spoke to me. Katrina is totally an early morning gal; she meditates, writes and exercises all before her kids wake up.

Rachel has worked with ABC News in Australia for 15 years, as a News Business Reporter and Host of Close of Business, (Friday 930pm AEST) her daily routine is governed by deadlines, made a tiny bit more difficult by the fact that she lives in Perth most of the time. Rachel is actually friend of mine, one of those friends that you never see but you still feel some attachment to, through lived experiences I think. We met each other in about 2006 when we were both young, ambitious journalists with the ABC in Bunbury in Western Australia – me the rural reporter, she the news journo. We were quiet competitive with each other, always trying to be the first to get a record on breaking and exclusive news stories – we followed the same paths, and ended up in the ABC in Perth together for a while – she as the radio next anchor which was a big deal and me as the Country Hour presenter. You can find Rachel: @RachelPupazzoni on Twitter and here on LinkedIn.

While folding the washing at her second home in Hobart, Tasmania, Meg Bignell runs us through her daily routine of hating the alarm clock, multi-tasking while walking and then she speaks about her myriad of jobs before her children crash through the front door at 3.30pm - it's a wonder she doesn't have 24/7 overwhelm but somehow she manages!

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