Justine Crowley
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Freelance UX Designer Consultant / Freelance Content Creator
Author of 12 Non-Fiction eBooks - Smashwords as the distributor
Author of Kids Coloring Print Books on Amazon
Lives in Sydney, Australia. Loves life.
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An Ideal Property Settlement Playlist
Change is a powerful thing, and that power is real and true when settlement day is here, whether you are the buyer or a seller in a real estate transaction. When yours truly purchased her very first property back in 2006; there was a 42 day wait from when the contracts were exchanged. The same was true when yours truly recently sold the same property; however that 42 days became 30 days. It does not matter, celebrations are still in order.
By Justine Crowley3 years ago in Beat
I Recently Sold a Home, and I Cried on Settlement Day. . Top Story - October 2022.
This article is also equally as relevant to renters, of who need to move on from such a rental home for whatever reason. Reasons for leaving a home are not necessarily due to terrible experiences happening in your life. They also have nothing to do with having a shortfall of cash. Positive experiences are also causes of needing to move from living and/or owning any form of home (investment or otherwise), where ample memories that are unique to you have been created.
By Justine Crowley3 years ago in Lifehack
A Queen of Service & Strength: Queen Elizabeth II
Such a shock to the system, to wake up and hear of the passing of The Monarch Queen Elizabeth II on the 09/09/22. The Queen has sworn in 15 UK Prime Ministers, and has seen Brexit, as well as countless wars, in addition to a once in a 100 year virus. Stating that this woman is extraordinary, and has lived a jam packed existence is an understatement.
By Justine Crowley3 years ago in Humans
A Breakup Music Playlist of Survival, Strength and Recovery.
Break ups hurt...especially if you wind up on the receiving end. Whoever in the relationship was guilty as charged for either calling the relationship off, or causing that outcome to happen would also feel that their heart and/or psyche would be smashed to pieces. At the best of times, being in love, as well as breaking up with someone (the longer, the more painful such events are) is suddenly like finding millions of little pieces of jigsaw puzzles scattered across the floor, and you are a contestant in Big Brother's panic room scrambling to pick up the pieces and rebuild; yet the clock is not on your side.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Beat
You Can Beat Inflation. Top Story - June 2022.
Go to any supermarket, and it may feel like doom and gloom. You can grow your own food if you feel inclined to, yet if you play your cards right, you will be able to buy what you need. Throw in rising interest rates, as well as expensive power bills, and it can feel like a recipe for disaster. Know that inflation is currently out of your control, although on the flip side, your reaction to this once in every decade (or sometimes two decades) economic event is something that you can control.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Lifehack
What The Confessions Of A Shopaholic Movie Teaches Us About Money And Life
Whether it is ironic, or an appropriate wake up call; money is more important than ever, even though our hard earned cash is becoming more and more worthless. On the flip side, Rebecca Bloomwood's clothes were not in the end. Let's face it, we all have addictive tendencies, even though calling such as a vice is a more softer approach. And then again, not when you have debt collectors (who actually stalk you, and you would not want them to fall in love with you when all is said and done) chasing you for $9K of (bad) consumer debt, of which Rebecca Bloomwood (played by Isla Fisher) was experiencing first hand in the Confessions of a Shopaholic movie, directed by PJ Hogan. If only Rebecca could print some more Prada? Forget it. At best that is illegal, and no conspiracies here.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Geeks
Keys, Phone and Wallet: Are These The Basics of Getting Your S#@t Together?
The book of the same name (Getting Your S**t Together) by Sarah Knight is all about having these basics in tact, when it comes to actually being acutely aware that for the first time in your life, you are either well organised, or on the contrary an epic fail. With ebbs, flows, distractions, and life's unpredictable moments; even the creators of kaizen can fall into the trap of not completely having their ducks in a row on that embarrassingly odd occasion.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Motivation
Why SaaS Startups Fail: And How Can This Be Avoided?
Respecting the odds in business is a respectable thing, yet it is fairly common (according to statistics bureaus around the world) that 90% of SaaS (software as a service) startups are set to fail. If you plan on setting up a SaaS business in providing a valuable service, whether through an app or a paid subscription desktop style model; you need to understand that with any business or startup, it takes around ten years to build a solid base. Just because one SaaS startup moved to scale up stage and beyond; it does not mean that any sister ventures will, or completely new ventures for that matter. In saying this, you can lean the odds in your favour, and this is where your software based product (app or otherwise) needs to solve a pressing need in the marketplace. In other words, a "problem" for its users. Otherwise, what is the point?
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Lifehack
Have Something To Look Forward To
The magnitude of our happiness and life satisfaction increases rapidly when us human beings engage in at least one activity that we are looking forward to the most, no matter how simple. When restrictions happen (some event that limits your movement or mobility in some way, shape or form); it is only natural to take life and our choices for granted. To help you out, one part of this article is all about sharing some important pieces of learned wisdom on this concept (kind of like giving you the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle) while the other part gives you a set of keys into what I am personally doing right now in order to have something (actually things) to look forward to, to help you get onto this path, and to keep depression (trust me, it can sneak up on you like a tick) at bay. And to recover from a setback or two. Even from a new life event. (Yep...Covid, depression, long Covid, a new job, and a new lover have all recently entered my world, combined with losing a freelance client all at once. Oh, and giving my tenant notice to leave my investment property soon to be own house. Time to get back on the happy horse.) That is a fair exchange. I am giving you some fish, as well as teaching you how to also fish for yourself.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Motivation
Sleeping Is Not Overrated
You can thank me later if you wish. In the spirit of setting realistic new years resolutions, goals and/or systems (depending on how you flow) around (finally, or consistently) getting a great nights sleep; this article is born out of that need, and on what you can do to help you get a great nights sleep. Sleeping well at night has to be a priority, yet there are activities (resolutions) that we need to do in order to be much kinder to ourselves in the process.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Motivation
A City Barn Owl Is Rescued
This is a rare bird, in so many ways, making news headlines for getting stuck near some barbed wire at a popular apartment building in the CBD. Amid the planes flying in the sky, and office workers briskly walking to work, with laptop bags thrusting around their tight and tense shoulders, with a cup of joe in their spare hand, and maybe a mobile phone in another; it feels like they are ignoring the birth of something special, yet this bird needs to be rescued right now.
By Justine Crowley4 years ago in Fiction
