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the downhill slide.
In 7 days time I turn 35. I feel old. Most days I feel like the 4 year old in the picture. I was talking to my husband about an article in the paper about how sleep is the new frontier. I admitted to...
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I am Julia Roberts…
In that movie Stepmom – except for the whole Susan Sarandon dying thing. Ive been in a bit of a funk this week, all these thoughts swirling around my head about turning half way to 70. Yes, I have the...
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Smorgasbord parenting.
Every day I scan the news for stories that interest me. It depends on my mood as to what prompts me to click. This morning there was news (and I use the word news in the loosest sense of the word)...
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Mutterings
Im slowly finishing a very long article on the stigma of asking for help. I’ve spoken to 4 amazing women who all share the ways they’ve made meaning from the things that happen in their lives. How,...
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baby faces
I loved this list from the late, great Nora Ephron. I think I have seen ‘When Harry Met Sally’ 72000 times. It got me thinking what Id put on my list. It got me thinking about the anti-bucket list I...
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Frankie says…Choose Life (a guest post)
Lisa from Giving Back Girl responded to my plea that I was lost for words. Writing for uni and freelancing with tight deadlines can do that to a person. Im word spent. Here she is talking about her...
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Between caring and career – a TSIB interview
Im a pretty busy person, like most of us are. In the beginning I used to read as many blogs as I could find, understanding the art in exploring the mundane or exploring the power of sharing the...
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What the world expects
It wasn’t until my 29th year that I realised I was here to do two things. To share what I knew about loss (from the people who spoke to me) and to be a mum. I had a boss that used to tell me that she...
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Conversation starters
Sometimes when you have a blog you don’t understand what will resonate with some people. Its a bit of too and fro, a bit of testing the waters to see if the waves will wash over your feet. Ive been...
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The opinionater
I found myself yelling at the tele like I tend to do on Monday nights when Q&A pops on. I was angry last night about the focus of the all women panel. I was waiting for thoughts on child support...
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Filtered messages
One of the ways I get attention when Im pitching stories to editors is to link an idea to something thats time specific. A community event, an anniversary, a day set aside for some reason or another....
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Dressed for success – a TSIB interview
Back in the early noughties I returned home from overseas. I worked hard in a job as a shift worker offering counselling to women surviving domestic violence. We often worked alone at night and those...
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the writing instinct – a TSIB interview
I hang out in a few little online gatherings. Places where people share tips and tricks about navigating the fabulous world of freelancing and cheer with you with the wins and send sad face emoticons...
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Ol’ faithful
I owned a pair of thongs, shoes, when I was 8. They had a sole that felt like sponge, soft and welcoming on my little wide feet that were growing at a rapid rate. I wore them everywhere that summer...
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What a beautiful surprise
I was at my daughter’s parent teacher interview this morning. My lovely husband at my side. Small scribbled notes on the teachers paper in front of him and an excel spreadsheet up on the board telling...
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The lounge room sanctuary – a guest post about loss.
Stories fill in the gaps. The spaces where the world presents complexity and a quest for clarity all at the same time. I’m reading Michaela McGuire’s ‘A story of Grief’ its a short snapshot of thoughts...
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Coming home
I have about 5 shows a week that I make an effort to watch. Most weeks I forget, so in the comfort of my bed – late on a Saturday night with my Ipad propped up on a pillow – I try to catch up. A cup of...
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Stronger than I ever imagined – a #tsibmum interview
You’d be mistaken by thinking that Mothers Day is a media free-for-all to write about the way we should or shouldn’t acknowledge the day. I’ve only been a mum for the last 8 years – not really a...
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Yearning for Mrs Doubtfire – a #tsibmum interview
Thanks so much to the hundreds of people that popped in yesterday to read Michelle’s journey as a mum. It always warms my heart when people take the time to read really read the stories we have to...
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Weddings, parties, anything – a #tsibmum post
I think I should write an e-book on blog traffic. Over the last 48 hours sharing this post, this post and this piece I wrote for Essential Kids Ive had almost 1000 people come to read ideas of being a...
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