Because I've never been one to apply a gloss to what I write or make my life appear like a well-styled, impeccably filtered Instagram feed, I'm gonna fess up to the fact that I may have shed a tear or two this morning. Ok, there was no may about it, this morning whilst washing up …
Category: Life experience
An abundance of energy
I want you to think about someone you know who is an extrovert. How would you describe them? I'm guessing you've probably picked someone who is really outgoing, confident, loud and out there right? Whilst it's true that many (ok, probably most) extroverts are like this, did you know that being an extrovert or an introvert is less …
Letting go
It's Mother's Day this weekend in Australia so there is a pretty likely chance that you're going to see a post or two about this upcoming day featuring in your feed this week. Like most people, I have fabulous childhood memories of making things for my mum and getting her breakfast in bed. But Mother's Day changed forever …
It’s my responsibility to teach my children respect – Lest we forget
This morning we stood in the dark and the rain and the cold to remember those who suffered much worse in order to pave a path of peace for generations to come. With 7 degrees showing on the thermometer and rain falling heavily, it would have been quite easy to roll over, pull up the blanket …
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My go-to place
So many thoughts swirling around the vacant space I call my brain these days. That is, of course, when I'm not putting out spot fires and pushing against deadlines at work! As tends to happen when I have a spark of brilliance or realisation like the one I had yesterday, the little mouse in her wheel …
I am a writer… right?
I think it's becoming blatantly obvious that I've lost my way a little here since I returned to work. I'm pretty sure that the last two weeks worth of posts would attest to that. So in amongst the banality of running a household, sneaking some time with my girls and the endless piles of work that just …
Admit One: Griefworld
Today my hubby had some bad news. The mum of some of his very close childhood friends passed away in her sleep last night. She was still fairly young, in her mid 60's. It was sometime early afternoon that he managed to get a hold of me, in between meetings, to tell me what had …
#tealribbonday #ovariancancer #fuckcancer
This is a community announcement and a blatant use of hashtags in an attempt to do my bit in raising the awareness of Ovarian Cancer. To all of my lady friends, and to those men out there who may happen to know a woman or two, today is National Teal Ribbon Day in Australia, which …
A story of how two little girls came to be
Miss B and Miss A are both little IVF bubbas. As I was writing last night’s post, I realised that I have made mention of our IVF journey a couple of times, but have never given any background. So I thought I’d share our story, partly because I’m very open about our IVF journey and …
3 weeks to go
Today, as I was swapping the number four out for a three on my lightbox, I felt an unfamiliar twinge. I'm still trying to process what it was but I think it was a cross between guilt, sadness and maybe a touch of fear. For a little while, I dismissed it and got back into …
A LIFE LIKE OURS 