Thanks to Facebook, I know what sort of pizza I am, what my mental age is according to the sundae I put together, and which Disney Prince I am meant to marry. But I do know myself, all the light and darkness of my fears and hopes. While talking to a friend yesterday about self-awareness, …
Say no to things you don’t have or want to do by using the word “don’t”. E.g. “I don’t go for after works drinks because I like to get home as soon as I can my kids.” If more than one person says the same thing about you, then it’s true. Good and bad. Listen …
There is a sense of ritual to readying your house for a spell of hot Australian weather. As the temperature gauge heads towards 35°, I start early on the task of keeping the cool in, and the heat away. Blinds are drawn as soon as I wake, and the air conditioner is turned on to …
Do you read less now than you used to as a child? Do you find that when you do read, the books are less complex now? Do you fill your spare moments with surfing the net, checking Facebook, doing quizzes on which dessert/Disney villain, type of recreational drug you are? Do you waste time sitting …
The US election was disappointing to many and there is nothing else I can add to the yelling on social media right now. The only thing I feel is that women will become louder and more determined than ever and this is a good thing. Right now I’m back to working three jobs and I’m …
Trigger warning: Suicide. No not read further if you’re feeling fragile today. Sending you love and light. xoxox *** I tend to stay away from musical theatre, because I studied it at WAAPA and it made me hate what I once loved. My daughter, however, loves musical theatre. She is a true theatre dork, who …
Has anyone out there with depression noticed it gets worse when you’re sick? This week I had gastro, which is no big deal, except by Wednesday night I was ready to end my days. I should have seen the illness coming. My anxiety was worsening in the days before, my tolerance low, paranoia higher, and …
In the quiet of our house, while everyone else was sleeping, I sat with my son’s friend in our pj’s, where we talked about life, and death and pain and forgiveness, and how to let go of pain without hurting yourself and why some people can’t say they’re sorry when they’ve done terrible things. I …
Yesterday Jennifer Aniston released an intelligent op-ed on why she is sick of people asking if, when and why isn’t she yet pregnant. The conjecture around the state of her eggs and if she plans to fertilise them is really none of our business, yet we are made to care, because it’s constantly in the …
