Yesterday Mia Freedman wrote a post that upset a lot of my twitter friends. Given my twitter friends are a socially aware bunch and given I consider myself a socially aware person too, I headed over to Mamamia expecting to be outraged. But I wasn’t. On a rational level I agreed with everything Mia said. I didn’t feel Delta Goodrem was being racist in tweeting a photo of four guys … [Read more...]
One of the things I love most about writing on the internet is the speed at which you get feedback about what you've written. I always find it interesting to see which parts of an article people really zero in on. And more often than not, the thing zeroed in on is not the point I am trying to make. Rather, it is a single thought or concept, among many, I've expressed on the way to making said … [Read more...]
Whenever I see a post online from someone whose inbox contains 3500 unread emails a little piece inside of me dies. And then when I see a well-meaning person respond with just delete them all, if it’s important that person will email back I am fairly certain a unicorn dies. No. Please don’t delete them all. There might be something really important in there. Once in a lifetime … [Read more...]
“What a big 3 months you guys have had. Bought a block, sold your house, had a baby and moved house. Are you still married?” I had to laugh at this text our real estate agent sent me yesterday. Because yes, it has been a rather crazy three months and yes, Ant and I did have our moments during the whole ‘moving house’ caper last week. Urgh. Moving house. I can see why it is right near … [Read more...]
It’s probably a bit un-PC to admit this, but the way I look is important to me. I need to be a very certain weight/size to look in the mirror and be happy with what I see. (Feel free to roll your eyes here and talk about how sad it is that I feel the need to conform to societal norms, but honestly, I don’t care. Being happy with what I see in the mirror makes me feel good and quite frankly, … [Read more...]
So it’s been a while since I have done a book post … and in that time I have been busily devouring books at my usual compulsive rate. While I enjoy pretty much every book I read (because if I am not enjoying it, then I stop reading it) there have been a few stand outs in recent months that I feel I just have to share with you. Let's go ... Hugh Howey – Wool and Shift Now I am … [Read more...]
On Tuesday I woke up to the dreadful news that two bombs had gone off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. I flicked on ABC News 24 and immediately following their report on Boston was a report about a bombing in Baghdad. Two dead (at the time) in Boston, 10 dead in Baghdad. Immediately I felt shame at the contrast between my reactions to the two different bombings. And I felt shame when … [Read more...]
Yesterday when I woke to the news of the bombing at the Boston Marathon I was - like most - shocked to my core. And also chilled to the bone. I have run three marathons myself and at each of those finish lines I have had loved ones standing there in the crush waiting for me. I don't have the words to summarise all the emotions running through my head in the wake of yesterday, but my lovely … [Read more...]
Last night I was pretty excited to sit down and watch the first ever all-female panel on Q&A. Why wouldn’t I be? It was a rare opportunity to listen to five smart and articulate women share their thoughts on topics that (quite naturally – it being an all-female panel and all) had a feminist slant. I really enjoyed the show. It was nice not to have people speaking over the top of … [Read more...]
The very first time she saw those two lines she cried. She didn’t know why she was crying – they’d been trying to achieve that very outcome for the last seven months after all. But hey, chicks are a bit strange sometimes. What followed was what you would call a ‘textbook pregnancy’. No over-the-top morning sickness, no funny business of any description – just 40 weeks of completely … [Read more...]
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