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Boundaries and Consent.
The irony of the timing of today’s post is not lost on me. After a rash of ‘mummy blogger’ type posts, I bring you a few of my thoughts and reactions to this opinion piece from the New York Times written by another self labelled ‘mummy blogger’ on why she’s decided to stop writing about her…
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A Day at Taronga Zoo.
There are those days where the only way to walk to preschool is to do so in the company of your new monkey called Purple. Your mum might have wanted you to call him Prince but to you, he’s Purple and you love him so much you wear him like an infinity scarf to bed…
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Life This Week: The Night Noodle Markets 2016.
It’s ‘Life This Week’ time again and Denyse’s prompt this week is ‘Anniversaries‘. You would be correct in questioning what The Night Noodle Markets have to do with anniversaries. Denyse, I’m being creative with this week’s prompt. Is it okay if I write about an annual tradition instead? Thank you, knew you’d understand…. October…
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Lovin’ Life 16/10/2016: Sprint Drills and Karaokes.
I (kinda) love the treadmill at the gym but I’ve hit a patch of treadmill apathy. I also love outdoor running and in an ideal world, I’d be out there every morning doing my thing on the footpaths of my neighbourhood, filling my lungs with huge gulps Sydney’s finest suburban air. I chanced upon this…
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Friday. Door Codes. Elvis.
It’s a dream Friday from where I am. The forecast for this weekend features sun and warmth but no rain or wind which means the beach, the zoo or both are in my future. Preschooler SSG and I have been prepping for the zoo with these wrapping paper scraps that have been repurposed for a…
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Cosmic Waves. A Reader Question. Incandescent Light.
What’s up with these opaque tights requiring mornings, Sydney? Any chance you could get back on track with a bit more of this? Soonish, if possible. Speaking of gently lapping waves, there’s the gentle waves on the water down at your local beach and then there’s cosmic waves from the collision of two black holes…
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Life This Week: Ten Things I Like About Me.
Today’s post has been inspired by Denyse’s ‘Life This Week’ blogger challenge. Today’s topic is ‘Ten Things I Like About Me’. An interesting one for a blogger who writes pretty much exclusively about herself at the best of times. But ‘about’ is worlds apart from ‘like’. ‘About’ can be superficial, it can be self critical,…
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Lovin’ Life 9/10/2016: Hello.
It’s been a weekend of hellos. They’ve come from my heart and were all delivered with the warmest of smiles. I’ve been at an educational workshop these last couple of days and while I really enjoyed the academic program, one of the other highlights has been the chance to catch up with the many…
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I’m Feeling Human Again. Dr Oetker Mug Cakes.
And on Friday, I woke up and rejoined the human race. After days of walking around with my battery level hovering around the ‘please recharge immediately level’ (whatever that may look like on your particular phone), it felt positively glorious to suddenly feel less achy and sorry for myself today. I frocked up, got my…
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Mornings. A Bit of Hair and Beauty.
Sydney, how good was the weather today? I felt the sun on my bare ankles and my bare forearms as I went about my business today. For the first time this spring. It’s an event that never fails to bring a smile to my face. Crippling attack of sinusitis notwithstanding. That’s a story for another…