The First Time I Cried in a Change Room
I have felt like crying in change rooms quite a few times in my life but only once have I actually broken down and…
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Gender Stereotypes: What If I Had Been Born A Boy
In the age before routine ultra-sounds my mother had a pregnancy so unlike the one she had while carrying my older sister that she…
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Why I Started Colouring In
Recently I started colouring in. Or maybe I should say I re-started colouring in because I coloured a lot as a child. Mum always…
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Choosing What Makes You Happy
When I first upgraded to an iPhone a couple of years ago I was choosing my ringtone and message tone and doing all the…
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Reflections on an ANZAC Day Dawn Service
I’ve never been to a dawn service before. This year Mum asked me if I would go with her to the local one because…
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What Have You Learnt from the Places You Have Lived
I’ve lived in six different places that I can remember. That number might seem high to some and low to others. And even though…
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What Summer in Australia is Really Like
(As Told By Someone Whose Ancestors Should Have Never Left Northern Europe) So we all know that Australia is famous for it’s lovely beaches…
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Tuesday Tips: How to Wash Windows
Today’s Tip: How to wash windows and mirrors (the proper way) I imagine most people have been taught to wash their mirrors, showers and…
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Why Build Inoperative Suburbs?
I live in a suburb of Sydney that was mostly developed in the 1990s. When my parents decided to build their own home here…
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I No Longer Believe In Prince Charming
I was recently doing a bit of cleaning up when I found a note that two of my friends had written to me in…
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