A couple of months ago I uttered the fateful words “I’m loving this age” to my girlfriend. I was of course referring to motherhood and specifically toddlerhood. Our then 2 (+3 months) year old boys were in her backyard, bare bums, larking about under the sprinkler. Good times. The quintessential summer activity. My dear friend,…
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A few good men
Another day, another series of media reports of males in society screwing it up. Idiot thugs punching innocent people resulting in the most tragic of outcomes. Silly sportsmen saying inappropriate things all in the name of “just a bit of fun”. Politicians sending tasteless text messages, men hurting their wives, partners and children. At worst,…
Fairy bread and simple pleasures
Who knew that Fairy Bread could inspire my next blog post. A few days ago it was National Fairy Bread day. Don’t ask me how I know this but you can’t argue that I don’t have my priorities in order. I posted this meaningful piece of information on my Facebook page and got a bunch…
How real is your highlight reel?
Every now and then there is a meme that pops up on Facebook that goes along the lines of not comparing yourself to someone else’s Facebook activity because it’s really just our highlight reel. It rings true to me, being the queen of comparisons and all. I know if everything for me is going to custard it seems…
I wish I was a Proudman – Offspring is back
A couple of weeks ago the internet went into a mini meltdown. I’m quite partial to a meltdown or two so I know one when I see one. I saw the news first appear on my Facebook feed and soon after it popped up on Instagram. Text messages followed soon after. It was going viral and…
You have to wait for fate to make its move
“Maybe mistakes are what make our fate… without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn’t fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it’s comforting to know that…