Recent writing
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You Don’t Get This Back
ReadI am always first on the line to smack heads when someone tries to give me “advice” on how to parent my child. It’s funny, but the people who pass…
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You can call me a woowoohead and that’s okay
ReadShe: “Mom I’m making a toy at school. It’s a project. I’m making a robot alien” Me: “That’s so cool, babe. What are you going to call it?” She: “424-424”.…
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Just Instinct.
ReadWhen you’re 24, pregnant and everyone calls you highly neurotic about, well, everything, it seems like a really good idea to hang curtains. We’d just moved into the flat I…
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Advice for the new person
ReadSitting at my desk this morning, while herding two crazy dogs and trying to type up an important email, I accidentally upended a very necessary cup of coffee right down…
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The Forest of Curious Creatures
ReadBeneath the luscious canopy of beautiful trees, in the very dark wood. There lived a goblin, who was up to no good. While the greenery gasped and smiled at the…
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Irony
ReadThe irony of me posting this as a blogpost is not lost on me. But watching something this morning has made me think again about something that’s been swarming in…
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Health Checks With A Smile – A Visit to the Discovery Store
ReadLast week, I was invited to check out the newly opened Discovery Store in our neighbourhood. I’m pretty militant about going for my annual check ups and the like, but…
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Living on the edge?
ReadNo, it’s not just an Aerosmith song, although you should probably listen to it now, because it’ll help me get my point across. I read this, this week, and find…
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Bratz Are Back! (and you can win one)
ReadToday’s the start of school holidays for us so, this seemed a fitting way to start them off. We took delivery of Cloe this morning, and she’s spent today doing…
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this is the thing you do not know
Readthis is the thing you do not know. it lives, it sleeps, it plods through the snow. but sometimes life sends us a spark. through characters 140, there comes an…