Travel stories from a mum looking for holidays filled with bonding not baby sitting.
One day you are looking at your gorgeous brand-new baby. Feeding them, bathing them and trying to hard to guess what they are thinking and feeling because they can’t articulate it themselves. Learning which cry means they are hungry and which cry means they are tired. When you are sleep deprived and haven’t showered for... Continue Reading →
My grandfather and I were very close but he died when I was 8. I often wonder how our relationship would have changed over the years and what he would have to say about certain topic. Although he was born in the 1920’s, mum always told me he was conservative in some ways but open-minded. Several... Continue Reading →
The stress that forms in your brain when it comes time to plan a child’s birthday party is monumental. Who gets invited, where do you have it, do you have a theme, how much food do I need; it’s exhausting. The first big party I had for the kid, I was awake till 4am cleaning... Continue Reading →
Prologue: This is a departure from what i would normally write, but i realised recently that holding onto darkness can stop you from being what you should become, but bringing things into the light can only make things better even if it hurts. For my friend Dean, my time with you changed me and your... Continue Reading →
In a social media feed full of selfies and photos of peoples’ food the 16th of May, 2019 was different. As the news filtered through of the passing of Bob Hawke, my news feed was filled with photos and stories of a great man. A man who changed things in this country for the better. One of my earliest memories... Continue Reading →
Somethings you know you will be good at. For example, I’m really good at my job. Before I even knew what a publicist was, I knew I loved to write. My best friend had moved away from our home town when she finished high school and in the days before Skype and social media, the... Continue Reading →
There is a moment, when the door shuts to the outside world. The room is lit only by the flicker of candles on the table, the applause from the introduction quiets and an artist takes the stage. Even if you have listened to their music before, hearing someone live for the first time leaves an... Continue Reading →
I was 11 in my first year of high school. Even at that age I was, at best, an agnostic, but yet my favourite teacher was one of the Christian Brothers. It didn’t hurt his cool factor, that his biological brother was the vet on A Country Practice. He had asked that we present our... Continue Reading →
One of my earliest memories is of making signs with my mum when we attended a “No Nukes” rally. I still have a badge somewhere from that day that says “I trusted my government and now I glow in the dark”. It was the 70’s, what can say. Though she was a bit of a... Continue Reading →
I had a very odd interaction the other day. I ran into and acquaintance, who I hadn’t seen in ages and we hugged and exchanged pleasantries. She then asked me for a favour, a contact that she knew I would have and I said “of course. I’ll flick it to you on Facebook”. She sighed... Continue Reading →
On tour with the kid 