Monthly Archives: June 2012

baby faces

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Sarah

I loved this list from the late, great Nora Ephron. I think I have seen ‘When Harry Met Sally’ 72000 times. It got me thinking what Id put on my list. It got me thinking about the anti-bucket list I … Continue reading →

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Step one, two

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Sarah

The BEST Australian movie ever…a life lived in fear, is a life half lived. When I was 14 I did competitive ballroom dancing. Every Monday night my partner and I would practice in a cold, dusty scout hall shuffling across … Continue reading →

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Finding more to talk about.

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Sarah

Go on, cook one! The man and I went out for dinner last night sans kids…we talked like excitable puppies finishing off conversations we started about six months ago, the incessant ‘excuse me’s’ meant we never got around to finishing … Continue reading →

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Mutterings

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sarah

Im slowly finishing a very long article on the stigma of asking for help. I’ve spoken to 4 amazing women who all share the ways they’ve made meaning from the things that happen in their lives. How, taking someone at … Continue reading →

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Skipping, with a rope.

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Sarah

Facebook feeds can be full of life lessons. Todays favourite is noted above. In my pursuit to make everything right for my kids I over-think, over-commit and over-exhaust myself. Dancing four classes a week, tick. Swimming before school, why not? … Continue reading →

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I type it loud.

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Sarah

When I worked in London just after the millennium bug didn’t hit, I worked in a time-warp. There was only one computer to share between 4 people. We would fight each other for who got a chance to tap out … Continue reading →

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Riding in cars with…kids.

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Sarah

Image from here When trauma and loss happen most of us know what to do. We know who to call, where to seek help and what we can (kind of) expect about the ways to cope. I guess we’re the … Continue reading →

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The day I had coffee with Mia Freedman…not

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Sarah

Image from here Remember when you were a kid and you could disapear into your mind pretending you were someone that you weren’t? I remember reaching into my wardrobe and running my hand along the back of it. Sad to … Continue reading →

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Smorgasbord parenting.

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Sarah

Every day I scan the news for stories that interest me. It depends on my mood as to what prompts me to click. This morning there was news (and I use the word news in the loosest sense of the … Continue reading →

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Lifelit?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Sarah

Image from here We seem to like to classify things into neat buckets. There are a gazillion sites and Facebook pages for decluttering and reordering, we spend so much time reorganising our stuff rather than reorganising our selves. Books breathe … Continue reading →

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