Tag Archives: Mums

Filtered messages

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Sarah Wayland

One of the ways I get attention when Im pitching stories to editors is to link an idea to something thats time specific. A community event, an anniversary, a day set aside for some reason or another. It helps to … Continue reading →

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The opinionater

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Sarah

  I found myself yelling at the tele like I tend to do on Monday nights when Q&A pops on. I was angry last night about the focus of the all women panel. I was waiting for thoughts on child … Continue reading →

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Conversation starters

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Sarah

    Sometimes when you have a blog you don’t understand what will resonate with some people. Its a bit of too and fro, a bit of testing the waters to see if the waves will wash over your feet. … Continue reading →

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What the world expects

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Sarah

It wasn’t until my 29th year that I realised I was here to do two things. To share what I knew about loss (from the people who spoke to me) and to be a mum. I had a boss that … Continue reading →

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Between caring and career – a TSIB interview

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Sarah

Im a pretty busy person, like most of us are. In the beginning I used to read as many blogs as I could find, understanding the art in exploring the mundane or exploring the power of sharing the unmentionable. Now … Continue reading →

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Frankie says…Choose Life (a guest post)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Sarah

Lisa from Giving Back Girl responded to my plea that I was lost for words. Writing for uni and freelancing with tight deadlines can do that to a person. Im word spent. Here she is talking about her space in … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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I am Julia Roberts…

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Sarah

In that movie Stepmom – except for the whole Susan Sarandon dying thing. Ive been in a bit of a funk this week, all these thoughts swirling around my head about turning half way to 70. Yes, I have the … Continue reading →

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