May 17, 2018 | Thinking About Life
I’m not very good at sport. I think I might have a legitimate excuse though. When I was a kid, when I got tired, my left eye would droop. I couldn’t keep it open no matter how hard I tried. No one seemed to think it was weird. Or maybe my dad had too much on his plate...
Jan 5, 2018 | Thinking About Life
I was lying in the sun on Port Beach when my dripping wet four-year-old pointed at the sky and asked, “what does that say, Mum?” I sat up and tried to adjust my eyes to the glare of the white sand and the sparkling sea. She was pointing to a small plane with a sign...
Dec 30, 2017 | Thinking About Life
I love Family Feud and I like to think I’m quite good at it. I’m better at Wheel of Fortune though. Even when I was nine years old I could guess all the phrases without any of the letters. One year my neighbour Shelley applied to be on Wheel of Fortune and I was more...
Dec 8, 2017 | Thinking About Life
I’m standing in line at LAX, waiting to catch a flight to Brisbane. Behind me in the line is a pretty young Aussie girl and behind her, an old dude in a cowboy hat. The old dude in the cowboy hat is putting out a, “look at me, look at me” vibe and making a pathetic...
Aug 27, 2017 | Parenting is Haaaaard, Thinking About Life
FLAKEY SCALP I am literally falling apart. As in, I have the worst dandruff of my life. Not very glamorous, I know. I went to the chemist this weekend and told the pharmacist that I needed help. That the flaking is so bad that I am walking around with my own personal...
Jul 30, 2017 | Thinking About Life
I have had a bit of a tough year this year. A few sad and hard things have happened, and I’ve been rejected in a few ways that really hurt. On top of that, I recently found out that my iron and B12 levels have been quite low, so my lack of energy and general mopes...
