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“It’s 11.41 pm on Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is a mere 19 minutes away. I really can’t believe Christmas is about to descend upon us. For me, this means another year of elf antics has now..
“It’s 11.41 pm on Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is a mere 19 minutes away. I really can’t believe Christmas is about to descend upon us. For me, this means another year of elf antics has now..
Following a long drive home from the country, this morning I happily woke in the comfort of my own bed. Waking up to the familiarity and coziness of my own bed is one of the..
This year has been characterized by extremes of feeling overwhelmed and underwhelmed. I admit I feel challenged, coming to grips with the notion that my children (who have spent most of the year at home)..
Time stands still for no-one. Time doesn’t care if you’re out of action with a bad back, feeling extreme exhaustion, facing a seemingly endless list of tasks. Many hardworking, well-intended mums and dads around the..
Today it’s confession time! BIG TIME! I’m about to reveal an expensive secret that I have hidden in my home closets. All will be revealed shortly. It’s a world-first. You might consider the announcement as..
With December soon to descend upon us, Elf preparations have become my world. Shortly after deciding to grant permission of entry to our ‘clan of elves’ for Christmas 2020, came a harsh realization: the luxury..
A cloud of questions is circulating in my head. The decision is one that only I can make, and I’m stuck in a deep state of procrastination. Do I welcome the return of that clan..
‘Wait! What? I glanced at the calendar and saw that word. NOVEMBER. Noooo! Let’s pretend it isn’t, so Sam and ‘it’ will go away. It doesn’t feel like THAT time of the year again! Surely..
“You know how you feel when you don’t know how you feel? That’s how I feel.” Unknown This quote reflects how I was feeling when I heard the Premier’s announcement regarding the easing of COVID-19..
At the start of 2020, I had not heard of COVID-19. Any suggestion that the Australian Football League’s (AFL) Grand Final would not be played in Melbourne in September would have been laughed at. Impossible...