Getting our Ups and Downs in Context

I’ve been experiencing a little rash of minor health issues in the last few months. Looking back on the year, I notice that it’s been pretty full on. You know how they measure stress and reckon that separation and moving house are high on the Stress...
Ballet Shoes & Soccer Boots – Trusting Our Kids

Ballet Shoes & Soccer Boots – Trusting Our Kids

Last week I went shopping with my 16 year old twin daughters to buy new shoes for their respective hobbies: ballet pointe shoes for one daughter and soccer boots for the other. I rather loved that outing because it was such a confirmation of our trust in our kids....

How we relate to sex

Last night Derek and I headed to an event at the Emerging Writer’s Festival. The topic was ‘sex in literature’, which interested us for reasons that I’ll share down the track, however the actual event was titled ‘Dirty Words’ and...

The Rewards of Trust

If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll be aware that Derek, my partner of 22 years, headed off to follow his dreams a few weeks ago. Last week my daughters and I travelled to NSW to visit him, expecting that we would then return to Melbourne and not see...