It is hard to express what I am feeling right now. I have mixed emotions, to be honest. On the one hand, I am excited because my baby is now coming to the end of his own chapter with his final year of school. While on the other hand, unlike his siblings, I am deeply saddened […]
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If you are supposed to move across the border or move abroad for your work or career, your minor children will naturally go with you. Life as an expat can be pretty interesting, but your teenage child might beg to differ. Adolescence is a difficult phase of life, and major developments like leaving your current
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It has been quite some time since I have written privately about my life. The past year has been somewhat of a blur, to be honest. Why? Because there isn’t much to tell, really! Lockdown, restrictions, being apart from family, it’s all rather boring and apart from reading and watching what the world is like
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As I wake up early on this particular day, my heart is bursting with pride. My gorgeous daughter is now 21! You make me proud in many ways, and I love watching you grow into the beautiful, strong young lady you have become. I say it every year, but I can not believe my baby
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Wow, what a week! This week has been busy, from freedom day and an anniversary spent alone to organising a 21st birthday gathering with restrictions. So how will you remember your first week out of lockdown? Sydney Australia has finally come out of lockdown for those who have no idea what I am talking about!
What Freedom Day means to Sydneysiders right now. Read More »
I think we have all been on some journey over the past couple of years. It is something about isolation that changes our way of thinking (not always positively); however, for some, can it change us for the better? My newfound journey of self-discovery has gone down the path of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM),
Is Complementary and alternative therapies, the new way of thinking? Read More »
I have been AWOL of late; some may say I kind of lost my motivation to write, which seems a little strange because I have more time than ever while the entire state of New South Wales is in lockdown. But, on the other hand, it is not like I am busy doing “anything”. Perhaps
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I am unsure how others feel in Sydney, but this lockdown has me feeling blah! In other words, very different this time around. Usually (even in restrictions), I can find the positives in life, being able to be grateful for what life has to offer in any situation. The hardest part about this is I should love my time
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We live in a distracted world where we are bombarded with information and advertisements throughout our days. We see people in the streets, on the bus, in queues, all looking at their devices. There is no doubt that this connectivity has advantages, but what is the cost to our personal relationships? To our sense of
Unplugged: How to disconnect from technology and reconnect with each other. Read More »
So I am finally vaccinated; I was pretty nervous but so excited. Somewhat unusual for someone who has a great fear of needles to have been so happy to get the jab. I am not an anti-vaxxer by any means, but I am not one to choose a needle (ever). I was the type of
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