When your children are little, life revolves around them! Their activities, their school, their sport, their friends, their lives. Nobody tells you that one day, when you least expect it, they will grow up, and their life becomes theirs. Sure! Sure! We all know that they will eventually grow up, but it comes around so […]
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Wow! What a roller coaster the past two weeks have been. From no flights one minute to having to be packed and ready to leave in 24 hours the next. I had almost given up on the fact that we would be able to spend Christmas with the kids, knowing so many other Aussies are
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Staying in Singapore for Christmas Pretty lucky is an understatement when you find yourself doing more than just surviving in your host country. There are no real language barriers, transport is efficient, and the country is not only beautiful but also clean and safe. You make great friends that you know will be around for
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To my daughter on her 20th birthday – So here we are at the next stage of your life, hitting the next milestone and arriving at your 20s. Who knew that you would grow up so fast and that I would not have time to savour every stage of your life! I remember your arrival
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As usual, I was in two minds writing this journal entry today as I am writing it straight from the heart, which shines a light on my vulnerability as a mother.  Secondly, my son is now at that age where he backs away from unwanted attention. But I feel that I need to document this Perthes
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It is very easy to fall into the trap that technology can bring, I know because the past couple of weeks, I have been dragged into a world of mindless tv and endless scrolls of social media. So here we are in the age of digital dementia, and for most of us, we don’t even
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A lot can happen in a week, even in self-isolation! I have to admit I have spent my week (where I thought I would get a lot done) in fact avoiding anything that looked remotely like work. I wouldn’t say that I have lost my motivation to write because I am here now, aren’t I?
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So here I am in Singapore; arrived a couple of days ago with my trailing spouse status being so prevalent. I have imagined this day for six months, can you believe it? I still can’t believe that my plane trip to Sydney all that time ago would be my last for a while. Who would have thought that
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Family is everything The past few months have been so many things for so many people! It has been rewarding, it has been frustrating, it has been depressing, it has been invigorating, and it has been confronting. We are all riding this strange wave right now, and we are all in different stages, which is
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So living apart together (LAT) during 2020 is far from ideal. As we never know when we will truly see each other again in person. Facetime doesn’t cut it when it comes to human interaction. Don’t get me wrong, it is better than if this pandemic had hit ten to twenty years ago. Technology has come
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