Month: August 2014
If you’re after a feel-good movie, go see this one …
Once upon a time I went to the movies ALL THE TIME. On a whim! I’d be bored in an afternoon and think “I’m going to pop out…
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That awkward moment when you realise your favourite song is actually about crystal meth.
Three years ago I confessed here on Mamamia about a rather embarrassing episode where I was publicly outed for singing the wrong song lyrics. Do you remember? You…
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Well done, Tara Brown. You nailed it.
Tara Brown, you nailed it. You bloody nailed it. That’s what I wanted to say last night when I watched Tara Brown conduct one of the most…
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Some advice for the family and friends of Ada Nicodemou
I was in the kitchen last night buttering toast for my five-year-old daughter – when my husband gasped from behind his laptop. I looked up. “Ada Nicodemou’s baby…
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I think Offspring just broke up with us.
Be careful what you wish for. Three weeks ago, I somewhat controversially wrote that I hoped tonight’s season finale of Offspring would be the series finale. Why? Because…
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Dear Offspring, it’s time to call it a day. (July 2014)
’m just going to spit it out: I want Offspring to finish. I want this season – season five – to be the last one. In three weeks time, I…
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At 30 I had a very clear definition of success. At 42 I threw that definition in the bin.
I made the two-hour drive south to see my parents last weekend and on my bed, waiting for me, my mum had placed an old cardboard box sealed…
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My life is great. So why is this thought keeping me up at night?
What I’m about to tell you makes me sound ridiculous. But I’m going to tell you anyway because I don’t think I’m alone.And what I’ve learned recently has…
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Today I got on the scales. Things didn’t go well.
Take a seat. I’m about to tell you how much I weigh. But I’ll get to that in a sec. Here’s where I’m at. I haven’t exercised in…
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Does this admission really make me weird?
I’m a freak, apparently. On a road trip on the weekend, I confessed to something that nearly caused my friend to swerve off the road and crash the…
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