Month: November 2012

9 Literary heroines to love

November 17, 2012

They change us.  Befriend us. Show us how to be fierce. Brave. Loyal.  Or conversely  show us the consequences of decisions we’ll never make ourselves. We may be…

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Dear 12, your final grade won’t make or break your life …

November 17, 2012

Photos are deceiving.   That photo of me (and my perm) was taken on my last day of high school in 1989.   And I look deliriously happy. I…

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Confessions of an emotional eater

November 17, 2012

I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Last week, I saw myself at Coles. Well, in the carpark outside to be exact. I was loading groceries into my…

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The 6 things I miss about working in an office

November 17, 2012

The list of things I miss about working in an office is long and varied. 1. There’s the clothing, of course.   I miss buttoning up that gorgeous new…

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Which childhood toy did you desperately want?

November 17, 2012

Santa and I had a falling out when I was about four.  Not that I want to sound bitter. Okay, I’m a bit bitter.  And it was all…

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