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Aw, man. When it doesn’t seem there’s a bright side to look on…

February 12, 2020 By Ellen

One tries one’s very best to look on the bright side and unearth the silver lining, however deeply it is buried and however malodourous the thing that is burying it. Lately, however, I encountered a couple of moments for which the opportunity was not immediately obvious. You know? The kind of thing that rocks you […]

Filed Under: boys, review, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, con, creative writing, Herald, in my life, in the world, media, My Life, Newspaper, Penrith, print, School, Something happened in my life, writing, Young Writer

On bad news and good news

February 3, 2020 By Ellen

It’s been a bit of a mixed week for Boy Three – culminating with being fired out of a cannon, cunningly disguised as a cement mixer (the cannon, not the child). He has spent much of the last week twanging with worry about coronavirus. Not surprising really as everywhere he turns, news outlets are giving […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: awards, Boy Three, coronavirus, fear, Journalism, news, PTSD, truth

Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it… yet

January 19, 2020 By Ellen

The overflowing gutter of gratitude still pours over my life, with so much to be thankful for that it’s hard to know where to start this week. I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers… Books. Books are a great thing to be grateful for. My audiobook of the moment is […]

Filed Under: boys, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Blake Crouch, blog, books, Dark Matter, gratitude, in my life, period poverty, Periods

Lettuce take a moment to be grateful

January 13, 2020 By Ellen

I’m still plugging away at the gratitude thing – a list of 10 a day to transform your life, apparently. While transformation is, as yet, not forthcoming, it does feel quite nice to think about the good stuff for a few minutes. Though ten is quite a lot of things to be grateful for when […]

Filed Under: boys, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: blog, gratitude, lettuce, McDonalds, my real life, rain

Be careful what you wish for (the back in the office edition)

December 27, 2019 By Ellen

Yesterday, I was all ‘get me off the sofa, I need some structure in my life’. Today, I went back to the office for a day. For the longest, slowest day in the history of days. How I wished I was back there on the sofa even with the existential angst… Therefore, to avoid another whinge […]

Filed Under: blogging, boys, family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: commute, gratitude, homelessness, office, work

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