Count your blessings
Posted: October 21, 2013 Filed under: Clown Doctors, LOVE | Tags: attitude, beautiful girls, count your blessings, feisty teenagers, gratitude, happy memories, Laughter, Laughter therapy, life is so unfair, Pink fans, RIP princess, thank you, Who Knew by Pink Leave a commentIf your kids are healthy, hug them and hold them tight. You have won the lottery as a parent.
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Sorrow Comes Unsent For
Posted: October 15, 2013 Filed under: LOVE, Parenting, WRITERS, WRITING | Tags: 1 in 3 pregnancies end in miscarriage, babies we'll never know, Irma Gold Editor, Journeys Through Miscarriage, personal stories of loss, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, stories about miscarriage and pregnancy loss, the loss of a child, The Sound of Silence Book, The Sound of Silence book trailer Leave a commentToday is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, time to remember the babies I will never know. I wrote a story about one of them entitled Sorrow Comes Unsent For for an anthology of miscarriage stories called The Sound Of Silence.
This extract is taken from the blog of the book’s editor Irma Gold when the book won the Non Fiction award at the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards:
“An anthology about miscarriage seemed an unlikely winner, but win it did. The judges said:
‘The Sound of Silence was the stand-out winner on every level. This book proved to be compellingly readable, boasted good production design and evidenced careful, respectful editing. Although neither of the judges initially expected to be taken by this volume, both ultimately found it absorbing and uplifting. The writing was of the highest quality and deserves a readership well beyond its niche market. In short: An inspirational book and a clear winner.’
Their assessment recognises so many aspects of the book. For me, editing The Sound of Silence was a privilege. Many of the 22 writers had not previously been published, but they worked with me through the lengthy editing process with such grace and enthusiasm. This award acknowledges their strength and courage in telling stories that will help others affected by miscarriage.”
To buy the book click here:
The Sound of Silence Book
This is the trailer for the book:
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A long pause
Posted: October 10, 2013 Filed under: Birthdays, LOVE, MARRIAGE | Tags: DAVID LEE ROTH, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Famous Marriages in History, famous playwrights, great showmen, HAROLD PINTER, Just A Gigolo, October 10 birthdays, Pinteresque pauses, The show must go on, Theatre Leave a commentLet us stop for a moment as we remember today was the birthday of the playwright Harold Pinter. The fabulous modern showgirl David Lee Roth was also born today.
As I reflect on my single mother status and wonder if I should be married and living in happy couple land, I think of famous marriages in history:
On this day in 1975 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton celebrated wedding No. 2.
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Not a manwhore in sight
Posted: October 3, 2013 Filed under: LOVE | Tags: beau, Boyfriends Day, companion, date, handbag, hands off my boyfriend, he's mine bitch, Not looking for a boyfriend, really important occasions, songs by Tim Finn, suitor, They Wont Let My Girlfriend Talk To Me - Jimmy and The Boys, What kind of boyfriend are you? 2 CommentsApparently today is Boyfriends Day and men are encouraged to behave themselves and treat their girlfriends well. Girls, whether he is Mr Macho or Mr Over Sensitive, treat him good today, treat him fine. In honour of this auspicious celebration, I’m going to ask my imaginary boyfriend to buy me a house, I’ll let you know how I go.
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50 and shifty
Posted: September 9, 2013 Filed under: LOVE, MARRIAGE | Tags: 50th birthday, aging disgracefully, Dusty Springfield, Elvis impersonators, hold him and kiss him and love him, Las Vegas, Marriage, milestones, no regrets, pink haired old ladies, sports cars for the desperate and dateless, Wishin' an' hopin' Leave a commentI dreamed a dream in time gone by…. As my birthday nears I am thinking of what I want to do with the rest of my life. When I turn 50 (in about 20 years) I will dye my hair pink, drive a sports car and be married by an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas. I just have to catch me a husband who will behave himself. I will sing my own song and never, ever eat celery again.
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How to talk to your daughter about her body
Posted: August 17, 2013 Filed under: LOVE, Parenting Leave a commentLove this post by Sarah Koppelkam
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That Old Black Magic
Posted: July 31, 2013 Filed under: Birthdays, LOVE, WRITERS | Tags: Australian authors, Award winning Australian journalists, Frank Sinatra That Old Black Magic, great dads, Jack Pollard O.A.M., July 31 birthdays Leave a commentMy Dad used to scare me to sleep with this song when I was a kid. Happy birthday Jack Pollard, I miss you every day.
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Madiba
Posted: July 17, 2013 Filed under: Birthdays, LOVE, Self improvement | Tags: 46664 charity, 67 minutes, 67 years of service, African leaders, ANC, charity and community work, free Nelson Mandela, JULY 18 BIRTHDAYS, Madiba, Mandela Day, NELSON MANDELA, Nobel Peace prize winners, peace, President of South Africa, The Specials AKA 2 CommentsIn May 1986 I stood singing outside the South African embassy in London for a few weeks with a bunch of other ratbag protestors hoping that our combined voices could help free Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. I only knew about him because of the song by The Specials AKA. He was freed in 1990. I don’t think it was because of our singing. Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Madiba’s health may be ailing but we can look to him for inspiration.
Tomorrow is Mandela Day. All you have to do on July 18 is donate 67 minutes of your day to doing something good in any way you can. Nelson Mandela gave 67 years of his life to the struggle for social justice. Can you spare 67 minutes of yours to support a charity or serve your local community? Make every day a Mandela Day.
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Shopping for a mate on the internet
Posted: June 25, 2013 Filed under: LOVE, Self improvement, Single, TRAVEL | Tags: bad Badoo matches, big and stupid, desperate and dateless cocker spaniel lover, e-Harmony bad matches, internet dating, Julie Brown, looking for love online, old ladies dating toy boys, RSVP dating, shopping for new men Leave a commentI joined Badoo, E-Harmony and RSVP and numerous other internet dating sites about two years ago. I wrote profiles and answered a million questions but never followed them up. It was too overwhelming and scary and as my girlfriends tell me I am a ‘bad picker’ so I couldn’t tell if some hot guy was right for me anyway. Today I had a look at the quality of available males and my main thought was still, ‘Am I bothered?’
BADOO
I checked out 24 year old Marius with a view of the Alps in the back of his photo. I’d love a toy boy but long distance, need help from a translator because I don’t speak German and I’m terrified about his music taste because I haven’t heard of most of it because he was born in the 80s when I was partying hard, and he’d be up for a relationship with an old bag like me? No thank you.
E Harmony
Do I really want to meet Brenton from Belconnen? Apparently he is a highly compatible match, but he smokes, likes motocross and doesn’t read books. I don’t know what motocross is, I’m a hypocritical two packs a day ex-smoker, now rabidly on my soapbox about non-smoking because cancer sticks cause death, and I’ll read a cereal packet if I can’t get my daily reading fix. And why did I tick the box that said I’d be up for a date with anyone anywhere in the world? Brenton lives in Canberra.
RSVP
Nice guys, oozing sincerity but why are they all so bad at spelling? Why can’t these men use a spell check before they post their desperation on the internet? And they’re in their 40s and they want their own child and/or they want a step parent for their children. Me as a step mother? I would be a wicked stepmother, and I don’t mean that in a wick-ed cool way. I would be a nightmare stepmother favouring my own children over anyone else’s kids.
Am I being too fussy? Maybe I just don’t want a new husband. I think I’d rather buy a male cocker spaniel who will love and worship me unconditionally.
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Sweet 16
Posted: May 23, 2013 Filed under: LOVE, Parenting, Self improvement, Single Motherhood, Thought For the Day | Tags: Beyonce, Could You Be?, destiny, fate, Gemini children, life changing events, love, May 23 birthdays, mothering, my favourite daughter, PRINCE, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Leave a commentHappy birthday amazing, beautiful prototype child. You changed my life, waking me up to the beauty of the world and I love you for it.
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