Category Archives: Work
When talking to strangers is ok
When you’ve travelled to 42 countries, there are a lot of travel stories bundled up in the memory banks that have never been able to escape for fear of beating …
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17 years ago, I first packed up my backpack and headed overseas. I recall sitting up late into the night writing letters and postcards home by the flicker of a …
Acknowledgement
It’s important to acknowledge who you are. But have you ever had some internal conflict that doesn’t allow you to express it? Or perhaps the external influences of need, desire …
Calibrate
My wee printer ran out of ink today. So did wee me. Actually, both the cartridges and I have been running low for the past four weeks and I just …
Sucking it up
This princess needed to suck it up. Particularly with the ball dresses, jeans and underwear still lost in a sea of boxes and a mountain of uncertainty. And so I …
Working from home
I had prepared to head into the city for a day’s planning. But the perfect autumn day beckoned me to stop. Pull up a chair. Fluros were replaced with a …
Getting into the spirit
Yes, Halloween is just another commercial spinner to entice us to buy pumpkins, eyeball marshmallows, pumpkin pails and vampire teeth. And it seems, toilet paper. Believe it or not, this …
Thinking you have missed your tram but it’s running late
You know you shouldn’t have answered that last phone call. Run Forrest, run. You’re cutting it fine, but the wind is at your tail and your elbows help nudge you …
Making a new friend when you really called someone else
I like to chat to strangers. You can usually find out strange and interesting things. You can also find out tidbits, pastimes, places you’ve been and people you have in …
Public transport drivers who make the morning commute bearable
If John West starts running out of sardines, he’s more than welcome to head to the 96 St Kilda tram on any peak morning service into the Melbourne CBD. It’s …
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