Aug 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Girl Talk, Learning by doing, Self Care, When life hands you lemons
Being bombarded continually on the news and in social media by the COVID-19 situation has become tedious indeed. The situation in Victoria and Melbourne in particular, with people flaunting the restrictions and behaving in ways that put ‘us’ at risk, has...
Jun 1, 2020 | Girl Talk, Learning by doing, Pottery, When life hands you lemons, Working with clay
The expensive pottery classes I had paid for my husband to do as occupational therapy were an unmitigated failure. Instead of being relaxing, his inability to coordinate his hands since the brain tumour made him frustrated and angry. A quiet word with the teacher...
May 11, 2020 | Communicating, COVID-19, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, Photobook Fun, Photography for Kids
As the reality of the Coronavirus pandemic begins to make itself felt all around the world, there has never been a greater need to have something fun and positive to do. Most of us are in serious isolation or ‘lockdown’ and coming to terms with how to fill...
Dec 20, 2019 | Childhood, Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, When life hands you lemons
Conversation with my mother I turned 69 this year, and as I get closer to the ‘three score and ten’ I become more aware of how finite life is. The excitement of a recent cancer scare added to my feeling of ‘mortality’. I am fortunate to have lived the life that I...
Oct 28, 2019 | Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, Tackling Insomnia
Insomnia comes in many forms and if you recognise one of these, I have an idea for you. Struggle to fall asleep because your brain goes into overloadFall asleep exhausted, only to wake up around two in the morning and then really struggle to get to sleep againWake up...
Jun 14, 2019 | Communicating, Girl Talk, Non-Verbal Communication, Technology
All my life I have taken the fact that I can speak and be understood by most people as a standard, given thing. I once had laryngitis for a few days and was advised not to use my voice in case I did damage to my voice box. I recall that it was a frustrating time and I...
