How to help a friend in need – 8 practical ways to be there when it counts
by“How Can I Help?” This is such a common question I see asked over and over in a number of groups I am part…
Lady Wisdom
What the hell is wrong with ‘nice’?
byThere is not a person alive who would describe me as ‘nice’. It’s too mild to fully encompass the more mercurial aspects of my…
6 things I learned returning to work full time
byI recently returned to work full time – albeit for only three months before I go on maternity leave and embark on the next…
How to survive your first month as a single parent
byWhen my husband and I decided to separate recently, a world of single parenting came along with it. Sounds obvious, right? But I was…
Mumpreneur, Girlboss, She-EO…Why we need to embrace the lady words
byAs a feminist, I’m angry about a shitload of inequalities, disadvantages and prejudices, but lady-specific language is just not one of them. Recently an…
Why the phone sucks and you should never use it to call me
byIf you’ve ever called me and found me in a foul mood, I apologise. Truth is, your call might have tipped me into cranky…
The happy side to ending a marriage
byLast weekend my husband and I broke the news to our kids that we’d be living apart from now on. After 10 years co-habiting,…
Disney princesses that deserve to live happily ever after
byOnce upon a time, when I found out I was having twin girls, I thought to myself, ‘They better not be into those fucking…
5 ways to upset the internet in no time flat
byLooking to spice up your life with some internet adversity? Yeah, me neither. I have been reminded over the last couple of weeks what…
Being a woman is NOT a competitive sport
byMy life has taken twists and turns I never expected. Many a thing has happened that I didn’t plan or ever expect to happen….
30 excellent reasons it’s great to be a woman
byTo celebrate all that is International Women’s Day, we’re banging on about how rad chicks are this week. Just for something different. And I…
5 surprising ways you can be kind to the environment
byHey, guess what?! The environment is in a pretty shitty state right now and it needs a bit of help from all of us….