4 kids, 20 suitcases and a beagle

• Here's What I Found This Time 1 day ago The last time I did a post like this I think I referred to it as "my favourite things". So original, so creative, so totally stealing Oprah! So this time I'm referring to it as here's what I found this time. Which is exactly what it is, stuff that I like that I think you might like too. These...
• Dear Diary... 2 days ago How far can you go back without losing the details? Which ones do you push to the back of the shelf, the memories that are quickly flicked by as you make your way to the old favourites. Which details have received a sand down and a buff, a little gloss added to give it more shine. When we head...
• Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos and What? 3 days ago I launched myself at Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister last night. I was so enthusiastic with my hand shake and my gushing "I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE!" that poor Bob Carr didn't quite know what to do with his newest devotee. He appeared to almost recoil with my fanatical and spirited...
• You're An Expat 4 days ago Travelling is often a very selfish act. You choose when you want to go, what you'd like to see and how long you'd like to go for. Often as travellers we underestimate just how much our arrival is going to affect the local population. If you've ever stood at the bottom of the Borobodur temple...
• This Is What I Had Hoped For You 6 days ago The first words I heard were from the medical student. He was new to the baby business, not new enough that he hadn't seen the process before, but new enough that he hadn't been told that

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