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Choose Your Lens on Life:

I like to go to bed no later than 7.30pm but last night my son, Gus had an 8.40pm basketball game. This throws my entire ...
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Why we need to celebrate Father’s Day more often

My kids first school Father’s Day will go down as one of the best days of my life! They were 5 years old at this ...
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“I’m going out the front to play”

This was a common phrase when my kids were little as they enthusiastically raced off to meet their neighbourhood buddies. Then they'd stay out until ...
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Comparison is the thief of joy

Last night I was trying to teach my kids the value of self-worth and why you shouldn’t compare your achievements to others… You know, the ...
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A waving misadventure: When directions and waves collide

Every Saturday as Ben and I are driving back from training, we pass an intellectually impaired man (I’m assuming) who sits at the side of ...
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I finally located my twin!

A funny story comparing an Australian mum to her famous Olympic rowing doppelganger.
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Can life really be this easy?

I love that my ASD super-powered teenager doesn’t give a crap about what people think of her. A lot of people SAY they don’t care ...
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Discovering my superpower

Stopped at traffic lights this morning my 14 yo says: “Oh there’s Cohen, I haven’t seen him for ages.” So I say: “Why don’t you ...
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Joys of the teenage years

This year marks the date that I’ve been teaching fitness for 30 years!!! Which holds ZERO importance to my daughter who came home from school ...
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Citizen of the year…

“You’ve been nominated and shortlisted as a finalist for Citizen of the Year…” I stop reading and check the name and address to make sure ...
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How to become a billionaire

Over dinner tonight one of my 13 year old children came out with: “At school the other day I asked this Year 7 kid what ...
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This is living

I was making my famous (by my standards) chicken and zucchini soup the other day and thought I’d be a good mother and get everyone ...
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