Emily

My first (and only) car accident

I have only had one car accident (touch wood, cross fingers and throw salt over my shoulder).Eight years ago (why do so many stories start that way?) I was heading to netball training. I was driving down one of those delightful Melbourne ...

10 things about me

1. I love chocolate. (There, I finally said it!)2. My favourite book is April Fool's Day. (Have you read it?)3. I play the piano and I like to sing.4. I really hate losing. At ANYTHING.5. That's why I don't really like Pictionary.I also ...

International Book Giving Day – and giveaway

It's Valentine's Day! A day to tell your significant other that they mean the world to you. That you couldn't live your life without them, and that you'd never before appreciated the beauty of a sunset until they shone upon your ...

My first date

My first date wasn't even mine.When I was fifteen, quite a few of my school friends were loved up. They went out together, they had fun together, and that was all very fine and okay.But one particular friend felt a bit bad about neglecting ...

Things that made me smile this month

Getting five hours' consecutive sleep on some nights. It might not sound like much, but it's a vast improvement!The book Word Freak. ('Heartbreak, triumph, genius and obsession in the world of competitive Scrabble.' YES.)My husband's back feeling ...

Things that made me cry this month

A big spell of sleeplessness.Another big spell of sleeplessness.Accepting that sleeplessness may just be my life now.The book The Green Mile.The book Under the Dome (I'm extremely late to the Stephen King party).My husband sustaining a back injury.My ...

Tiredness vs exhaustion – it isn’t just me

One of my most popular posts last year was a recap of the ridiculous things that tiredness and exhaustion made me do during the early days of this second outing of child-rearing.Showering with my glasses on. Putting the kettle in the fridge ...

Children’s book review – January

It's children's book review time! And this month, instead of heading off to the library, I'm raiding the new stash of books that Ashleigh and Mitchell received for Christmas.I'd review them all, but the post would be longer than my family favourites ...

Goals for 2014

I started to write my goals for this year: What I want to achieve in my life and career. The list got long. It got a little scary. The purpose suddenly seemed contrary. I chucked it out. I started again, Shut down the computer and picked up a ...

Dumb ways to get hurt (the reader remix)

In November, I wrote a song (well, the lyrics) about the myriad ways I've hurt myself in the past.I kept a few in reserve, and asked you to share a tale or two of uncoordinated woe, thinking I'd add a few verses.But the response was huge. HUGE. HUGE! ...