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How to win 25-words-or-less competitions

I've won my fair share of 25-words-or-less competitions. I've won small things; I've won big things. The prizes that spring immediately to mind include a BOB Ironman stroller, a Robomaid, custom Uberkate jewellery, an iPad Mini, a year's supply of ...

Untabooing grief

This week, my family celebrates the 20th anniversary of my father's death. Did that sentence make you feel uncomfortable? Me too. They're not the right words, are they? Celebrates. Anniversary. But the problem is, there ARE no right words. We are ...

Some things you should know about me

I've been blogging for so long, doing my thing day in day out, week in week out, that I only recently realised that many of you probably don't know me that well. I also realised that my About me page was way out of date. WAY out of date. WAAAY out ...

Steady

I wasn't going to participate in this. I'm not usually one for grand statements and inspirational quotes. But... maybe I am after all. I may have learnt something new about myself already this year. And it's only day five! What'chu ...

Digging my new digs, and reflecting on 2014

Well hello! You made it! Welcome to my new home. I've only just moved in, but it already feels like home. Welcome to emhawkerblog. It's been a big journey over three years, and as you can see, it started in an (aesthetically) ugly place. I'm very ...

Em versus chocolate

I quit chocolate last month.That's probably a nothing sentence for a lot of people. For most people.Not for me.I'd been thinking about quitting for a while. My habit had crept back up to a block a day. Any block - if it was the 350g ...

I would do anything for chocolate

I've gone a bit cuh-razy with chocolate lately.Those of you who know me (or who follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) will already be rolling your eyes. Yeah, okay, so what else is new? The sky is blue? Greeeaaat.But I'm even worse ...

Why I participate in #everydaystyle

I ain't no fashion blogger.Seriously. I have one style. Straightforward. Choose a top, choose pants that match (or at least don't clash), choose shoes, throw on a coat (usually - I'm a Melburnian, after all) and walk out the door.Sometimes - ...

ProBlogger conference 2014 – my top five lessons

Last week, I spent four days hanging out with some fellow bloggers at the ProBlogger conference for 2014.It. Was. Amazing.There were many highlights. Pat Flynn's keynote. Learning about SEO. Learning about social media, time management and using ...

Blogiversaries, ProBlogger and bloggity bloggingness

Three years. Three years I've been doing this blogging thing. Happy blogiversary to me!It started with a 'just do it'-style note to myself, and was followed the next day with an imperfect dictionary experience. And that was it. I was off and ...