Almost nine years ago, I started my day much like any other. I woke to a screeching alarm. I showered, got dressed, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth and walked out the front door. I headed to the train station. I squeezed my way onto a packed, ...
The kindness of strangers – part two
Two and a half years ago, I took the kids into the city to see the Myer Christmas windows. They were excited. Well, my then three-year-old daughter was - at eight months old, my son didn't really care about our destination. He was just happy to be ...
The kindness of strangers – part one
On a cool Tuesday in late November of last year, I dropped the kids off at kinder and care, then dropped my car off at the dealership to be serviced, then hopped on the courtesy bus into the CBD. (THRILLING OPENING. I'M HOOKED. TELL ME MORE.) I ...
Feelings
(Image source: Jean Jullien - Facebook - Instagram) I'm feeling a lot of things at the moment. I'm feeling shock that there are people in the world who think so little of human life. I'm feeling grief for the victims of the terrorist ...