by caitlinw | Mar 8, 2022 | Parenting, Working life
I grew up in the type of home where being a girl didn’t seem very different from being a boy. Both of my parents worked full time in demanding careers and distributed labour equally. My brothers, sister and I were treated equally around the house and all had...
by caitlinw | Aug 3, 2021 | Parenting, Working life
Here in Sydney, we’re in week 5 (or is it 6?) of lockdown with no end in sight. The novelty has well and truly worn off. It wasn’t so bad in the beginning – ‘lockdown light’ felt like it was going to pass quickly, probably just a few weeks. And it was school...
by caitlinw | Dec 23, 2020 | Parenting, Working life
I think we can all agree, it’s been quite the year. It’s been unprecedented… we’ve all learnt to pivot…. we’ve done more zooms than we ever thought possible. If nothing else, we’ve at least added some interesting words to our daily vernacular. And just when we’re at...
by caitlinw | Mar 28, 2020 | Parenting, Working life
There’s no sugar coating it – the current coronavirus social isolation situation sucks. We have an imminent health crisis, thousands of us have lost jobs or have reduced work, and we are all stuck indoors hiding from an enemy that has no body or brain....
by caitlinw | Jan 30, 2020 | Parenting, Working life
It’s almost February, the beginning of a new decade (January doesn’t count in my book) and time to think about the year ahead. I’m pretty excited about this year. This time last February, I was 6 months pregnant with my third child. I was busy with lots of freelance...
by caitlinw | Aug 1, 2018 | Parenting, Professional Writing
I’ve had a busy few months concentrating on a few big copywriting clients. It’s been wonderful to get to know new industries and get stuck into writing blogs and websites for these new clients. One thing that has fallen by the wayside is my pitching. I...
