My day on a plate

   I  love the ‘My Day On A Plate’ column in the Sun Herald’s Sunday Life magazine and read it religiously (even before Pete Evans gave Australia a snigger by nonchalantly talking about activated almonds). Its basic premise is for a...

When will I become a real mum?

I was at the park the other day and saw another mum wrangling with her kids. She had a toddler who was around 18 months and another child of school age. She was pushing the toddler in the swing while supervising the bigger kid who was scooting around the path. She was...

Am I doing enough?

I’ve got a type A personality. I’m one of those wanting to achieve greatness types who never feels like they’re doing enough to achieve those lofty ambitions. Part of it is probably from being given a scholarship at a private school and being...