There comes a time in your life when you have to let go of some things you have hankered for your whole life.  In case they are holding you back you see. I'm so zen at times.So since I have only about seven months before I hit 40, I'm letting go of four things I...

So last night was my last training session for this weekend's ultra marathon. They asked us to fill out a form answering various questions as part of their continuous improvement.  They asked me what my fitness goal was when I joined the program and I wrote...

So you know how I'm a BIG BIG sports fan....Okay. So I am not.  But I have heard of Michael Sams. This is Michael Sams in his football gearHe's an American footballer that told people he was gay.  This was big news because apparently your sexual orientation...

Seen one of these recently?You see them on old cars, on new cars, on small cars, on big cars.  You see variations of them, you see them personalised with names, glitter or soccer balls.  You see them occasionally on the back window and the side windows and...

Darling daughters,I was never somebody that craved motherhood, I never felt a biological clock ticking and I never had a plan.  I just kind of assumed I'd get around to it some day.I was lucky.  I did get around to it - twice. Very importantly I had the good...

This week I have had the opportunity to get my head around the cost of sperm, trafficking of human tissue, the legal differences between jacking off in jars and donating body fluid, how a helicopter parent copes with the sensitive subject of toddlers double dipping,...

So just to recap - two blokes have a fight over a girl.  Front page news instantly.  Murdoch paid $200,000 for the photos.  Yes.  That much.  The NT news yes, had the funniest headline.  It often does. Over 200 girls go missing in...

I'm grateful for a lot of things.I really, truly am.I could list them.  But that would use up several posts worth of material and no blogger ever wants to do that.But I'm not grateful all the time. I'm willing to bet money I've never been grateful 100 days in a...

Stop right there.Thank you very much.If you have ever blamed your lack of sleep on the snoring of your partner/child/housemate/dog raise your hand.Ooooh.  Lots of hands.The guttural vibrations of the respiratory system are not the reason you can't sleep - it's...

I really miss reading.  Before I had my beautiful girls, I'd read 11-13 books a fortnight.  Good books, bad books, long books, short books, brilliant books.  I love to read.  Always have.  I read quickly.  Always have. Buy them. Borrow...

Whether you've been responsible for a child, a dog or a fish, you know that naming it is basically the biggest challenge you are ever going to have in your life. Get it wrong and your child will hate you and the internet will mock you mercilessly for a thousand...

So here we are - just under three weeks now until I run 23 kilometres.In fact, if you want me to be accurate it's 18 sleeps. And I have a broken toe.  And a cold.How do I know I have a broken toe?  Because the hospital x-rayed it and told me.  How do...