WHAT EXACTLY IS THE REAL WORLD? September 4, 2014Maria 1 I was listening to some teenagers talking last week and they used a phrase that has been around since I was in high [...]
IT’S EASY TO PANIC August 26, 2014Maria 2 So we’ve all had those moments of panic. The “what have we done?” panic. I get them. All. The. Time. Usually it’s in [...]
RISK TAKING July 21, 2014July 21, 2014Maria 1 A few of weeks ago I watched Alice Walker and Alexis Wright captivate an audience during the Sydney Writer’s Festival with their reflections [...]
WHEN SHOULD YOU LET YOUR KIDS WALK THE STREETS ALONE? February 12, 2014Maria Comment I remember I was 9 when my mother let me walk to the shops on my own. It was literally 4 blocks along [...]
DRAWING A LINE UNDER 2013 December 31, 2013December 31, 2013Maria Comment When my kids finished school a couple of weeks ago, they brought home their schoolbooks and plonked them on the dining table. They [...]
NEW YORK CITY – BLOG HER 2012 July 16, 2012July 16, 2012Maria 12 In two weeks time I’ll be on a Qantas flight out of Australia and New York bound. I’ll be attending the Blog Her [...]