I AM NO LONGER A SAHM

July 6, 2015March 10, 2016Maria 1

Today I start my first full time (paid) job in 14 years. 14 years is a long time to have been out of [...]

WHAT IS THE OPTIMUM TIME FOR MATERNITY LEAVE?

June 17, 2015August 22, 2017Maria Comment

I wrote the below post two years ago and while the issue of paid parental leave seems to have dropped off the political [...]

November 24, 2014March 10, 2016Maria Comment

There’s a sense of anticipation in my household at the moment. Most of it mine. Next year child no. 2 starts high school [...]

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 [...]

May 16, 2013Maria 2

Did Tony Abbott actually ever clarify what he meant by ‘calibre’ of women? Was it a value judgement? Does he want more women [...]

March 27, 2013March 10, 2016Maria 23

One week ago today Brenda Gaddi was giving her opening remarks for Digital Parents Conference 2013. One week ago today I was sitting [...]