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What Valentines Day cards should really say

February 13, 2018 By Tracey Leave a Comment

A few days ago I was standing in front of one of those Hallmark Card stands staring at a saccharine sea of hearts, roses and teddy bears.  Depending on your viewpoint (or your relationship status) these Valentines Day card stands are either a commercial load of bullshit or a reminder that romance isn’t dead. Instinctively I…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family, marriage, relationships, Valentines Day

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What happens if your one child wants a sibling?

January 23, 2018 By Tracey Leave a Comment

A friend is preparing for the arrival of her second baby and this makes my heart sing. A new baby is a reminder of all that is right and lovely and hopeful.  A sweet, little being who will create beautiful chaos. Her soul is preparing to once again be transformed and I am simply looking forward to…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family, friendship, guilt, Infertility, motherhood, new baby, only child, siblings, toddlers

A conversation we have to keep having

January 12, 2018 By Tracey Leave a Comment

On Monday 8th of January, Oprah Winfrey was awarded  the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an honorary award bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.  The moment was historical and her acceptance speech will go down in history.  It was powerful, it was moving and it was so bloody…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: #metoo #timesup, Oprah, sexual harrassment

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What will he remember of his childhood?

November 26, 2017 By Tracey Leave a Comment

I recently listened to a podcast where Bernard Fanning was being interviewed live at the ABC Brisbane studio for ABC Conversations “Songs of your Streets” series.  Interviews featuring how Australian towns and cities have shaped Australian music and since Powderfinger are such a quintessential part of the Australian music landscape it would have been a natural choice to…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, IVF, Motherhood Tagged With: childhood, IVF, memories, motherhood

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A manifesto on friendship

November 8, 2017 By Tracey 2 Comments

It was quite a few years ago that I read a piece by Rebecca Sparrow called “I had a baby and became a crap friend.”  It was relevant to me because at the time I had a 2 month old baby but I since I was still in that newborn hazy, dazy bubble of baby powder it didn’t resonate…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family, friendship, love, motherhood

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Where do (IVF) babies come from daddy?

October 23, 2017 By Tracey 4 Comments

Charlie is at the sweet age when he says some funny shit. It’s astonishing the things that young children say but it’s only when you live with the running commentary of a little person that you appreciate the randomness of their thoughts. “Do giants eat houses for breakfast?” “Will I melt if I touch the…

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Filed Under: Inside Thoughts Out Loud, IVF, Motherhood Tagged With: babies, conception, Infertility, IVF, joy, lessons, life, love, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, where do babies come from

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