Tomorrow night, I’m going out with my friends to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025. I am looking forward to hearing the messages from guest speaker, tennis superstar, and all-round inspirational woman, Jelena Dokic. A little extra inspiration certainly wouldn’t go astray right now. While I will get “frocked up,” as Nan used to say, and […]
From Friday 19 August, 2016 Today I forgot to pack my son’s lunch. Do I feel bad about it? Of course. Would I be the only mum to have ever done this? I seriously doubt it. Can I change it? No. Can I blame it on the full moon? Also a “No.” Luckily, he had […]
Apart from my recent post about becoming a published author and my columns as Ask Sharon for The Area News, this is the first independent blog post I have done in 13 months…to the day! And there’s good reason for that – I’ve been attempting to balance doing with being – an aspect of life […]
Following is the full version of the column featured in The Area News complete with the “Surrender” card from Diana Cooper’s Angels of Light cards. THIS week a question was submitted anonymously: “My eldest son has moved away from home and when I visit him I get upset by how he’s living. Should I say something?” Based […]
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