On Leaving The Kids To Do Comedy (or, “One of my son’s first sentences was ‘Mummy
So next week I’m heading off on my second set of cruise ship gigs. I actually really hate being away from my kids. I love them of course,...
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Jenny Wynter Blog
Aug 17, 20121 min read
Needed: A Family Friendly Version of Couch Surfing
Just stumbled across this at my local library: 5 Ways to Carry A Goat, a tale of how an Aussie travel blogger embarked on a trek of the...
Aug 10, 20122 min read
Links of the Week (or WHAT?! You Mean There’s More to Cyberspace than ME?!)
Strawberry picking yesterday with my little men. I must say, I have quite a fondness for child-friendly activities that treat the...
Jul 18, 20121 min read
Quote of the Week
A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. Yiddish Proverb. #dreams #inspiration #quotes
Jun 28, 20121 min read
Looking for gold and finding the potato.
I don’t mind this at all. Namely cos I am in awe of the many brilliant uses for the potato. Hot chips. Wedges. Throwing them at the...
Jun 19, 20124 min read
The Power and The Passion (of Pint-Sized People)
It’s Humphrey! This piece of awesomeness spotted at The Butterfly Club. I know I joke a lot onstage and off about how hard is is to raise...
May 31, 20121 min read
A Sitcom Just Waiting to be Written
Spotted an ad the other day for this cute little theatre currently on the market in Tassie. Ever since I’ve been dreaming about an...
May 30, 20125 min read
Finding Clarity Through Crisis (or “The Lump in my Breast and My Throat.”)
Found on Facebook. Original source unknown. Yesterday starts out like any other. I drop the kids at school, drop Cass to daycare, I kiss...
Mar 5, 20123 min read
Adelaide Fringe Festival Tour Diary: On Touring With Kids
My little mouse spotting a poster! I love how excited she is about the show, soooo cute (though she would hate me calling her "cute" in...
Feb 13, 20121 min read
Combatting the Anxiety-Riddled Side Effects of Attempting Wild Feats of Awesome
Find a happy place. Find a happy place. Today it has happened. A wave of panic has hit the shore of my being, leaving seaweed trails of...
May 4, 20113 min read
Part 1 of the “5 Things I Need to Change Round Here” Series
Things change. Just ask Bob. For the record, let me assure you I have no intention of becoming a lifehacking blogger – I think the...
Jan 17, 20114 min read
Having Kid Early vs Having Em Later – The Impact On Your Life
‘ I had a very enlightening conversation last night – one of many, in fact – with my host here in Sydney, Ms Jodie Ekert. I first met...
Jan 15, 20111 min read
Changes
So it’s mere days since I wrote my goals list for 2011, yet those mere days have turned out to be more than mere, indeed. And so it is –...
Jan 2, 20112 min read
My Top 10 Things from this year’s Woodford Folk Festival
OH MY WORD. I don’t even know where to start, so I’m instead opting for my go-to choice when I’m otherwise stumped: making a list. In no...
Dec 14, 20104 min read
2010: The Year In Gloriously Navel-Gazing Review
1. What was your New Years Resolution and did you keep it? I can’t even remember so I’m gonna go with “no.” 2. Did anyone close to you...
Dec 8, 20103 min read
4 Semi-Coherent Thoughts On Keeping Momentum Going
I doubt I'd ever be game, but something deep within me freakin LOVES this. My dear friend (and fellow chaser of the challenging...
Oct 15, 20101 min read
Inspirational nuggets vs crazy blather. It’s a fine line.
Just wanted to pop in at the dawn of another weekend to share these little inspirational tid-bits. They’re not related in any...
Sep 30, 20102 min read
Why Failure is not the Opposite of Success (and yes I’d love a coffee)
Image courtesy of oceanup.com Most people remember baseball legend Babe Ruth as one of the great hitters of all time, with a career...
Sep 9, 20101 min read
It’s a CHOICE thing
My chosen ones (NOT my excuses) I’ve always tried to consciously shun the idea that there’s things you can’t do once you’ve got kids. But...
Sep 8, 20101 min read
Links of the Week!
1. Wow. If you have a spare 5 minutes then firstly, how amazing are YOU! And secondly, you should really check out this very cool...
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