Zoe’s is the second in a series of four interviews - A Shared American Dream - that I’ll publish on Big Little Lives over the coming month. In each blog, I’ll explore a single, central, cutting question: Is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be? We’ll meet four incredible women who've helped … Continue reading [36] A Shared American Dream: Zoe
Mia’s is the first in a series of four interviews - A Shared American Dream - that I’ll publish on Big Little Lives over the coming month. In each blog, I’ll explore a single, central, cutting question: Is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be? We’ll meet four incredible women who've helped … Continue reading [35] A Shared American Dream: Mia
Gosh, 2018 was a huge year! But you know what else was huge? A special birthday. No, not my 40th, or Cam’s for that matter (both of which we celebrated last year) but another special birthday. Yes, Clara is now five years old! For some reason, this feels like a really big milestone. I’ve always … Continue reading [34] Guest Post: an Interview with Clara
I don’t normally make New Year’s resolutions. Want to know why? Well, driven by the insanity that is December/January of every year, I’m sure that at one time or another we’ve all been guilty of crafting resolutions that don’t succeed. New Year’s resolutions are there to be broken, right? Right? The Guardian backs this up. … Continue reading [33] New Year’s Resolutions
Okay. Hands up. What shouts ‘CHRISTMAS!’ to you? Is it the first sign of a chill, the kind that cuts through any number of layers of clothing? Maybe the first fall of snow (I can hear you laughing from here, Australia). Or perhaps the come-September appearance (i.e. too f*cking early) of pimped-up Christmas baubles (how … Continue reading [32] It’s beginning to feel a lot like…
I remember one of my Australian friends telling me a story about her childhood. Growing up in East Gippsland, on the beautiful Gippsland Lakes system, she used to live for visits from her ‘city friends’; twins, sons of her mother’s university friend. The twins and their mum would take the then four-hour trip down the … Continue reading [31] TV Ads: An American Horror Story
A year? A whole year since we arrived on US soil, traumatised by a soul-scarring flight? Of course, we were never entirely sure what life would be like here. Not knowing a single soul - literally no one - how the hell did we get a whole year ahead? I was reading over my early … Continue reading [30] Then and Now: One Year On
If you’re anything like me, you grew up - as an Aussie kid - having (relatively civil) fights with your parent(s) about the significance of Halloween. Parents: “Clare, it’s so American” Me: “But Jack is doing it with his family!” Parents: “It’s just not us” Me: “But I want lollies” I didn’t realise it at … Continue reading [29] An American Halloween
Wow. Over a month since I last posted? I’m really sorry. But life happens, you know? I know you know. Anyway, it’s been a weird few weeks. I’ve been feeling a bit flat, and I really do have to admit that I’ve experienced a bit of a crisis of confidence in this blog. I’ve started … Continue reading [28] Communication Breakdown
Inspired by your suggestions, dear Reader, I have decided to revisit our kids’ Big Little Perspectives and dedicate this post to the children and their experience(s) of settling in. Children are wonderfully adaptable. This is what Cam and I told each other when we first decided to make the move overseas. Cece wasn’t yet one. … Continue reading [27] Kids
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