Becoming intentional is about learning how to value your time and money and use it in the best way you can. As a former high income earner, who is now a low income earner, I know what it is like to have to evaluate everything in terms of how useful it is. Becoming intentional beganContinue reading “Books I recommend”
Author Archives: Carla
We can’t say we didn’t know
I’m listening to a library audiobook copy of Sophie McNeil’s book “We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know”. I’ve followed her for many years and the book does not disappoint. I am equally in awe of her career (I did have aspirations of being a war correspondent after I finished uni), but it’s hard to thinkContinue reading “We can’t say we didn’t know”
Racism
Did you know that skin colour is caused by different exposure to UV in different parts of the world? Did you know humans share more DNA with each other than penguins? To us, penguins look very similar, and humans look more different. But it’s just an evolutionary adaptation. To think that systematic racism based onContinue reading “Racism”
The feminist cause
Growing up I was not really aware of feminism. It wasn’t a topic of discussion in my house. In my early university days, I came across it a little but it wasn’t until I became a mother that I began reading more in earnest. Gloria Steinem’s documentary on SBS called ‘Women‘ is fantastic and I’veContinue reading “The feminist cause”
Why?
I get so many questions about the choices we are making in parenting our kiddos. I’ve learned not to argue or justify. I just ask, why? Why does it matter if they don’t go to school? Why do they need to wear shoes? Why do they need to cut their hair? Why can’t they wearContinue reading “Why?”
Turning 37
This week I am turning 37 and I was reflecting on what I’ve learned thus far in life and what that would mean to a 17 year old me. In our world heavily influenced by busy lives, media portrayls of perfection and the ‘good life’, I wondered, what would I do differently if I couldContinue reading “Turning 37”
The rebel, the black sheep
Growing up, the black sheep of the family was always considered a rebel and not a favourable person to be within an extended family. Looking back on people I’ve known to be the rebel, I feel a respect for their confidence in eschewing social norms, the things that are expected of them. Perhaps being aContinue reading “The rebel, the black sheep”
Why I dislike using the word ‘behavioural’
There is something about the word ‘behavioural’ that really irks me. For so long, I have had specialists and health professionals tell me that my kids’ sleep issues are ‘behavioural’. Apart from some of it actually being completely normal (see the link to some studies), there is also a view that I am gradually becomingContinue reading “Why I dislike using the word ‘behavioural’”
