I have two businesses — one is running girls’ circles and the other as an editor and proofreader. A while ago I received an email from someone alerting me to the fact that I had an enormous typo in the copy that shows up in the search engine entry for…

There is a YOU Shaped Space Waiting Last week, I joined Extinction Rebellion Western Australia. In the same week, a terrible bushfire burnt over 10,000 hectares and destroyed the homes of 81 families in the Perth hills. …

What am I going to cook for dinner tonight? Something nourishing and healthy, of course, something fresh and homemade. But no pepper or mushrooms for the fussy son, no carbohydrates for hubby, and no, not spaghetti bolognese again for the pasta-loving daughter. You want fish and chips? I can’t afford…

Breasts budding, undies scudding, Hairs sprouting, lips pouting, Moods swinging, swearword flinging, Bones lengthening, will strengthening, Make-up wearing, I don’t care-ing, Hormones rising, bra sizing, Life’s confusing, friends amusing. Boys looking, days sooking, Sex ed learning, cheeks burning, Pubes appearing, future fearing, Period waiting, so frustrating, Pad buying, feel like dying, Ovaries popping, eat choc topping,

It took me about 40 years to join a women’s circle. Despite being an earth-loving and conscious “hippy”, I’d never really come across such a notion. Despite calling myself a feminist and being an independent woman, I didn’t realize I lived in a patriarchal society. Despite bleeding for about 25…

Egg releasing, sperm reaching, period missing, Daddy kissing. Bosom swelling, tears welling, face glowing, vomit flowing, cells splitting, clothes not-fitting, appetite increasing, coffee ceasing, breasts sinking, no drinking, fetus tumbling, tummy rumbling, belly expanding, hard standing. Belly button popping, bits dropping, lungs wheezing, stomach squeezing, ankles puffing, breath huffing, brain exploding, life imploding.