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I’ve been beating myself up today, wracking my brain to figure out what I want to do to change my life. Then I came across an article in the Sydney morning Herald that stung my eyes as well as my heart. It was a piece about troubled women, by Elizabeth Farrelly, where she points out the disparity between men and women. Even now, she says, men are seen to deal with the troubles of the world where women are seen to be tortured inside for attempting the same. This may all be st

by EK Wills We all know the spiel: reflect at this time of year and think about what we want to improve for next year. Many of us have also experienced the initial surge of enthusiasm, followed by a burst of energy, only to watch as it dwindle like a candle after a few weeks at best. If you recently read my motivation blog, you may have started to work out what it is that drives you. This will give you direction towards setting goals for this year. Or maybe it’s time to revis

by EK Wills Kids are like cats. When the warm season hits, they need to be checked for ‘crawlies’.Cats get monthly prophylactic flea treatments so should your child have the same for head lice? And what should you use when there are so many products on the market and many of them toxic? Our family had a recent scare when a hairdresser told me that the girls had eggs so therefore were infested. I immediately went home and checked with a fine-toothed comb and conditioner to par

by EK Wills If you live in NSW you could have any number of plants in your yard but you wouldn't think that one of them could cause life threatening allergic reactions. What if such a plant could support your kids’ tree house? That’s exactly what happened to our family when we found out our tree had borers and went to find out what could be done about them. It was only by chance that I stopped to ask what type of tree it was, since we are in a rental property and didn’t know.