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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 2 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 4 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 5 min
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, 2012
- 3 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 3 min
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, 2011
- 4 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 2 min
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, 2010
- 4 min
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, 2010
- 3 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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, 2010
- 2 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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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