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Dreaming of Less Work? Read The 4-Hour Workweek

If you’d like to work for yourself, earn a decent income or even create a passive income so you have time to enjoy your new found wealth, then you should definitely read this book.

Getting More Blog Readers: Accountability

I’ve been writing this blog for five months and you may wonder:

1. Why I write a blog?
2. Is blogging a waste of time?
3. How do I find time for blogging?
4. How do I get readers?
5. How is my novel coming along?
6. How do I stay motivated?

Fuddy Duddy Mummy Exposed

This is a funny story about a middle-aged woman who had a wake up call. She realised she was a fuddy duddy: an old-fashioned has-been, living in a time warp. So she decided to change her attitude before it was too late. Oh yes, and that woman was me.

If I Were A Geek, Just For a Day

Tongue in cheek fantasy in which the author masters her computer and goes on to rule the world – or feel as if she could. What would you do it you were a geek for a day?

Writer's Rite of Passage: Rejection Slips

What a great rejection slip. Notice that the editor didn’t say anything like “get lost loser and stop bothering me.”

By the way, I’m still corresponding with the ed in question who’s a lovely man and has been very helpful. I’ve promised to rewrite my travel article on Granada as per his suggestions and hope that I can make it to his liking this time. In my mind I’m thinking of it as my first commissioned piece even though as my dear hubby pointed out the editor doesn’t know that.

What Can You Give Up To Live Your Dream?

Find out what we gave up to live our dream of moving to Central America. Could you do it?

Live Your Dream in a Material World

One of my most popular articles. In 2007 my husband and I sold our lovely home on beautiful Waiheke Island, New Zealand, in order to finance a trip to Central America. We got rid of most of our other belongings too and broke our kids’ little hearts by selling, giving away or simply binning most of their toys.

Where should I visit in Australia? Part One

I’m not an expert on everywhere in Australia yet, but, by popular request, here’s what I like of the parts of it I’ve seen so far.

Typing, Running, Shipping Stuff to Australia and Childcare

In which I expose a little known condition: Post Traumatic Typing Syndrome.

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