Monthly Archives: July 2016

I best stay here in bed with back-to-back episodes of Gilmore Girls because it’s really too late to read that book that I know I should read because well, it’s late and I won’t actually retain any of it anyway so I will save it for tomorrow when I’m fresh […]

make progress, not excuses

24 Jul, 2016 in 2016: excuses by Em Hazeldean

As my husband addressed my eldest, I saw her instinctively stiffen in a defensive stance on the stairs. He barely finished his sentence and she jumped in with that oft-repeated phrase, ‘Yes, but …’. He cut her off before she could continue with this incisive statement. ‘”Yes, but” … actually […]

yes, but …

19 Jul, 2016 in 2016: excuses by Jodie McCarthy

Right now, I’m in the midst of creating something new. This idea lives in a filing cabinet in my brain under creative projects and if this was a tangible space I would need to store my ideas in a building bigger than the State library. Often, though, my creative projects […]

Can I get price check on Excuses for register four?

18 Jul, 2016 in 2016: excuses by Sara Polanski

Something curious interrupted my mindless scrolling through the internet the other day. Through the layered pages of words and pictures, I saw this; Stunned. Okay woah! At first, I was a little cheesed off. I’m not going to lie. I mean, I was annoyed and I retracted way back into […]

A Good Reason is Not a Good Excuse

15 Jul, 2016 in 2016: excuses by Jo-Anne Gordon

I went to a fantastic creative workshop with twelve women the other day. In the first fifteen minutes, we ordered coffee and began introducing ourselves. They were all amazing women who impressed me with their creativity, talent and presence. In that first fifteen minutes, six women said sorry. ‘Sorry, I’m […]

Sorry, Not Sorry

14 Jul, 2016 in 2016: excuses tagged #98.5 / #elainefraserauthor / #excuses / #glennondoylemelton / #sorrynotsorry / #unapologetic / kinwomen / women by Elaine Fraser

My young daughter, observing her surroundings through innocent eyes asked, “Mummy, what are the Aboriginal people doing here? Have they come to see what the white people have done to their land?” Initially, I had a smile at the innocence of the question. And then I began to ponder – perhaps it wasn’t […]

It’s NAIDOC week – don’t make excuses, get involved!

3 Jul, 2016 in 2016: excuses by Esther Murray