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I stick my head in the case and pick up two New York strip loins, place them on a piece of white tissue and onto the scale... Read more »
Trained to be more of a homemaker than an executive, life for an Italian Jersey girl was hardly high powered... Read more »
Working in a call centre is very different from being a professional... Read more »
Earth shattering? Nah, not even close to what it felt like to be forced to give up my career singing with the Frankfurt Opera, driver’s license, pet bird Figaro, solo travels around Europe... Read more »
Is that what a career is supposed to be? Upwards? Mine had been sideways, diagonal, in fact a directional mess. Do I mind? I don’t think I do. So there I was, 22 years old with a degree in education and about to marry... Read more »
“Rich man, poor man,” He was fixing the roof of a dog house when I met him. His eyes glowed at me and something inside me stirred... Read more »
On a bus trip to attend a university open day, I was surprised when Abby spoke to me. This was the only time she had ever spoken to me during the six years that we had attended the same small high school... Read more »
I should have seen the signs. Looking back, I remember a subtle, yet distinct, change in the air at work. There had been an inexplicable edge that seemed to fester with each passing day... Read more »
Perfect Balance or Perfect Myth? It was time. Time to re-enter the workforce after six months’ maternity leave. Back to the job I loved, managing a team of professionals rather than managing to get through the day with my daughter still in one piece. Read more »
I left with this: 110kgs of flesh, an average alcohol intake of 14 glasses a week, two painful feet bound with orthotic supports, 10s of 1000s of $s in debt, 1 burgeoning brain cyst with vertigo as the biggest symptom... Read more »
