Miscellaneous Mum - Karen Andrews

Miscellaneous Mum

Karen Andrews is an award-winning writer who lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children. Her blog, Miscellaneous Mum, investigates the interplay between parenting, creativity and staying true to your passions and self.

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On the Day of Daniel Morcombe's Funeral...

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Sep 29

Grand Final traditions and celebrations: what will you be doing?

I grew up in a sports-fixated home. I almost typed the verb ‘obsessed’ and that wouldn’t be far off the truth either. My father – an excellent cricketer – could be relied on to be found in front of the television whenever a significant match or event was happening:...

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Aug 23

5 Tips for New York travellers

I was lucky enough to be able to journey over to New York recently for a blogging conference. I’ve not been overseas since I was seventeen, so the adventure certainly was one that I was determined to enjoy – especially considering I was leaving my family behind, and the thought of that...

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Jul 27

How do you survive the hairdresser?

One might think that the chance to escape to the local salon for a few hours to get a cut and colour is a chance worth taking with both hands. In theory, it sounds delightful: to be confined to a chair, flicking idly through the latest magazines to catch up on all the gossip, or ploughing through a...

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Jul 05

Have you ever indulged in this reading habit?

To the woman reading 50 Shades of Grey on the train, Kudos. No, really, I’m serious. When I sat down opposite you the other day, on a packed commuter train, when everybody secretly surveys and judges everyone else’s reading material, you looked up at me – doing the judging thing,...

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