Writing Out Loud - Megan Blandford

Writing Out Loud

Megan Blandford is a freelance writer and mum. In between, she likes to travel at any given opportunity, and also writes a personal blog, Writing Out Loud. Megan lives in the hills on the outskirts of Melbourne with her family and a crazy labrador.

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My child is the best excuse I've ever had

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Recent blog posts

Aug 08

How to survive a family road trip

My dog has no nose; how does it smell? TERRIBLE! Welcome to the long road trip as it exists in our family. Such an event always involves brainwashing: training our daughter to like proper music rather than us having to put up with kiddy songs. (She doesn’t know The Wiggles could be played in...

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Jul 30

One of the most important lessons we can teach our children

"Mummy, am I beautiful?" "Yes, you are so beautiful!" "Mummy, are you beautiful?" Children don’t realise how confronting, or how relevant, their questions can be. When my three-year-old daughter posed the question, "Are you beautiful?" to me, I...

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Jul 26

One day in Samoa my child went missing. But I knew she was okay

There was a noise that sounded like our hotel room door opening and closing. I looked up, but no one was there. A minute later the silence registered. Where is she?My two-year-old daughter was gone. I opened the door and stepped out to the front of the room. To the left there was a housekeeping...

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Jul 13

If you are planning a trip to the snow with your kids...

The question started not five minutes from home: “Are we at the snow yet?” Two hours (of questioning) later my daughter was straight up the mountain, no sign of hesitation as she jumped on a toboggan with her dad. Finally the answer was yes - here we are at the snow. It’s safe to...

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Jul 06

The little adventures between the big trips

“I want to go there… and there… and look at that place; I want to go there too!” This is followed by a big sigh. “When are we going on holidays again, Mum?” My daughter is three, and travel is in her blood. In her short time on this earth she’s been white...

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