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March 20, 2013 By Janine 2 Comments

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Well I’ve made it to Sydney!

I left in the dark at 4.30am – and managed to waltz into the Curzon Hall at 9.30am – not a bad effort considering that involved almost an hour of standstill Sydney traffic – how do you people ever get anywhere?

The Digital Parent’s Conference is proving to be a mindfest of information and an overload of emotion – seriously Kleenex should be sponsoring! Loads of stuff I’m still processing and I’ve got a whole day tomorrow to go as well. Will give you an update later in the week.

In the meantime, for your reading enjoyment please check out the book reviews I’ve completed for a couple of other sites. I really liked both these books so do check them out.

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Over at Creative Women’s Circle I have reviewed Susannah Conway’s book This I Know – Notes on Unraveling The Heart.

This I Know (notes on unraveling the heart) is a book which explores grief, creativity and growth in a thought-provoking series of essays. Read More

 

 

 

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While over at The Modern Women’s Survival Guide I reviewed Dawn French’s book Oh Dear Silvia.

The roles we play, the choices we make, the secrets we keep. In ‘Oh Dear Silvia’ author/comedienne Dawn French explores how in a single lifetime we encounter situations which force us into making certain decisions sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse. Read More.

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  1. nmsullivan0909 says

    March 23, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    i’m glad you made it there safely! enjoy, and take notes for me, will you?

    Reply
    • Janine says

      March 24, 2013 at 9:22 pm

      Will do Noreen, post coming soon.

      Reply

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