by Katherine Mair | Aug 2, 2015 | General, Life, MAD Blather
Community is the essence of our existence. Think about it. Whether it’s the team we work with all day, the school our children go to, or the block we live on, the connections and relationships we build over time are bigger than ourselves. And that’s community....
by Katherine Mair | Jul 25, 2015 | General, Life, MAD Blather
We all need a damn good vent now and then. Let’s face it, if we don’t get things off our chest we might literally explode. At the wrong time. With the wrong person. Besides, a good old verbal vomit is cathartic and just feels plain good. But how often do...
by Katherine Mair | Jul 3, 2015 | MAD Blather, Work
A colleague of mine recently shared a link to a thought-provoking article by Travis Bradberry looking at How Successful People Work Less and Get More Done. Chock full of useful insights, the one that resonated with me most profoundly was the research he referenced...
by Katherine Mair | Jun 11, 2015 | General, MAD Blather
Sex and the City writer Julie Rottenberg recently published an article on LinkedIn about the road she took to her dream job – an interesting story about going from ‘wanting’ to ‘becoming’ what she wanted. What struck me most in her story...
by Katherine Mair | Jun 5, 2015 | Life, MAD Blather
Sleep has never been easy for my daughter. Now that she can communicate, she ardently asserts “I don’t like sleeping mummy. I don’t want to go to sleep. Ever”. She is afraid of sleep. And always has been. Dutifully, I’ve tried to explain the benefits of sleep and the...
by Katherine Mair | May 20, 2015 | Life, MAD Blather
We had a get together with the neighbours over the weekend. The kids ate pizza and watched Toy Story while the grown ups sat out back drinking red wine and enjoying a blather. A few wines in, conversation turned to the Body Corporate and management of our building....
