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How do you blend your life? This is how I blend mine.

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1 day 18 hours ago

I found myself in Rockingham, WA this week, town of tasty banh mi, native ravens that start their wailing even before the yolk of sunrise has cracked over the horizon, & an inordinate number of massage parlours advertised by bright red neon lights. Meanwhile, other nocturnal animals - Quendas (bandicoot with a much cooler name) fossick about the undergrowth, digging holes perfectly sized for tripping in. I can’t believe I’ve gone 47 years not knowing about Quendas. I’m quite partial to a Q-name & visiting WA growing up, was always tickled by the name of the smiliest macropod in all the land - the Quokka. Quendas & Quokkas. How utterly delightful. Full marks to the Nyoongar people (traditional owners of the land) for their superb marsupial naming, & full marks to Rockingham foreshore for its equally superb sunrises. 🌻

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5 days 6 hours ago

Sometimes you head the right way at the right time, hey?

Naomi Hart Author is with Global Sisters and Governor-General of Australia.

6 days 20 hours ago

Theme: a touch of sparkle. Actual theme: celebrating a decade of Global Sisters working towards economic security for all Australian women. I mean, ya start working for an organisation, & not 18m later you’re at a cocktail party at Admiralty House hosted by our Governor-General of Australia Her Excellency The Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC. Apart from Lord Tennyson, watcher of gift bags, I did not get to look at any other art. Nor dance to ABBA on strings. Nor did I have time to roll down the hill on the posh grass leading to a view of the Opera House. My astronaut pants & me were too busy swishing around that room meeting as many supporters, believers & backers of Global Sisters as I could. It was work people! I may not have made it into the GG’s official insta pics, but the book I wrote did. Global Sisters will use it in their conversations with change-makers & it was a tremendous honour to be trusted by the 70 women within to listen to their stories & honour them with words. The party was a glittering celebration of the extraordinary impact of being believed in, the immense power of

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1 week 3 days ago

See ya term 2. Thanks for coming. To be truthful, the kids & I waved the white flag a coupla days early. I had a Work gig in Sydney & the easiest/safest/most humane way for me to attend was for all 3 kids to wag school & practice the moonwalk at my parents’ apartment instead.

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2 weeks 21 hours ago

Sometimes ya gotta lift the dark & heavy layers away before you can find the light, right?

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3 weeks 4 days ago

You know the wind before Mary Poppins arrives? That’s what’s a blowin’ round these parts this morning - full of swirls & possibility. What a delightful start to Friday.

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4 weeks 3 hours ago

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1 month 2 days ago

At the athletics carnival did my son run faster than the speed of sound? Leap higher than a building 7 storeys high? Throw beyond the horizon? I’ll never know because I was focussed entirely on this race between 2 ducks who wandered onto the track & wouldn’t leave

"Absolutely LOVED this book! It’s a hilarious insight into Naomi’s absolutely incredible life, and how she has dealt with some serious setbacks like an absolute champion, I could not put this book down!"

"I snort-laughed and cried while reading it."

"And it was the opinion of not 1, not 2 but 3 different friends of mine who’ve churned through the book since our Umina launch on Sunday."

Mum: "I’ve skim read your book darling. I’ve always said you’ve got a vivid style."
Me: That’s it? Thank you mum."
Mum: "Well, I have heard most of it before. You did leave out some of the funny bits."

"Thanks for being so raw, honest & brave. You made me laugh & cry. Thanks for talking so honestly about what it’s like to get so close to the edge. All the edges."

"You write extremely well & it’s highly entertaining."

"It is so good! I can’t wait to read what Naomi Hart writes next!"

"I devoured your book. Wow. What an incredible voice you have. I was gripped. Please, please, please write another."

"I hear you loud and clear about needing a diagnosis and needing to make changes that suit her. I love how vulnerable you were about yourself, that made me cry my little eyes out.

Thank you for your honesty, it was what I needed to read without even knowing it. This book will change people's lives I am telling you now."

Mum: "Margaret said to tell you that Angus and Robertson in city had sold out of your book and have ordered 10 more."

"Hi Naomi, just finished your book. Epic. Just epic! What an awesome read. You've got such great analogies and depth for describing events. And when there are so many to describe you did it so well throughout the book! Thanks for sharing your story and hope life is well up in Umina! Big hugs."

"I’d been in a reading slump and couldn’t find a book to grab me until I picked up this beauty. Laughed, cried- loved it!"

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