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Nappies, hefty mortgages, little job security: What being 40 means today

Nappies, hefty mortgages, little job security: What being 40 means today

Life may begin at 40, but it’s a very different one to previous generations.

  • by Amelia Lester
We went to Australia’s ‘most dangerous playground’ – and my kids loved it

We went to Australia’s ‘most dangerous playground’ – and my kids loved it

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a society by how it lets its children horse around.

  • by Amelia Lester
A remedy to stop me lying awake? Let me sleep on it

A remedy to stop me lying awake? Let me sleep on it

Where can you turn when counting sheep, meditation apps and CBD remedies no longer send you to the land of nod?

  • by Amelia Lester
So much at stake: Why I dragged my kids along when voting in the US

So much at stake: Why I dragged my kids along when voting in the US

We went for ice-creams afterwards – because I want them to see democracy in action as a momentous occasion.

  • by Amelia Lester
I finally found a wellness retreat I didn’t want to retreat from

I finally found a wellness retreat I didn’t want to retreat from

Not all wellness retreats are about colonics, calisthenics and green juice.

  • by Amelia Lester
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The final push I needed to leave Twitter for good

The final push I needed to leave Twitter for good

Like a dive bar without the sticky floor, Twitter was a place where weirdos and journos tried out bad jokes and sometimes even made friends. Then Elon came in.

  • by Amelia Lester
Interrupting isn’t necessarily rude – it’s just ‘conversational overlapping’

Interrupting isn’t necessarily rude – it’s just ‘conversational overlapping’

There’s now a new term for butting in when someone’s talking – and sometimes, it’s considered good manners.

  • by Amelia Lester
My friend will only live in a home that’s ‘fresh out of the box’: Here’s why

My friend will only live in a home that’s ‘fresh out of the box’: Here’s why

You may never know who owned your home before you, but sometimes, they leave strange traces behind.

  • by Amelia Lester
Easy listening: Why you can’t be lonely in New York

Easy listening: Why you can’t be lonely in New York

Do New Yorkers project more than everyone else when they speak, or are they all just closer to each other?

  • by Amelia Lester
What makes the Finns so happy? (Hint: it’s not the weather)

What makes the Finns so happy? (Hint: it’s not the weather)

Recently named the happiest country in the world for the fifth year running, it’s clear that Finland is doing something right.

  • by Amelia Lester

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/foreign-correspondence-1lwa