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A blogger who rarely updates what is supposed to be a blog about building a house. If you want to ask me about owner-building a Harkaway house email johnsonhere@bigpond.com.

• #AWW2014 Book Review: Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan

  By Mindy on 2014-02-09

  

  Book Review of Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014.

• DUFC #69

  By Mindy on 2014-02-05 • ( 5 )

  

  Welcome to the 69th Down Under Feminists Carnival. This month read some of the best posts from January 2014.

• Like a House on Fire #AWW2014

  By Mindy on 2014-01-30 • ( 8 )

  

  Review of Like a House on Fire by Cate Kennedy.

• Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014

  By Mindy on 2014-01-28 • ( 1 )

  

  My reading list for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014.

• Quick Hit: Katie Couric goes there

  By Mindy on 2014-01-09 • ( 3 )

  

  There are some questions you should never ask in an interview.

• Slim people are happier, apparently.

  By Mindy on 2013-12-04 • ( 8 )

  

  Can we have happiness at every size?

• A little more research wouldn’t have hurt

  By Mindy on 2013-11-26 • ( 13 )

  

  Public humiliation visits every retailer occasionally. But to young women who are a bit on the large side, the embarrassment being visited on clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch must be as delicious as a good public flogging.

• Why I love selfies

  By Mindy on 2013-11-23 • ( 9 )

  

  Selfies: more than just narcissism and marketing.

• Can HECS debt be privatised?

  By Mindy on 2013-10-16 • ( 8 )

  

  According to Matt Cowgill, potentially yes, but there aren’t any good reasons to do so.

• Why the Opal Card could be a bad thing.

  By Mindy on 2013-10-12 • ( 21 )

  

  Is the new Opal card all it is cracked up to be and could it end up costing you more?