Anna Chisholm

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Common travel mistakes and how to avoid them

By: Anna-Chisholm

Michael Turtle says overpacking your itinerary and your bag are common errors. Supplied: Michael Turtle There's nothing quite like a well-earned break.

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Readers on striking a balance between living for the present and future

By: Anna-Chisholm

How much time do you spend living in the future? Jack Waters recently wrote about how a drive to "set himself up" and optimise every part of his life made it hard to enjoy the present.

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Simple and easy dinner recipes that use what is left in the bread bin

By: Anna-Chisholm

Simple and easy dinner recipes that use what is left in the bread bin If you're particularly exhausted, or time poor, buttered toast makes for a comforting dinner.

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What to know about health insurance if a baby might be on the cards

By: Anna-Chisholm

Last year, Tash Lay gave birth in a private hospital with an obstetrician she chose.

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Fluorescent lights and other office design choices that can drain productivity

By: Anna Chisholm, Rob Kelly, Lisa Leong

Relentless fluorescent lighting. Swivel chairs. Fingers tapping furiously away at keyboards.

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Four recipes featuring spring asparagus

By: Anna-Chisholm

It's the perfect time to be cooking asparagus. Blossoms and hay fever concerns aside, spring is really about asparagus season.

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The fresh fruit and vegetables to add to your shopping list in October

By: Anna-Chisholm

Asparagus is "absolutely sublime" at the moment, according to green grocer Jo Toscano. Asparagus, snow peas and garden peas are increasingly prominent on shelves as spring sets in.

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How to recognise 'relatively common' perinatal anxiety and depression in dads

By: Anna-Chisholm

Trent Gallucci knew quite quickly after the birth of his first son in June 2021 that something felt wrong. "I just felt empty," he says.

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Survey suggests one-third of us are burnt out

By: Anna-Chisholm

Amlan Sharma says feeling exhausted, less purposeful, less confident and achieving less at a job he loved became normal in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why a big discount during Black Friday sales isn't necessarily a great deal

By: Anna Chisholm

A percentage discount can make us feel like we’ve scored a bargain but “doesn’t actually tell us whether the final price is good”.