Uncommon Courage
Believing you are worth it is everything, so believe
I watched the movie Queen of Katwe last night – a story of a girl from the slums of Uganda who goes on...
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Andrea T Edwards
It’s a very challenging time to blog right now
I have so much to say. Some of it is flippant – the funny life stuff we all laugh at. But more of it...
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Andrew T Edwards
Finding the silver lining when your husband is sick on holiday
When I go on holiday, I like to get to the guts of a new place. If there’s something gritty to...
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Uncommon Courage
2017 is going to be epic, apparently
I asked my boys what’s in store for 2017 and my charming eight year old son, Jax, said simply: it’s going...
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Uncommon Courage
What was the bad and the good stuff in 2016?
I had dinner with a wonderful group of friends recently and asked everyone what was bad and what was...
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Andrew T Edwards
Human parent. Fur parent. Same. Same
We got a new puppy. His name is Freddy and he’s a golden retriever. Freddy is the sweetest little thing,...
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Andrea Edwards
Finding a silver lining in the world’s current predicament
How are you feeling? Excited? Hopeful? Like we’re about to enter the bestest ever chapter in the history...
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Andrea T Edwards
I’m fired up and ready to fight like hell. You with me?
Like most people I know, I couldn’t see any silver lining in the US election results, and was dropping...
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Andrea Edwards
Why doing video and giving birth are not dissimilar
A friend recently asked me if I’ve enjoyed doing some professional video shoots. Here’s one I’ve done...
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Andrea T Edwards
Let me womansplain what being grabbed on the pussy feels like
It’s a fascinating time to be alive, but equally, it’s an exhausting time – especially this year. The...
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Andrea Edwards
Acknowledging the gifts my mother gave me
We’ve just returned from a 10 day mad-dash around Victoria, Australia to celebrate my mum’s 70th birthday....
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Uncommon Courage
Why I could never be like Hillary Clinton
If you’re hoping I’m going to criticize Hillary Clinton, you may as well stop reading now. I couldn’t...
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Andrea Edwards
In a deeply reflective state after The Vagina Monologues
I went to see The Vagina Monologues in Singapore last night. It was wonderful to see my great friend...
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Andrea Edwards
The thing you never want to hear your son say
So we’re all hanging out before bedtime, and I’m trying to get the boys to read a book with me. Lex doesn’t...
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Uncommon Courage
Mother Teresa was my first feminist inspiration
I was delighted to watch the news that Mother Teresa was canonized yesterday, but the best part of the...
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Andrea Edwards
Getting prepared for a TED Talk one of these days
At some point, I will do a TED Talk about the journey we’ve been on with Lex. I believe it’s a really...
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Andrea T Edwards
A week of You Can’t Make This Shit Up
I’ve got to tell you, for the last few months, I’ve been getting really depressed about the state of...
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Without the Bollocks
Are aggressive in-your-face sales techniques the new norm?
A few years ago, we were walking through a shopping mall in Singapore and this Caucasian guy (or ang...
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Andrea Edwards
Chaos is driving us apart, our collective humanity must bring us back together
The hardest piece of news to come out of Nice for me, was the story of an eyewitness describing a baby’s...
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Without the Bollocks
Honouring the greatest dad in my world today
It’s Father’s Day in Singapore and it’s so nice to be able to celebrate this day with my boys to honour...
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Andrea Edwards
Hiring live-in help seems to have changed
A lovely new lady by the name of Vivi started working as a live-in helper with our family recently. For...
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Andrea Edwards
Relishing in the feeling of being part of a community
For the last couple of days, I had the privilege to attend the Asia Professional Speakers SingaporeAnnual...
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Andrea Edwards
Do yourself a favour, read Reckoning A Memoir
Magda Szubanksi(aka Sharon, Kim’s second best friend in Kath and Kim), is probably one of Australia’s...
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Andrea T Edwards
The Haunting Moments of Broken Bones
It was only a matter of time. It was always going to happen. However when your child walks out crying...
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Uncommon Courage
Give yourself permission to dream
Recently I was invited to speak on a panel at a great event called SheSays Singapore. Run by some cracking...
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Andrea T Edwards
It’s World Water Day, so how about we stop buying bottled water?
I cannot stand buying water in plastic bottles. It completely pisses me off that it is so easy to create...
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Uncommon Courage
And just like that, everything changed
It’s been a weird couple of weeks with the boys. Over the years, my treasures seem to have lumbered through...
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Andrea T Edwards
A Lifetime of Cravings for an Amazing Chicken Curry
Have you ever had a chicken curry that’s so good, you’ll spend the next 10 years ordering it at restaurants...
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Andrea T Edwards
And the Age of Chaos is Over
It’s our youngest sons – Jax – 8th birthday today. Eight! Where did the time go I hear you ask?...
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Uncommon Courage
Do you know what I really really REALLY hate?
Mucous. Like really really.   We all have that one thing that turns our stomach right? For me it’s mucous....
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Andrea Edwards
A Ladies Night of Awesome Power
Late last year, Steve and I were invited to two parent evenings with the boy’s schools. One was a parents’...
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Andrea Edwards
The Creation of Core Memories
He is ready but refused the paper undies Jax had his tonsils and adenoids out five days ago. We’ve...
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Andrea T Edwards
Be Brave. Be Courageous. Be Outrageously You
This has been an incredible week with the passing of both David Bowie and Alan Rickman. I often wonder...
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