by Jackie Bailey | Nov 7, 2011 | Babies, motherhood, Uncategorized
“I am a mother.” I read those words, and I hear them over and over again. Before Ellie (shorthand maybe should be B.E?), I never really thought twice about them. But now I “am” a mother, the question of what that statement actually weighs...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
I waa thinking last night about my own mortality. Fun times, I hear you say. What else does she get up to on Saturday nights? When I was pregnant, I found that the reality of my own mortality really hit home. I mean, I have always, intellectually understood and...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I just had one. A baby, that is. Six weeks and three days ago, to be precise. This is the reason for not blogging for an age … That and procrastination of course. And can I just say that one of the very first, clear things I have learned about human development...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
This article in the Sydney Morning Herald echoes some of the points I made in my last post about the future of bookstores. It notes that indie bookstores have a role in promoting and finding new author talent, given their role as respected taste leaders. ...
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 24, 2011 | Random insights, Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
Yen and I just read this article in Business Spectator, about the future of the publishing industry. It has some interesting information about the way the current revenue is structured in publishing, and the kinds of risk which publishers are exposed to with the...
by Jackie Bailey | Jan 20, 2011 | Random insights
This is the Year of the Wedding (or at least, the Q3 10/11 of the wedding). Not mine – been there, done that. My two dearest friends are tying the knot with their two dearest friends, and my husband’s dearest friend is tying the knot with his dearest...
by Jackie Bailey | Jan 20, 2011 | Random insights
Radio silence. Crackle crackle crackle. No, still nothing. Ideas sitting in my head just getting a little impatient, but not to worry, I can sit on them longer than any nesting hen on her valuable eggs. But wait! There is a noise….is it coming from over...
by Jackie Bailey | Oct 18, 2010 | Random insights, Uncategorized
I recently had an email from a friend who mentioned she was trying to figure out the Why. You know what I am talking about. Why life? Why bother? Why everything? What is the meaning of it all? I remember, when I was a teenager and used to journal in big, loopy...
by Jackie Bailey | Aug 27, 2010 | Random insights
Life is all about change. I am not a big fan of change, as a rule. I used to like to think I could handle all sorts of variance – after University, I was ready to throw my hat into the ring for working as an aid and development worker – my name was down...
by Jackie Bailey | Aug 13, 2010 | Random insights
Administration really sucks. Everyone knows it. There are some people in this enlightened age who, about 200 years ago, would have probably been either: 1. Saints 2. Nuns 3. Martyrs 4. All of the above In this godless age of ours, they are the administrators. They...
