by Jackie Bailey | Oct 28, 2014 | PhD, Uncategorized
Gift. I keep hearing the words of gift. Gratitude; generosity, giving, receiving. Love. There is another layer to the language of the gift. Reciprocity, exchange. Hospitality. Hosting. Obligation and the eternal return. I think, perhaps, that people know about the...
by Jackie Bailey | Oct 8, 2014 | depression, Random insights
I have always wanted a pet. Ever since my sister brought home Fitzy, the yappy little mongrel, I thought, yes. Finally, we are going to be normal. But Fitzy was only ever on loan. We were looking after him while my sister arranged to buy a dog which would be an...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 29, 2014 | Let the people speak
My sister Allison is dying. She is dying at the age of 40 in an aged care home, because the Queensland Government’s disability system is broken. I always thought that we lived in a country where, no matter what went wrong – if I lost my health, house or job – there...
by Jackie Bailey | Aug 6, 2013 | Random insights
My hair is going white. It is skipping grey and going straight to wise old grandmother, and part of me is quite OK with this. Most of me however, is not. I want to be a bastion of feminism. But as my friend Jules put it, at some point when a woman stops dying her...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 1, 2013 | Random insights
As many of you probably already know, I have a disabled sister. She is my closest sister in age and heart. To put it simply, she has been left to rot in a Qld aged care home by the Qld Disability Department. She turns all of 39 next week. Do you know what would be a...
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 22, 2013 | Babies
It has been so long since I last wrote blog posts, that I want to get some Moopetisms down before I forget them. She is now 17 months old and oh, so cute! She can stand up now, and looks at us with a wide grin, seeking our applause, which we readily oblige with....
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 22, 2013 | Random insights
I have a new study. It is not large – but not that small either. For example, it fits me, my desk, and my books (my lovely, real paper books) neatly, and with room to swing around in my chair. I had hopes of a meditation corner, but that might become a...
by Jackie Bailey | Dec 11, 2012 | Random insights, Uncategorized
Last week, my husband and I attended a panel discussion at UTS entitled “The Future of Creativity.” It was hosted by the UTS Business School and brought together Sydney Theatre artistic directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett with Prof Roy Green from the...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 9, 2012 | Babies
I have had a few friends ask about sleep training and emailed them my notes. I thought I would post them here too, in case anyone else finds them useful. I got a lot of advice from friends myself, especially Kate Pounder, for which I am eternally grateful. Also, I...
by Jackie Bailey | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s not so much that Apple will fail as a company. I mean, they have a massive amount of cash and they will probably carry on as a strong player in technology. But when they lost Steve Jobs, the Apple products lost their heart. Here is the thing about consumer...
