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What my unforgettable Paris adventure taught me about dreams
Twenty-three years ago, my husband and I crashed a wedding proposal on the Seine. All these years later, I often wonder about that Irish couple.
- by Jo Stanley
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I gave an Airbnb home just four stars. Apparently that’s a fail
It’s bad enough that every service we use, every restaurant, plumber, grocer or app, demands praise like a needy toddler, but it has to be five stars or death.
- by Jo Stanley
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This is my secret to making the best decisions of my life
By running, I have evidence that I can set a very difficult goal, and via one tiny milestone at a time, I will achieve that goal.
- by Jo Stanley
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I have one gift I want to give to my daughter – and it doesn’t cost a thing
It’s often said that we want for our kids what we didn’t have ourselves.
- by Jo Stanley
Travelling with kids is like dragging a suitcase with a squeaky wheel
Sometimes mothers need a holiday on their own.
- by Jo Stanley
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Taylor Swift gave me the unexpected gift of time with my daughter
I casually learnt in precious snippets the parts of herself that she’s discovering. All because I stopped and surrendered to that moment in time.
- by Jo Stanley
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Whoever said a change is as good as a holiday has never sold a house
“The packing up of endless cupboards after 12 years. The scrubbing of every surface, like I was destroying evidence.”
- by Jo Stanley
On the days that I’m feeling down, this is what I do to pull myself out of it
I know I have two choices. One: surrender to the grey. Or two: just do one thing.
- by Jo Stanley
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‘Every year I announce I don’t want a gift for Mother’s Day’: Why I mean it
When we’re telling mothers we love them and thanking them for doing the work of 20 people for free, I’d like the universal gift to be for Mother Guilt to be expunged forever.
- by Jo Stanley
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Who knew it would be a towel rail that would finally break me?
It’s a privilege to be able to renovate a house, but I was reminded I lack a fairly critical home-renovating skill: being able to make a decision.
- by Jo Stanley
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Can we please stop all the negative talk about teenage girls?
I don’t spend one minute predicting future disasters. It’s a skill I developed after my daughter was born, when we went through some hard years.
- by Jo Stanley