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Clutter Box Ramblings

What is a clutter box?

19Sep
Clutter
If you want to see a happy camper allow me time to let my mind wander. Well, actually my mind doesn’t wander, sometimes it runs away completely without a moment’s notice. More specifically I go into my clutter box, a special space in my mind. It’s like a  messy garage.
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03Dec
My dad's stories
The Crazies

My dad’s stories

So, my dad is quite the character (as illustrated here, here, and here). He’s a great storyteller, as many of my family members on that side of the family. Last year, I decided I wanted to do something with my dad’s stories (lockdown will do that to you) and started recording his stories and transcribing them.
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25Nov
Dogs are so damn special
Michelle's Anecdotes

Dogs are so damn special

I repeat, dogs are so damn special (even the ones that replace you). I miss my dogs back in South Africa, especially my fat ninja, Nina. She’s our fat Labrador. The story I love dogs and always have. Since we moved, my parents video call me often, and I inevitably ask
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22Nov
Weird things about Austalia (part 1)
Clutter Box Ramblings

Weird things about Australia (part 2)

Last time I wrote about some of the strange things I have seen in the country we now call home. So, here are weird things about Australia (part 2), and the place just keeps getting weirder. Cheap sugar Sugar is dirt cheap in Australia compared to South Africa. In South
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19Nov
Weird things about Austalia (part 1)
Clutter Box Ramblings

Weird things about Australia (part 1)

My husband and I moved to Australia and have been here for almost two months. We love it here (except that we miss our family and friends), but there are some things about Australia that we’re still getting used to. So, here are weird things about Australia (part 1) that
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16Nov
What I love about Australia
Clutter Box Ramblings

What I love about Australia

I realise that I’ve been writing quite a lot about our move to Australia, but honestly, it’s given me so much material to write about. So, sorry… This week I want to talk about what I love about Australia so far. Obviously, there are things I’m not a fan of, or just confused by, but I’ll get to that in a next post.
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12Nov
Australia - the journey so far
Clutter Box Ramblings

Australia – the journey so far

My husband and I recently moved to Australia, and we’ve been here for about 6 weeks. The first two weeks were spent in quarantine, but we’ve been out for a week and it’s been a doozy. The start We stayed with my brother-in-law and his family for a week. They’ve
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10Nov
Clutter Box Ramblings

I’ve officially been replaced

My parents have been having a bad time with me moving halfway across the world. Understandably, they’re upset that I am so far away. However, I’m sad to say that I’ve been officially replaced by a puppy.
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17Oct
Clutter Box Ramblings

Our hotel quarantine is almost over

Here in Australia, if you come in from another country, there is a 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine. After what has felt like forever, our hotel quarantine is almost over. Stockholm syndrome The hotel room they booked us into was okay—not great, but okay. I just wish we had a kitchen
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13Oct
Clutter Box Ramblings

What immigration looks like

My husband and I recently moved to Australia from South Africa and it was quite a daunting feat because we had to get rid of most of our stuff. So in today’s post, I want to show you what immigration looks like.
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