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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · 8d

Had a conversation about what to look for if someone hits their head. I still have a headache but Hopefully it will all feel better tomorrow 🤞😩

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · 8d

Hit my head hard earlier today. Was looking for the damn off-switch on the TV and forgot about the wooden overhang above the TV. Staggered backwards to foetal position on the couch, heard miss 9 yell “mum!” in an anguished voice and then after croaking I was fine, she dashed to get an ice pack.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Jun 27

Birds of Taipei

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Jun 17

Setting up bank accounts in Taiwan. The forms used 3 different date formats on different pages (MMDDYYYY, DDMMYYY, YYYYMMDD). It hurt my brain and I wrote 2025 as my year of birth more than once in the confusion 😂🤦‍♀️

Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · May 9

The message was sent from the Philippines, so unlikely!

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 19

Met a (65 yr?) American lady by our hotel pool. A published poet, living in Portugal, also has lived in Sydney. Told me immediately she voted for Trump (totally unprompted - we were talking about our kids). How does an educated, well traveled woman vote like this? I just don’t understand 🤯😩

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 14

My “discover” feed is a mix of Australian, Canadian and US politics. With Canada and Australia both heading to elections, it provides a few confused moments. There is no confusion with US politics, just dismay on a scale previously unknown.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thanks for responding. I do get it 😊 The problem is the right wing nutters that think people are hired for DEI and not merit will also not understand the nuance of your wit 😅

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 14

I very much agree with the sentiment, but can we all agree to not give the “DEI hire” myth any semblance of support as a concept, even jokingly. It legitimises it and that only hurts us DEI’s (women, POC, LGBTQ+ etc) in the long-run.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 8

TD: well at least he’s not Biden. He was a puppet. So stupid….and Kamala was just a face. Not intelligent.
Me: (after disputing the Biden and Kamala claims) So knowing what you do now, who would you vote for. Harris or Trump?
TD: Trump

And this is why women feel despair (well, one reason of many!)

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 8

Conversation with a taxi driver in Singapore:
TD: what a crazy world we live in. Trump is so crazy. These tariffs are going to cause so much damage.
Me: I can’t believe so many people voted for him
(Conversation ensues about education and poverty in USA).
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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 5

After three years in Singapore, I just realized that there are no bookstores here. We have a stationery store that sells the top popular books nearby, but now that I’m searching for a particular book, it’s clear how rare bookstores are. So strange!

Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our dog has always lived in high rises with elevators/lifts. I routinely ponder what goes through her mind when we step into the small box and step out again a short time later? What does she make of it as she hears the ding and gently nudges the doors open with her nose? #dog

Small dog (tan-coloured poodle-cross), standing in the lift/elevator waiting for the doors to open and the new dimension to reveal itself.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Apr 1

Just checked the date… thought I was going crazy too. Thanks for validating my sanity.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Mar 30

We’re about to move internationally again for work. As a solo parent, everything is on you -it has been incredibly stressful to coordinate the move and still be present for my daughter and my current role. So it was nice to see a hornbill out the window to force me to take a deep breath.

Black and white Singapore hornbill in a tree outside a window

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · Mar 5

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Feb 26

When you can’t beat em, join em.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Jan 31

I’m waiting for when Dutton says we should annex New Zealand 🙄

Aaron Dodd @aarondodd.bsky.social · Jan 31

There we have it, right on cue. Trump-lite apes his criminal mentor. I bet Dutts will start pussy-grabbing too shortly. #auspol
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Peter Dutton says cultural diversity jobs do nothing to help Australians

During an impassioned speech on Friday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton pledged, if elected, he would slash the public sector – and one area in particular.

www.theage.com.au

Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Jan 21

Timeline cleansing kangaroo in my parents backyard over Christmas. My mother’s response when I showed her the video - “not the mulberry tree! “. We put out buckets of water for the kangaroos on the hot (40+C) days and listened to the thunder of wild animals across the roof through the night.

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Dec 30

Some countries have monkeys, some have bird species. The winner has to be the Quokka of Rottnest Island - the cutest, most mild mannered species

Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Dec 9

I took my 8 year old daughter to see The Nutcracker ballet. At one point after the intermission she looked like she was getting a bit bored, until suddenly she turned to me with wide eyes…

“This music is from Bluey!”

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Dec 2

This sign made me laugh a lot recently. Zombie children crossing? Very slow children crossing? Saying slow down: children crossing might have been more efficient 😂

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Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Nov 29

The rainy season in Singapore has arrived. This morning’s school drop off was soggy, but at least someone had fun!

Allie B @solomumlife.bsky.social · Nov 27

I thought I’d post here progressively about my solo mum journey.
When I first started considering this path, I decided to give dating one final red hot go to find Mr (mostly) Right. I took time off work and was contacting men on dating sites to set up dates. It was a truly awful idea.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Nov 26

"Shame must change sides."

Gisèle Pelicot graces the cover of vogue germany, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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