The Australian Women's Weekly

No joking matter

How are you feeling as we prepare to head into a new calendar year? I’m feeling … tentative. I’m excited to be out of lockdown after two years in Victoria but without wanting to sound negative, I don’t hold great expectations for 2022. That’s not to say that it won’t be great, but the last two years have taught me that my expectations and hopes don’t actually have anything to do with how a year unfolds. So, this will be the year I let lead me, rather than going full steam ahead with my agenda.

No, I’m not really a New Year’s resolutions person. Every year I say, “Right, more money, less work.” Only half of that wish came true in 2021

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