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Karen Hardy

Karen Hardy

Brisbane Times

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Life's too short to not eat cheese, or read books, or binge the latest show

It's nice to know I'm not the only person who loves a bookshop. Authors, and husband and wife, Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist have just embarked on a...

05.04.2024 8

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

The physical connection that has nothing to do with sex

The other night I had the good fortune of finding myself in a conversation with people my own age. It doesn't happen often, if I'm honest, given I'm...

22.03.2024 7

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

It's all a little awks and dawks, but is this the best season of MAFS ever?

I'm just going to put it out there. Has this past week been the best week of Married at First Sight ever? $0/ (min cost $0) Login or signup to...

15.03.2024 10

The Examiner

Karen Hardy

It's all a little awks and dawks, but is this the best season of MAFS ever?

I'm just going to put it out there. Has this past week been the best week of Married at First Sight ever? $0/ (min cost $0) Login or signup to...

15.03.2024 9

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Aroma therapy: Why do certain smells make us homesick?

Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from ACM, which has more than 100 mastheads across Australia. Today's is written by The Canberra Times...

15.03.2024 6

The Examiner

Karen Hardy

Aroma therapy: Why do certain smells make us homesick?

Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from ACM, which has more than 100 mastheads across Australia. Today's is written by The Canberra Times...

15.03.2024 7

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Aroma therapy: Why do certain smells make us homesick?

My father would travel a lot when I was a child. He worked, over the years, as a travelling salesman, to make it sound exotic, selling things such as...

08.03.2024 10

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

My children are adults and I still get sad when it's back-to-school time

I walked past a woman in David Jones the other day. She was trying to wrangle an energetic little lad, who reminded me of my own little lad when he...

26.01.2024 10

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

The world existed before 2000: won't somebody please pay attention to Gen X

Perhaps it's a sign that I really am getting on in years when I find myself taking umbrage at things my young colleagues have written. Forget the fact...

19.01.2024 10

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Simple tips to make life easier: what works for The Canberra Times team

At this time of year we're often bombarded with information from experts about how we can improve our lives. Eat less, move more, be kind, say no. But...

05.01.2024 7

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

A mullet is just an upside down hipster beard: Surviving Summernats in the inner north

Does Summernats only start today, January 4? In my neighbourhood, less than two kilometres from the burnout arena, we've had nightly warm-ups since...

03.01.2024 7

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

I'm making a list and checking it twice, hoping 2024 turns out nice

Ever since I was an angsty teenager I've kept a diary. Back then the pages were full of rambling sentences about boys I liked, how annoying my...

29.12.2023 10

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Home alone for Christmas? Make like Kevin and fill your day with fun

Spending Christmas alone? Well you're not alone. Many Australians will be waking up tomorrow with no one to crack a cracker with. (Have you actually...

22.12.2023 10

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Is your kid a donkey or the Messiah? What their nativity role says about your parenting

Hello new school parent. Congratulations, you've made it through kindergarten. Maybe little Mia has finished the year with a report card that suggests...

13.12.2023 4

The Examiner

Karen Hardy

Is your kid a donkey or the Messiah? What their nativity role says about your parenting

Hello new school parent. Congratulations, you've made it through kindergarten. Maybe little Mia has finished the year with a report card that suggests...

13.12.2023 2

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to

I have no idea why I'm feeling a little melancholy about my birthday on Monday. As a kid, my birthday was never a really big deal. Being born in...

08.12.2023 5

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Why the one-piece is this summer's swimsuit royalty

Season six of The Crown has lobbed just in time. Summer starts in a few days and that means it's time for a new pair of swimmers. It's a time always...

24.11.2023 3

The Examiner

Karen Hardy

Why the one-piece is this summer's swimsuit royalty

Season six of The Crown has lobbed just in time. Summer starts in a few days and that means it's time for a new pair of swimmers. It's a time always...

24.11.2023 2

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

Australian women are having less sex - and it could be a good thing

The first question my sister asked me when I returned from my sojourn was whether or not I had sex. She didn't care about my thoughts on contemporary...

17.11.2023 10

Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

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