The Guardian: What I learned when I thought I was about to die
While waiting in hospital, Miranda Luby wondered how you are supposed to find meaning when you know you could die any moment. Then, she found her answer
Miranda writes regular opinion columns for News Corp about life as a 30-something. She cover themes of travel, food, fashion, entertainment, technology and mental health. Her columns have been syndicated by the New York Post, the Daily Mail, news.com.au and The Daily Telegraph.
Where ever you go, there you are
On the myth of 'a whole new me', the false hope of fresh starts and writing Sadie Starr's Guide to Starting Over
A stranger Photoshopped this mother and daughter
Think unsolicited Photoshopping only happens to models? Think again
This is what it's like to have 'face blindness'
Think you're just bad with faces? Think again. You could have mild prosopagnosia, which affects one in 50 people
Does Your Gym Instructor Say This Problematic Thing?
Every Wednesday I take spin at my local gym. Near the end of the class, my instructor says one problematic thing...
How To Nail Hiking Small Talk
And never have a perfect peak ruined by an awkward conversation ever again.
Zen and the art of fire building
Learning to build a fire can teach us about approaching our lives with a little more care
The Simple Thing I Learnt When I Went Off Grid
About 10 days into my recent three-week Tassie camping adventure, I felt it...
Travel Panic is a thing and you're not alone
FOMO + overthinking = travel panic
Aiming to fail
Can rethinking rejection up your chances of success?
Abstract Talent
Before saying ‘I could do that’, it might be worth wondering if it’s as easy as it looks
Blue Mountain Babe
In the time of Tinder and #metoo, faith in the opposite sex can be restored in the most amusing circumstances
Naked agitation
Sometimes, learning to let something go can lead to an unexpected and unusual reward
My Fair Lady has opened in Melbourne and it’s really awkward
I went to the final dress rehearsal of the much-anticipated My Fair Lady at Melbourne's Regent Theatre and it was, well, awkward. I’m talking audience shifting in their seats awkward. Audible gasps and mumbling awkward. But not for the reasons you might think.
Jumping for Joy
Adding a little whimsy into your life might be the key to happiness
Finding The Write Mix
Can your passion pay the bills as well as feed the soul? Freelance journalist Miranda Luby discovers the pros and cons of writing for work and play, as well as mixing non-fiction and fiction
Making the cut
Walking into the yoga studio, it was impossible not to notice.
The teacher standing behind reception, who I see about once a week, had a haircut. Although, that’s not really doing the change justice. Previously, long waves cascaded mermaid-like over her shoulders and down her back. Now, her shoulders, her neck and even her ears were bare. Naked. Nothing.
The teacher standing behind reception, who I see about once a week, had a haircut. Although, that’s not really doing the change justice. Previously, long waves cascaded mermaid-like over her shoulders and down her back. Now, her shoulders, her neck and even her ears were bare. Naked. Nothing.
Don't dare to be different
What's so wrong with being a travel cliché?
How One Woman Has Turned Her Game Show Passion Into $60,000
As far as half-hourly rates go, $35,000 is pretty awesome. Especially when it’s tax-free and handed to you by Andrew O’keefe on a giant Deal or No Deal cheque in front of a screaming studio audience.
A not so Lonely Planet
As almost every travel destination teems with more tourists each year, there’s something to be said for keeping a place quiet
Inking up for Beauty
A surprising suggestion raises some eyebrows about the lengths we will go to look beautiful
Snap Happy
When children’s photo albums are now set to take up entire hard drives you can’t help but wonder: what’s that all about, baby?
Come on Down
“YOU have to be really quick!” my mum advises with a sharp look in my direction. “Like THIS!” Her open palm flies through the air with the speed of a steel rabbit trap and slams down on the imaginary buzzer sitting on the living room table.
Ticket to buy
Five books (two of them hardcovers), three magnets, a touristy cap, a pile of new clothes, a pair of heels and a gigantic jar of candied jalapenos. I look down guilty at my purchases spread across the floor of the airbnb bedroom and wonder how to attack the packing process.
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