Karin Van Heerwaarden
Karin van Heerwaarden is a part-time producer at News Digital Media, part-time freelance writer and part-time stay-at-home mum.
She was born and raised on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula where she attended a very public high school. Having completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and English literature she promptly forgot everything she’d learnt and soon after packed all her worldly possessions into her Kingswood and drove to Sydney where she’s been ever since.
In her spare time she teaches her son useful phrases like ‘easy peasy lemon squeezy’, wonders if she will ever find a decent dim sim in NSW, follows recipes to the letter, still bites her finger nails after all these years, maintains a strong opposition to ironing, pretends to read the weekend paper and blogs about books.
Articles by Karin Van Heerwaarden
Real women don’t wear white silk jumpsuits
That’s it. I am done with fashion magazines. Officially. I am never buying one, or reading one … or even…... Read more
The sad truth of celebrities is many of them are just dull
In an interview on Sixty Minutes on Sunday Tara Brown asked Michael Buble why he became a singer. He responded…... Read more
I can’t watch because the networks keep axing shows
Once upon a time there was a woman who watched a new show on Channel 10 called Life on Mars.…... Read more
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Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
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A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
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"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
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