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  • Carriers of Love
  • Mother’s Day memories of childhood moments with Mum
  • Make a difference in the world, one page at a time
  • Note to self: don’t fear the blank page, keep creating
  • Three things I’ve learned while writing about a loved one
  • Uncertainty and creativity make good company
  • An ANZAC Centenary tribute to my Dad
  • What a difference a year makes
  • A year of new appreciation for life
  • Same Dad, different stories
  • A friend in deed
  • Bush Christmas took me back, New Year has me looking forward
  • Now I believe she can fly
  • Singing in the face of fear
  • Can’t help my selfie, bad habits?
  • Make the most of every day
  • A stunning Man from Snowy River moment with my sister
  • Enough treasured stories of Dad to fill a book
  • The day the singing died
  • Thought and prayers for NSW people as bush fires rage
  • Celebrating successful women – laughs, tears and all
  • Mountain beauty finds simple expression
  • Chance encounters, lasting impacts
  • A moment before we said goodbye
  • Don’t give up, ’cause you have friends
  • It’s electrifying
  • Whenever you need shelter
  • Don’t go changing
  • Looking for adventure, head out on the highway
  • Juggling expectations
  • Finding strength in adversity
  • A woman’s world
  • From Providence came a new life in Australia
  • The circle of life
  • We are family, please come to Mauritius with me
  • Birds flying high, you know how I feel
  • Little rays of sunshine
  • Why this blog has been hard to write
  • Enjoying some time on roads less travelled
  • In the arms of the angel
  • Sounds of silence as I head home
  • I leave Spain and heave a sigh, and say goodbye
  • Same tour, different journeys
  • Never lost for pictures in Ronda
  • Where waters meet and two continents stand apart
  • The bar of Seville
  • Women and the city of Granada
  • ‘Oui’ does not mean stop
  • Farewell Scotland, Hola Spain
  • A fresh perspective on the hare and the tortoise
  • I will have what she’s having, please
  • Bagpipes make me cry
  • Speed bonnie plane
  • Redundant. Full Stop. New Chapter.
  • Do mention the ‘R’ word
  • Hello running my good friend
  • Resilience

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Mairi

Mairi

Mairi Barton is a strategic communication and public affairs leader who has influenced and delivered outcomes at the highest levels of the Australian corporate, government and non-profit sectors. Mairi is the founder and Chief Executive of strategic communication agency Pinch Yourself Communication. She is an award-winning former journalist who served in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery in Canberra. Mairi enjoys photography and posts to her Instagram gallery: @pinchmyself

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