Catherine asks over at BlogHer ‘Do You Give Good Blog?’ (My answer, in short, is: I try).

I’m sorry, this week has been so draining; we’ve all been bombarded with news of terror and tragedy that I just don’t have anything left. I haven’t read many blogs, don’t have links favourited, and yet I don’t think I’ve sat here on my ass more in my life.

I hit ‘refresh’ of Twitter and the online news…why, I don’t know. To be informed at a speedier rate of more death? I’ve felt ghoulish doing so.

Lastly, here is another natural phenomenon, a dust storm near Broken Hill. I URGE you to see it, it is incredible footage. The world really is a mystifying place:

Found thanks to Andrew

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity