Allsorts

Welcome to Allsorts, a writing column dedicated to all sorts of things that happen in the world of that blind woman: from telling the courier she's half naked, to life lessons dished out by her teenage sons. Allsorts covers it all!

I always try and look at the positive sides of blindness, so when the opportunity came along to ask 10-12 year olds what they thought the best thing about being blind was, one boy came up with something rather special.

Find out how Julie spent her birthday recently - it wasn't shaping up to be the best she had, but a comment shared with her by her son Sebastian made her heart sing.

Have you ever been sitting in a waiting room where you are joined by noisy children? Well Julie was recently, and something helped her see them differently. See what happened.

See how Sebastian managed to eat his elephant. If you're also a prospective elephant eater, this article is for you.

When one person speaks, you often take little notice, but when another speaks you sit up and listen. Find out how this happened to Julie

When Julie received the design of her book cover from her graphics designer, she was shocked to find out what he already knew. If you're as confused as Julie was, read on!

In January 2009, Julie got to realise her dream when she visited Louis Braille on his 200th birthday. See how a kiss on the cheek meant so much.

Hear what happened the day Julie's book arrived from the printers. She was just stepping out the shower when she heard the doorbell ring....

When Julie was waiting at the airport one day she pulled out some braille cards. One of them read "Visualise your goal." She did, and look what happened.

Julie got a taste of her own medicine when her teenage son Zac threw her quotation back at her. If you want to outsmart your parents, find out how to go about it by reading this allsort.

When Julies son Zac turned 16 he offered her one of his fortune cookies, which she had given to him as a present. You won't believe what Julie's fortune was.

Have you ever heard of the saying "All is forgiven"? That's what happened this day when Julie's son Sebastian forgot her after dinner treat.  

Apparently Julie does. Well, that's what her teenage son Zac thought when Julie demonstrated her latest hobby.

Sometime's it's really hard to find the silver lining, but this time it Julie's son Sebastian who found it. Check out what happened on the plane on their way back from a holiday in Tasmania.

You may think Julie is all pink and smiles, but an evil empire has drawn out the warrior in her! See Julie's creative last line of defense when talking to a customer services rep over the phone.