Monthly Archives: February 2012

5 Pet Peeves

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  I may be a little early here, our Tuesday may arrive ahead of the Tuesday of Moments that Define Life but I will be linking up with Nicole’s Listable Life when you American’s eventually catch up! People (and they know who they are) not putting the butter back in the fridge after they use… Read more »

Bago Vineyard

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Spent a lazy Sunday afternoon at Bago Vineyard with friends listening to a local jazz band. Surprisingly a relatively drama free outing – well except for Princess Child losing a tooth and getting bitten twice by bull ants – but given our track record that’s a pretty good day out for us. There was wine… Read more »

Weekly Photo Challenge – Indulge

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A Sunday afternoon listening to jazz at one of the local wineries enjoying a cold glass of white and a delicious cheese plate – indulge plus!

The Power Of Words

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Those of us who blog, or like to read blogs are very aware of the power of words. However, this video says it in the most eloquent way possible. I first saw this video at a work conference last year, thanks to Kirri White at Success Coach for reminding me of it this morning.

Your Life In Six Words

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Do you remember Ernest Hemingway’s short, short story. For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.? At the Smith Magazine Larry Smith used Hemingway’s story as inspiration and asked his readers to describe their lives in six words. It was supposed to be a month long competition but now five years later it’s still going strong. Oprah… Read more »

The Leadership Issue

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Dear Jules and Kev Excuse me could I have your attention for a minute? Excuse me. Hello. CHILDREN WILL YOU STOP YOUR BICKERING FOR A MINUTE AND LISTEN. Right, now that I’ve got your attention. It seems we’ve got a bit of a situation happening. Obviously the two of you have issues, there is no… Read more »

A Week Is A Long Time At Shambles HQ

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There are households where dinner is never burnt, housework is always under control, the residents never disagree and the homework is done with a minimum of fuss ahead of it’s due date. This is not one of those households. As we skate in “just in time” with all our responsibilities, argue amongst ourselves over the… Read more »

5 Favorite Recipes for Entertaining

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I’ve never really done link-ups or memes before (watch me gettin’ with the lingo) but liked the look of this one and let’s be honest it’s 10.13pm and I need something to blog about. Over atMoments That Define Life there is is the Listable Life a weekly meme which gives a choice of “lists” to… Read more »