Well the 70 million dollar jackpot went off last night. Three people managed to get almost 25 million dollars each. I'm still clinging to the notion that I could be one of them. One was from New South Wales and my mobile phone isn't charged so the lottery people could have tried to contact me while I ate chocolate, watched Missing and went to bed … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Dinner with George Clooney
There's dinner at George Clooney's house up for grabs in a fundraising campaign for Obama. I've scrounged under the cushions, in the pockets of the kid's uniforms and through every crevice in the car and I've got $8.50 to put forward. It's got to get me in, George can't possibly have a dinner party without me. I bring so much to the event. I'm … [Read more...]
It’s Monday
Here in Australia our week is beginning with the usual Monday morning chaos. I hope your week ahead is beautiful, organised and fun filled. … [Read more...]
I Make S’Mores
The internet is a wealth of information. I'm sure if you search hard enough you could find the cure for cancer or the solution to third world hunger within its trillions upon trillions of pages of facts, figures and general whinging. In the six months I have spent trawling the internet in my quest for blogging glory I have learnt one thing, how … [Read more...]
Not Sure I’ve Mastered the Self-Help Advice
If you are going to write a book I reckon self-help is a pretty lucrative sector of the market. While the authors in the literature genre struggle to make a dollar from their beautifully descriptive, emotionally challenging works of fiction the self-help crowd have the mighty dollar flowing in. They have learnt the skill of a multi-pronged approach … [Read more...]
The Stages of Parenting
I hear young couples discussing the "best" time to have a baby and I chuckle to myself. Seriously, you are already over-thinking it. You can't plan or prepare for the caper that is parenting. You just need to dive in head first and brave your way through each new crisis as it erupts. Look, I know you've seen those cute babies in the tv commercials … [Read more...]
Spectacular World
Have a calm and happy day. … [Read more...]
Cost of living rises a furphy?
Most days I live in fear of my letterbox. The bills arrive with regular monotony. It seems I've only just got one paid and the next is clamouring for attention. A new study out suggests that perhaps the cost of living isn't really going up we are just living bigger lifestyles. The study by National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the … [Read more...]
Photo A Day
Because I'm fast developing an addiction to internet challenges I'm going to take part in Fat Mum Slim's Photo a Day challenge. I'm going to post mine on Instagram (@shambolicliving) and Twitter and then a recap here on the blog at the end of May. It will be thrilling for you all to get to enjoy my out-of-focus, lacking in composition, i-phone … [Read more...]
