The world appears to be divided into two. Those who make lists and those who don't. At one point in time I was a dedicated list maker - hell sometimes I wrote things on my list I'd already done just so I could have the satisfaction of crossing it off! All through school I was a girl with a list. Neatly written, bulleted (or sometimes prettily … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
At What Age?
When the kids are little there is an avalanche of baby books telling you at what age you should do things or when your children should be reaching certain milestones. Introducing solids - got it covered. Crawling - should be happening. Talking - under control. Toilet training - we've got an age span where it should be happening. But … [Read more...]
A Child Free Blogging Weekend – Simple Right?
This weekend I am heading to Sydney to attend the Blogopolis conference. A gathering of bloggers in one room, learning stuff, I'm very excited. However, it has just occurred to me how difficult it is to remove myself from the children. I have complicated the situation by taking my husband with me. I may have slightly mislead him with the idea of … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Lighthouse View
A new week begins, we'll be a one child family while Hippie Child heads off to Canberra for a school camp. My fingers are freezing as I try to type this morning and Canberra is three times as cold as Port Macquarie - so she's gonna be cold. I hope it's wonderful wherever you are today. … [Read more...]
Reading This Week – Things They Didn’t Tell You About Parenting
A first for the blog this week - a review of an e-book. I'm still trying to come to terms with the concept of reading "books" online. I'm a traditional girl who loves the paper, the print, the page turning but I'm trying to "get with the times" and come around to the convenience and ease of copious amounts of books loaded onto an … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Close
I'm not sure if I'm still allowed to play in the weekly photo challenge as I've moved my blog to a self-hosted site (although still with some connection to wordpress.com via the Jetpack plug in). But for this week at least I'm throwing in my brother's shot of a couple of friendly owls. Just a note for anyone who was following my blog via a … [Read more...]
Remembering Cracker Night
We enjoyed sparklers and a bonfire last weekend and it reminded me a little of cracker night. Do you remember the frosty, winter nights when your back yard lit up with exploding fireworks? Small children cried in fear, dogs howled, dad's did stupid things, older kids blew up the neighbours letterboxes ... I may not be painting cracker night in the … [Read more...]
The Fridge Debacle
On Friday 30 bloggers were invited to Kirribilli House to meet the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. I wasn't invited. Something to do with not enough reach or influence I suspect (although I would argue the ten of you I have left after the great blog move are highly influential people). It was blogger power to the fore as Julia learnt about the … [Read more...]
Ch-Ch-Changing
Forgive me readers for I have sinned, it has been four days since my last confession post. Felled by a migraine I spoke in tongues, felt ill and frankly did not want to deal with the fact I was CHANGING the blog. Moving from a wordpress.com to a self-hosted site has proven to be a little stressful, given my level of technical ability is … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Seascape
A long weekend Monday for us in Australia. Raining and cold. But we are heading out to see some relatives who are visiting. Hope your week ahead is filled with happy families and good times. … [Read more...]
