This memoir of comedian and radio/TV personality Meshel Laurie takes a fascinating look into the world of entertainment and what it takes to survive its rejections and successes. A kid from country Queensland Laurie dreamed of making it big in the comedy scene of Melbourne. This book chronicles the ups and downs of that journey. In the decade … [Read more...]
Back to “Normal”
The house is decidedly quiet today. The girls are back at school and I am home alone. I actually love the holidays, the lack of routine, the freedom to decide on the spur-of-the-moment to have a picnic, go for a swim, see a movie. But of course it comes to an end and back to normality we go. Lunches to be packed, notes to be signed (yes day … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
Welcome 2014. We've crossed off another 12 months and now we are wiping the slate clean with a brand new year, all ready for us to venture in with our dreams, plans, goals, misgivings, good luck, bad luck. Are you making any resolutions? I don't think I'm going to this year, think I'll just try to make it a "go with the flow" year and see … [Read more...]
Awards, Exams, Results
Tis the season for awards and results. Parents around the country have sat through speech nights and award ceremonies en masse. Some will be celebrating successes, others will be focusing on their children's OTHER talents rather than academic achievement. If need be tongue rolling can be considered a highly sought after skill if that's all you've … [Read more...]
Welcome to Parenting
I heard recently of a lovely couple who have decided to foster children. They are a couple in their forties who haven't had children. They will be great but I did have a sleepless night worried they are going into this cold. Oh yes they've done all the training and all but when you are faced with a couple of tweenies over the breakfast table each … [Read more...]
What’s On Your Ultimate Play List?
Over at iVillage Alana is considering what she'd put on her ultimate playlist. Now I haven't managed to be organised/technical enough to sort out how to get myself a shuffling playlist - it's been on my to do list for some time now. The kids have banned me from adding my songs to their playlists so in this age of plentiful music generating … [Read more...]
Role Models and Rock Stars
On Friday I dragged the children from their respective bedrooms, confiscated the iPad and the Isobelle Carmody book and FORCED them to watch a one hour tribute to Nelson Mandela. "This is history, you need to be able to remember where you were when Mandela died, and you bloody well need to know who he was!". I probably should have started by … [Read more...]
Obviously I’m A Genius
Well the research is in and it's become clear that I'm a genius. No really, I found an article on the INTERNET, it's like researched and everything. Entitled Five Surprising Signs You're Probably a Genius the piece lays out what you need to have a high IQ. I skipping straight over point 1 (high sex drive) and point 2 (drug use) we don't … [Read more...]
So What Do I Tell My Daughter About Drinking and Rape?
Disclaimer: This article deals with rape and sexual assault and may be triggering for survivors of abuse. There is a huge online debate taking place at the moment in response to an article by Mia Freedman This Isn't Victim Blaming. This is Common Sense where she argues we need to tell our daughters getting drunk could increase their risk of … [Read more...]
Favourite Spaces
Now the weather is getting warmer we can once again get out on our back deck. It has a view of the only remaining piece of undeveloped land in our area and we've got our fingers crossed it doesn't get developed for a few more years. It's our version of living on acreage, except it's the look but don't touch kind. We can't actually have … [Read more...]
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