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Why are we obsessed with giving children experiences?

March 6, 2012 By Janine 9 Comments

Can someone please explain to me when it was mandated that parents provide an unlimited supply of interesting, exciting, educational, new experiences for their children on a daily basis? When I was growing up my Mum's idea of giving me a good time was dropping me at the local pool to swim unsupervised with my friends for a couple of hours with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humour, Parenting Tagged With: Family, humour., Parenting

Weekly Photo Challenge – Distorted

March 5, 2012 By Janine 8 Comments

An underwater shot edited in the soon to be defunct Picnik. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Photographs., Photography, Postaweek 2012

The Quest For Me Time

March 4, 2012 By Janine 9 Comments

It's now official women get no "me time". They did a poll. Seriously just asking for "hands-up who doesn't have a minute to themselves" at the school gate would have done the trick but nevertheless 1000 women with children aged 16 and under were surveyed by Galaxy Research for Procter & Gamble. The outcome - mums average less than 40 minutes a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Parenting, Women Tagged With: Family, Me Time, Parenting, Women

Blogging My World

March 2, 2012 By Janine 28 Comments

Blogging - it's a weird concept isn't it? Carving out a space for yourself where you can vent, share, amuse, entertain, inform. Giving yourself a power you have never had before. Welcoming strangers into your life to comment on the thoughts that tumble from your mind. The habit of blogging is slowly beginning to ingrain itself into my daily life.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Blogging, Creativity, Writing

Stomp The Tumbarumba

March 1, 2012 By Janine 7 Comments

Remember recently when I shared with you the photos from my husband's trip back to the one-horse town of his birth? I promised you, if you were good, I would find you Stomp The Tumbarumba the town's one claim to fame. Well unfortunately for you I believe you have been good so I'm going to share. I challenge you to get the song out of your head once … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humour Tagged With: Johnny Devlin, Stomp The Tumbarumba

Sunrise

February 29, 2012 By Janine 8 Comments

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Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: David Fitzpatrick, Photographs., Photography, Port Macquarie

5 Pet Peeves

February 28, 2012 By Janine 10 Comments

  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 it. People (the same ones who have a problem with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humour, Life Tagged With: humour., Life Experience, Listable Life, Pet Peeves

Bago Vineyard

February 27, 2012 By Janine 6 Comments

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 and cheese. And the company of good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Bago Vineyards, Food, Wine

Weekly Photo Challenge – Indulge

February 26, 2012 By Janine 13 Comments

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! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Postaweek 2012

The Power Of Words

February 26, 2012 By Janine 21 Comments

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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU 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. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creativity, Life, Writing Tagged With: Life Experience, Power of Words, Writing

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Janine Fitzpatrick is a personal blogger with an untidy house, imperfect children and no celebrity friends.

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WATCHINGI went to see Fiona O'Loughlin last night. She's the comedian who survived alcoholism, a two week coma from not realising, in her drunken state, that the heater in the dive she was living in was leaking carbon monoxide.  Then went on to spend … [Read More...]

Weekend Notes

Watching We headed to the movies this weekend and saw the latest Spike Lee film, BlacKkKlansman. It's the story of the first black cop in the Colorado Springs police force, Ron Stallworth, who in the late 70's managed to infiltrate the Ku Klux … [Read More...]

Sleepless

So I've been awake since 3.00am. In that time I've signed the family up for an organizing app which can run a joint calendar, shared shopping and to-do lists and has downloaded a series of recipes that are supposed to make my "what's for dinner" … [Read More...]

Grey stairs.

The Widow Goes On A Date

The last time I went on a first date Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, Liam Hemsworth was being born, Madonna was singing Vogue on the radio, Macaulay Culkin was being left Home Alone and Kevin Costner was Dancing with Wolves. It was a long time ago … [Read More...]

Father with two daughters.

Another Father’s Day

Hi Simon, How's things going up there? Did you have a beer with your Dad for Father's Dad? We blatantly ignored the day here. Just pretended it wasn't happening. We still think about you every day. I didn't post anything on Facebook because it … [Read More...]

Daisy flowers

Hellooo Again

  Hi, I'm just here unwrapping the dust covers, brushing down the spiderwebs and sweeping up the left-over dreams of my tiny little space on the internet. I know I've been gone almost 12-months. I'm not even sure how that happened. A … [Read More...]

A messy scrapbooking desk

Milestone Moments

Hey Simon, Despite my best intentions to ignore the milestones they keep on happening, with or without you. We celebrated your Mum's 80th birthday back in August. A rushed trip of some 1,850 kilometres all up with just four days to do the 9 hour … [Read More...]

Weekend Notes

What have you been up to this weekend? Watching  We caught Home Again in the cinema. It's the latest Reese Witherspoon film.  It's a fun little comedy. Reese plays Alice a just-turned 40 divorcing mum of two. At her birthday drinks she … [Read More...]

Picture of a beach.

Weekend Notes

  As the weekend draws to a close here's a little of what caught my eye in the last 48 hours. Watching Saw Battle of the Sexes the new Emma Stone movie about the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Oh what a time … [Read More...]

A Bag of chips, wine, chocolate, lemonade and magazine. A parody of a bug out bag for the apocalypse.

Could You Survive The Apocalypse?

South Koreans are buying "survival bags" and turning to YouTube for tips on making it through a nuclear blast. The New York Times is writing articles on How To Survive The Apocalypse and the doomsday preppers are starting to look like the smart ones. … [Read More...]

chocolate and wine

Home Alone: The Empty Nest

The empty nest looms in my near future. One more year before the youngest heads out into the world without my micromanaging her every move. I can feel the rotor blades on my helicopter starting to slow.   I heard a whisper of what may … [Read More...]

Weekend Notes

It's a long weekend here in Australia.  So it's been a lazy time. Perfect for some catch-up TV, movies and reading.   Watching I've been enjoying Doctor Doctor it was shot in my old hometown of Mudgee and gosh it's looking … [Read More...]

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Grey stairs.
Father with two daughters.

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