I'm starting to wonder if the fortieth decade has anything going for it. While I'm clinging to the notion that 40 is the new 30, 50 the new 40 as espoused by a bevy of filthy rich, heavily photoshopped famous beings gracing our magazines each day, scientists are raining on my parade. The Whitehall II study as reported in The Guardian says memory … [Read more...]
Anew
A Journey Into Blogging
Three months ago I took my first tentative steps into this unknown world of blogging. I'd been thinking about it for a long time, even tried a little "sea change" blog a couple of years ago, but quiet frankly I'm not good with one topic - five posts and I was bored. Moving on. … [Read more...]
Reading This Week – The Happiest Refugee – Anh Do
In Australia there is a long-running debate on what to do about asylum seekers. In particular, the people who pay money to people smugglers to take to the open sea in a bid to seek refuge in Australia. It's a political hot-potato, with the issue whipped into a frenzy by a variety of shock-jocks and media commentators. It's a complex and emotive … [Read more...]
Why we qualify for the title “Shambolic Living”
Whenever I think I might have misnamed the blog this sort of thing happens. I demand a family outing for the last day of Mr Shambles holidays. We take a drive past Crescent Head scouting out potential camping spots. Hippie Child's surfboard is slung between the two girls because Mr Shambles is worried about it falling off the roof on the dirt … [Read more...]
Australian Women Writers Challenge
In honour of 2012 being designated the national year of reading I'm signing up for a new challenge. This one is to read and review books by Australian Women Writers. I figure if I can't be an Australian Women Writer I can at least support the ones who have toiled and struggled to finally get into print. It's called the Australian Women Writers … [Read more...]
Dawn 2012
Weekly Photo Challenge – Winter
Seriously Wordpress people you give me a photo challenge for WINTER in the middle of an Australian summer? OK I've dug through the archives and located a photo of my brother's from last year. Every Friday night in the middle of winter a dedicated group of parents support their children's sporting endeavours by sitting on the sideline for two hours, … [Read more...]
What’s for Dinner?
It's the plaintive cry that echoes across homes world-wide. Three little words that are enough to drive mothers everywhere to drink. What's for dinner? Before having children I wasn't even the cook in the family, Mr Shambles always got home before me so he did dinner, and he can actually COOK which is nice. However, it seems upon giving birth I … [Read more...]
A New Year Begins
Well the first of my goals for 2012 is down the toilet. I didn't win the $31 million Lotto draw last night. So instead of shopping for a new, highly expensive car this morning, I've got to settle for a cup of coffee (instant I can't afford one of those fancy schzmancy machines) and a blog. It's the day of resolutions, when all the world unites in … [Read more...]
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