We are heading into the tail end of the year (how fast are the months flying by?). It's one of those years with a "chapter closing". You know the type, a life stage when you do things for "the last time", when you know you won't be going back. Next year my youngest child heads off to high school. So for the next few months we will be saying … [Read more...]
Five Things I Should Have Learnt By Now
Over at Life in A Pink Fibro Alison Tait wrote a post, 10 Things I Learnt Last Week, then Alana at House Goes Home picked up the concept and ran with it to create 8 Things I didn't Learn Last Week. Now in a shameless rip-off due to limited time and little creativity I'm going with 5 Things I Should Have Learnt By Now. 1. When you start bragging … [Read more...]
Anatomy of Marriage
Marriage, the whole "till death us do part" thing, is a big commitment. What you don't realise in that first flush of pheromones and the heady early days is that you are committing to a whole lot more than you first thought. You are agreeing to love - even when the spouse is being an idiot. You are agreeing to honour - even when you know … [Read more...]
Trapped in Re-runs
We don't have pay TV - Mr Shambles is a conscientious objector to paying for television - "they want me to pay for this drivel?" However, he did upgrade our 13-year-old television to a digital model. So now we can't get the ABC at all and during rainy weather (and let me tell you it rains a lot here on the coast) we endure the … [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 Mothering Years
The mothering years engulf and consume you. They reshape your heart, mind and soul. They simultaneously weaken and strengthen you. The mothering years redefine your life. Happy mothers day everyone. … [Read more...]
Growing Up Country
I grew up in a country town surrounded by blue-grey hills where houses sat on wide streets and had big backyards. In a time before the internet, digital TV, Skype and mobile phones when living in the country meant existing in an insulated time warp. We had: Two TV channels. The ABC and the local one which played programs years behind the Sydney … [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...]
No sick leave for Mums
I've opted out of my real world job today. Given in to whatever this bug is I've managed to acquire. Made a phone call. Sympathetic colleague told me to take care. Tomorrow I'll return, fill out a sick leave form, and our super efficient administrator will pay me as normal while calculating my leave hours. People will politely enquire if I'm … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Soccer Mum
The soccer season has begun again. Yet another year of trudging through muddy fields, to huddle on the sidelines whipping ourselves into a frenzy over the on-field antics of our wannabe soccer stars. Mr Shambles was adamant our children had to play a team sport. Working together to meet a goal, playing to the strengths of each team member, … [Read more...]
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