Dear Women Who Have Done It All I've just got one question, how? How do you combine high profile, hardworking, careers with raising children? Seriously ladies I want some answers and I want them now. In my life achievement now boils down to whether we can see the kitchen bench and everyone has left the house wearing clean undies - I struggle to … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Waiting
Poor old Chandler is the most patient dog in the world. … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Family
The Wordpress Photo Challenge this week is to show your interpretation of Family. It would be nice to have the time to style together a beautiful artistic shot of our family, but at the end of the day, life is really just a series of ordinary snapshots. Photos clicked on the run, or groups gathered together at the big celebrations of … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Non-Dance Mum
There are certain areas in which you excel as parent (usually areas related to the things you were good at/enjoyed as a child) unfortunately sometimes your children don't get the memo and decide to take up things in which you have absolutely no ability. … [Read more...]
A Bit of Colour In A Gray Day
This morning it is gray and raining in Port Macquarie. However, we got a little bit of colour in our day when these Rainbow Lorikeets decided to pay a visit. Interesting to note that when the children were little this would have been very exciting, now, not so keen. Although it did prompt happy memories of other Rainbow Lorikeets in our … [Read more...]
Lights, Camera, Action, “The Family” is on TV
Imagine for a moment your house has 35 remote-controlled cameras strategically placed throughout. Sitting in a booth somewhere are producers and editors who, after recording every moment of your life for three months, carefully piece it together to make what they hope will be entertaining television. … [Read more...]
Birthday Parties for Kids
I am seriously considering undertaking a stealth mission to Melbourne to kidnap a woman I don't know. … [Read more...]
Child of the 70’s and 80’s
Created in WordItOut Remember any of these? What were you playing, reading, watching, wearing, eating during your childhood? … [Read more...]
Writing The Great Aussie Novel During NaNoWriMo
Saturday 6.00am - Rise early to avoid the family. Sit down at computer. Write sentence. … [Read more...]
What’s In Your Handbag?
My favourite part of the last Harry Potter movie was Hermione's handbag which managed to magically contain every item they needed in their great battle. It was the moment when we knew Hermione had grown up to be a woman. Lugging around thousands of items which might, one day, be needed to save the day. … [Read more...]
