I finally get around to writing my bucket list and then I discover rather than a leisurely lifetime to complete it I've got a month. Apparently the Mayans failed to continue their calendar beyond 21st December 2012 so now everyone is in a panic that we bite the bullet this year just before Christmas. Hold off on the Christmas shopping … [Read more...]
The Catch Up
It's not that I have a tendency to "fail" I just sometimes take on a few too many challenges and then have to play catch-up at various points along the way to actually complete the task! So here is my latest photo-a-day pictures. 1. Something I Do Every Day - I made a list, God it was dull. I know you are supposed to celebrate the … [Read more...]
TV
The black box has overtaken the house. The screens are bigger. Rooms are built simply to house the apparatus. There's a lot of talk of how bad it is, but is it an evil, mind altering instrument of destruction? Or is a window to the world? A tool which can teach and inform, entertain and amuse? We probably watch too much TV in my house. Gosh, … [Read more...]
Breakfast
I nag my children about how important breakfast is and make sure they eat something as I throw them out the door of a morning, tossing lost socks and forgotten homework after them. Yet it is a case of do as I say, not as I do. I don't normally eat breakfast. Unless it's the full on "big" breakfast prepared by a lovely chef at a trendy cafe. Then … [Read more...]
It’s All About Me
Can someone point me in the direction of a woman who manages to put herself first? I know that old analogy of "put the oxygen mask on yourself first otherwise you won't be in any fit state to help the children anyway" yet anything in relation to myself ends up at the bottom of the to do list, and I'm fairly confident I'm not the only one in this … [Read more...]
Greatest Movie Quotes
I think I may have some repressed anger issues. In a discussion on favourite movie quotes recently my friends were reminiscing about such lines as, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner". - Dirty Dancing "You had me at hello". - Jerry Maguire "Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are gonna get". - Forrest Gump Me? Well … [Read more...]
Laugh Out Loud Moments
Remember I set a challenge to have more fun a couple of weeks ago? Well somewhere between the driving and the arguing we did manage to have a few laugh out loud moments. Have you managed to have some laugh out loud moments lately? Do share. … [Read more...]
Blogging on the Road
My name is Janine Fitzpatrick and I have a problem. There is a possibility I may be addicted to the internet. On arrival in the picturesque Tumbarumba I discovered I had no mobile phone coverage. This of course means I can't hotspot my phone to my ipad and create my blogging masterpieces which are such an intergral part of your day. People I had … [Read more...]
Music to Travel By
We have survived our nine hour journey and are now reverting back to beanies, scarves and gloves in the still-winter weather at the bottom of the Snowy Mountains. The car ride was uneventful. The highlight being my serenading the family through a collection of my favorite hits. The you-beaut techno gadget which was supposed to play the iPods … [Read more...]
Ten Things You Need To Know About Going On Holidays
It's been a while since we actually went away during the holidays. Firstly, we live in a holiday destination, secondly do you know how much it costs to take a family of four ANYWHERE? It's school holidays now and we are doing the trip to visit family on the other side of the State. That means taking to the highway for a 9 hour trip, in a car … [Read more...]
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