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...]
Christmas countdown on – are we ready? No we’re not.
Three days remaining until the Christmas festivities. Or 62 hours, 26 minutes and 9 seconds at the time of writing, if you count Christmas day as starting at 6.00am on the 25th. As the time ticks away the frenzy gets that little bit more intense because, as per usual, we are not ready. You would think with 364 days notice we could get our act … [Read more...]
The Day I Killed Santa
It is now 12 months since I committed the crime. It began as such an ordinary day. I was trying to clean up. When the Princess Child approached me mid sweep. "Mum, Sam* said his mum told him Santa wasn't real. Santa is real isn't he?" Now look I've never been comfortable with the Santa thing, it always felt, well a little deceptive. However, … [Read more...]
Because I’m too slack to send a card …
Over the years I've become very slack at sending christmas cards. It's not because I don't care or I'm not thinking of you, I'm just slack. I leave everything until the last minute then realise it's too late to get everything done. I also hate sending a card with Dear XYZ lots of love from all of us. We haven't heard from each other for a year … [Read more...]
Advice to Mums of Young Children
Today there was a tiny report in the Sunday Telegraph declaring mums want other mums to be more honest about the challenges of raising a baby. Apparently research released by Motherpedia says 93 per cent of Aussie mothers believe there needs to be more honesty between mums about motherhood. Really? Honesty is going to help? Well, at the risk of it … [Read more...]
Letter to my 16 year old self
Have you seen the book "Dear Me, A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self"? An array of celebrities write a letter to their teenage self. If you could jump in the DeLorean and head back to the future to meet up with the kid you once were what advice would you offer? Here's my attempt. … [Read more...]
NaNoWriMo – The Confession
Big cheers please, my friend Michele from Savannah Photography completed the 50,000 words in 30 days for NaNoWriMo. … [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...]
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...]
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