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...]
Winning the lottery
Well the 70 million dollar jackpot went off last night. Three people managed to get almost 25 million dollars each. I'm still clinging to the notion that I could be one of them. One was from New South Wales and my mobile phone isn't charged so the lottery people could have tried to contact me while I ate chocolate, watched Missing and went to bed … [Read more...]
Not Sure I’ve Mastered the Self-Help Advice
If you are going to write a book I reckon self-help is a pretty lucrative sector of the market. While the authors in the literature genre struggle to make a dollar from their beautifully descriptive, emotionally challenging works of fiction the self-help crowd have the mighty dollar flowing in. They have learnt the skill of a multi-pronged approach … [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...]
Anzac Day
Today was Anzac Day here in Australia. The day was established as a memoriam to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli during World War 1. The odds were stacked against us in an impossible battle and it wasn't a victory. At the end of the Gallipoli campaign 8,709 soldiers from Australia and 2,721 from New Zealand … [Read more...]
Grateful
Grateful - adj - warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received, thankful. Why are there some days when it is so difficult to conjure up gratitude? When all around you see the difficulties of your life and fail to appreciate the good stuff that is still happening. After a particularly grumpy time I saw this Grateful Linky over at … [Read more...]
The Story of Shambles Manor (an exercise in owner-building)
Be careful what you wish for it might just happen! For as long as I can remember I haven't been able to drive past a display village without popping in, wandering through the delightfully styled rooms, marvelling at the space, loving the design. When we moved to Port Macquarie I searched high and low but couldn't find a house I liked, so I … [Read more...]
Bucket Lists BEFORE and AFTER Children
The Bucket List BEFORE I had children. Cruise the canals of Venice in a gondolier with the man I love. Eat at a Michelin Three Star restaurant. Buy an outfit from the Paris Fashion Shows. Watch a Broadway show starring someone really famous. Float in the Dead Sea. Travel the Silk Road. Party all night at the Carnaval in Rio de … [Read more...]
It’s Friday the 13th
Just realised today is Friday the 13th, just wondering if I should head back to bed, pull the covers over my head and only emerge when the calendar reads a more favourable date. Then again I'm not superstitious, I don't think. I have avoided walking under ladders but I reckon that's a practical thing, people working above you could drop stuff on … [Read more...]
Life’s Too Short for Uncomfortable Undies
Well I think it's time to accept that age has engulfed me. Today I have decided (a) I need to spend more money on my undies and (b) comfort is more important than anything when it comes to underwear. (We tackle the big issues here at Shambolic Living.) The $5 for a pack of four briefs from the bargain bins at the chain stores just aren't up to … [Read more...]
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