The clock ticked over and the fireworks erupted, and so we moved on. Into a new year full of possibilities, with the usual clean slate and so many plans for how we'll do better, be better, achieve more. Or maybe we'll just sleep, swim and eat for the start of the year. Tomorrow we'll get onto that to do list, but today we'll just chill. How did … [Read more...]
Questions
So these are the questions I'm asking myself this morning. 1. Does watching a Rod Stewart Christmas Special put you one step closer to pensioner status? 2. Do exams have any value? 3. What classifies as funny? 4. This Christmas thing is coming up fast, what the hell do you buy people? 5. What will 2013 bring? 6. Who … [Read more...]
Electronic vs Hard Copy?
We went to the iPad information evening at school last night. After getting over the heart palpitations at the cost (by the time you argue with yourself over 16gbs/32gbs and which protective case you are probably looking at $700), I was struck by the thought that the text books these kids use will be on their iPads. Given the weight of the … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Shining Light
Photo by David Fitzpatrick I hope everyone has had (or is still having) a great weekend. Dinner with girlfriends for me on Saturday night. Then yesterday I saw the new Ben Affleck film, Argo. It was great. Loved it. In other news if you had money on me falling behind in the Photo-a-Day challenge by day 9 you would today be a winner. Big … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Water
Just the kids, me and the iPhone for today's Monday (arvo) photo. … [Read more...]
Letter to Marissa Mayer
Dear Marissa, Congratulations on your new job as CEO of Yahoo. I know it was a real coup securing the job when you were six months pregnant and it is fantastic that Yahoo were willing to see past the baby bump and value the talent and skill of the woman. I want to jump up and down and celebrate the equality of the situation, but I'm … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Dawn
Photo by David Fitzpatrick - Dawn at Flynns Beach Port Macquarie … [Read more...]
A Child Free Blogging Weekend – Simple Right?
This weekend I am heading to Sydney to attend the Blogopolis conference. A gathering of bloggers in one room, learning stuff, I'm very excited. However, it has just occurred to me how difficult it is to remove myself from the children. I have complicated the situation by taking my husband with me. I may have slightly mislead him with the idea of … [Read more...]
Mother of Daughters
I am the mother of daughters. I don't know how you raise sons. I remember watching friend's sons leaping over lounges, wrestling on the floor and kamikaze body slamming each other and I would wonder "can't they just sit down and do some drawing? I have some pretty glitter pens here".Instead we have lived in the world of Bratz and Barbie.We've … [Read more...]
A Letter to My Daughters About NAPLAN
Dear Girls, The Government decided that all students would be tested in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 to monitor their levels of literacy and numeracy. In theory it seems a good idea. Parents get a sense of where their child sits in relation to other kids, schools can identify problems and so on. In practice, teachers teach to the test. Endless hours of … [Read more...]
