Open Letter to High Achieving Women

December 7, 2011 By Janine 14 Comments

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

December 4, 2011 By Janine 38 Comments

Poor old Chandler is the most patient dog in the world. … [Read more...]

Confessions of a Non-Dance Mum

November 27, 2011 By Janine 11 Comments

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

November 24, 2011 By Janine 5 Comments

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

November 22, 2011 By Janine 10 Comments

I am seriously considering undertaking a stealth mission to Melbourne to kidnap a woman I don't know. … [Read more...]

What’s In Your Handbag?

November 19, 2011 By Janine 7 Comments

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...]

Morning Mayhem

November 15, 2011 By Janine 6 Comments

Through a stroke of good fortune (or employment as a radio producer of a morning show) I managed to avoid the morning rush in our house for three years. … [Read more...]

Letter to My Daughters

November 4, 2011 By Janine 4 Comments

Dear Girls At fourteen and eleven you probably aren’t at all interested in what your mum has to say on anything, but I want to take a moment to offer you some advice as you journey through the joys, bumps and roadblocks of life. … [Read more...]

Cooking With Gwyneth

October 11, 2011 By Janine 5 Comments

Just a disclaimer to start, cooking is not my strong point. Dinner party guests at my house have been forced to flee to the local Mexican takeaway when the fettucine bore a strong resemblance, and taste, to Glag Glue. I once tried to feed six people with one potato (in my defence it was a big potato). And the first time my then boyfriend (now … [Read more...]