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 Sunday Drive
Anyone else remember the Sunday drive? Mum and Dad and the kids (sometimes the dog too) packed into the car to take an aimless road trip around the local area? … [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...]
What’s In Your Handbag?
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...]
Project 44 the Update
In a moment of pure stupidity I decided to publicly declare my goals for this year, my 44th year. Mental note - do not blog after a glass of wine. … [Read more...]
Mood Boards
Along with all my other challenges I am currently in the final week of a month-long blogging course. It's called Blogging Your Way and it's run by a highly talented blogger/writer/interior designer called Holly Becker who blogs at decor8. … [Read more...]
I Don’t Meet Your Selection Criteria Because I’ve Been Busy Having A Life
Returning to the workforce after a ten year absence was an eye-opener. Technology had moved above and beyond anything a mere mortal could have imagined back in 1997. The internet was in constant use in every office in the country, "I'll google it" a common refrain. How did we ever create radio programs without the instant research tool at our … [Read more...]
