Shambolic Living

Reading This Week – Worse Things Happen At Sea – William McInnes, Sarah Watt

Janine — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:33:52 +0000

Anyone who has survived a long-term relationship (and I’m talking decades, not just a year a two) knows it is an adventure in joy, despair and resilience combined with equal parts humour and anger. This memoir of family life by Aussie Actor/Writer, William McInnes, and his Film Director/Animator wife, Sarah Watt, captures the nuances of daily...

What the bloody hell is a feminist?

Janine — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:16:30 +0000

As you stand surrounded by the debris of domesticity, up to your armpits in washing, cradling a sick child and wondering what’s for dinner can I ask what are your thoughts on feminism? I know probably not your most pressing issue at the moment but bear with me. Hands up if you identify as being...

The Body Issue

Janine — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:00:56 +0000

Losing weight is a big goal for me this year, although to date I’ve done nothing about it (putting down the chocolate brownie right now). It seems I am not alone in this goal and women’s magazines everywhere are taking the whole new year resolution of getting slimmer to new heights. You can’t find a...

A Journey Into Blogging

Janine — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:03:52 +0000

Three months ago I took my first tentative steps into this unknown world of blogging. I’d been thinking about it for a long time, even tried a little “sea change” blog a couple of years ago, but quiet frankly I’m not good with one topic – five posts and I was bored. Moving on. Returning...

The Sunday Drive

Janine — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:49:33 +0000

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? Is it a symbol of our busy lives that the Sunday drive seems to have disappeared? Our weekends are so jam-packed with activities and obligations...

Letter to my 16 year old self

Janine — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:30:58 +0000

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. Dear...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Waiting

Janine — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:44:25 +0000

Poor old Chandler is the most patient dog in the world. In the eight years we have owned him he has been: Dressed up in doll’s clothes. Wheeled around in the doll’s stroller. Taken for tricycle rides in the back tray. Swaddled in blankets like a newborn and “put to bed”. Hidden in an assortment...

NaNoWriMo – The Confession

Janine — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:38:11 +0000

Big cheers please, my friend Michele from Savannah Photography completed the 50,000 words in 30 days for NaNoWriMo. I’m expecting that when her book is published the dedication will read “To my dear friend Janine who provided the link (literally) to NaNoWriMo that enabled me to produce this bestseller thereby rescuing me from a life...

Morning Mayhem

Janine — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:53:10 +0000

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. It was a blissful time, I rose at 5.30am, showered without interruption, dressed at leisure and arrived at work at 6.30am with time to enjoy a...

The Lunchbox Lottery

Janine — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:35:54 +0000

Can the level of a mother’s love & parenting ability be measured in the quality of the lunchbox she provides? I hope not. Because what I’ve discovered about myself is I tend to be an all-or-nothing kind of person. In every aspect of my life, but particularly in the lunchbox arena. I’ve done the figures,...