Shambolic Living

Should We Raise Our Daughters To Be Nice?

Janine — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:30:10 +0000

Yesterday I noticed this tweet from writer, broadcaster and comedian, Catherine Deveny and it got me thinking about the way we raise our daughters. I sometimes lament my own “niceness”. I like to help people, I’m (mostly) kind, too polite for my own good and don’t like to offend anyone. Is that a drawback...

A Shambolic Birthing

Janine — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:21:16 +0000

If you had had a blissful pregnancy, a trouble-free birth and slipped easily into the world of yummy mummy step away from the screen there’s nothing for you to see here. On the other hand if you found the whole pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding thing a bit darn hard then open the wine we’ve got bonding to do....

The Quest For Me Time

Janine — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:14:19 +0000

It’s now official women get no “me time”. They did a poll. Seriously just asking for “hands-up who doesn’t have a minute to themselves” at the school gate would have done the trick but nevertheless 1000 women with children aged 16 and under were surveyed by Galaxy Research for Procter & Gamble. The outcome –...

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...

Open Letter to High Achieving Women

Janine — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:09:14 +0000

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...