Category Archives: Family
Pet Sitting – A Cautionary Ta(i)le
Festive or fraught? Face it, Christmas was always going to be the latter…another ‘how not to’…
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It’s Been A Ruff Week
Archie, the newly adopted Kelpie cross, has brutally assassinated one of my Peter Alexander purple sheepskin boots a mere two days after arriving here. With the fluff lust still raging inside him, he has gone on to hunt and disembowel … Continue reading
Dog Day Afternoon
We really do have the very best of intentions. Flattering ourselves we are ‘giving back’, our disconcertingly small act of altruism comes in the form of weekend respite care for guide dogs in training. That’s right, we selflessly agree to … Continue reading
Working at being grown up
Perhaps it’s the time of year? Steeped as we are, in the sometime sobriety of FebFast, having cannonballed past the dread festive season with its Auld Lang bloody Syne’s and associated reflection and resolution, talk turns to job satisfaction or lack … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, children, dream jobs, family, humor, travel, work
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All I want for Christmas is…
I had a bit of a ‘Falling Down’ moment this week. Fortunately for all concerned, our restrictive gun licensing laws prevented my fossicking around for the pink 5 Round 38 Special Smith & Wesson in my hand bag. The weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged car parks, Christmas, Falling Down, family, humor, presents, Shopping
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Sick of Fit
Another Monday morning of rueful stomach roll contemplation. This is followed by an avowal to abstain from imbibing all forms of alcohol and a commitment to better dietary choices. Let’s see how far into the week we get this time. … Continue reading
The Pits (part 1)
Perhaps Im being deliberately obtuse, or maybe the Universe is miming it’s fatalistic messages, but whatever’s happening, I’m just not getting it. I was more or less used to the dark pit of self pity I’d find myself in every … Continue reading
BFF
A dear friend tells me how she counsels her daughters on the approach toward those first high voltage years of peer interaction. It’s simple stuff. Do your friends make you feel happy and positive? Do you come away from being … Continue reading
Christmas roundup The Hard Way
I haven’t felt particularly Christmassy this year. There seems to be a combination of possible reasons for this. D2 is still blissfully happy in the backwoods of Massachusetts and making noises about the possibility of future permanent residency. D1 heads … Continue reading
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Tagged Bells, Carol of the Bells, Choir, Christmas, humor, Macadamia, Mariah Carey, Mother, santa, Santa Baby, Sister Act, Swarovski
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Let me ‘right’ it!
Can you just read over this please, Mum? When is it due? Um, today… I look at my watch. 11.23pm. Well it was due today, but it’s ok, I’ll hand it in first thing tomorrow. Obviously. Flash back to 1999. … Continue reading
Learning The Hard Way 