My Facebook feed is crammed with endless photos of people on holidays together. Literally every second post is a selfie of friends posing in some out-of-town locale: Paris, London, Hunter Valley, Perisher ... It disturbs me. Oh, it's not the fact they're on a holiday that bothers me ... lucky them! It's that they're on... Continue Reading →
Happiness isn’t a destination
Our children are growing up victims because we’re failing to show them another way. That life is what they choose, not simply what happens to them. That resilience is not genetically bestowed but a habit and practice that can be improved. Hope, gratitude, love, optimism, a positive identity, good relationships, empowerment, sound health and determination... Continue Reading →
Am I a fool?
You know how 10 minutes is never enough at parent-teacher interviews? Well I just got three whole hours! Remember how the youngest's teacher came to watch her compete at the State Skipping Championships? Well, it meant we had LOTS of time to chitter chat. Mrs C loves my little pook-a-looka. She said she's going to... Continue Reading →
I will judge you
The eldest and I watched "The Imitation Game" together the other night. I spotted it on sale for $9 when I was in the Kmart queue, so I grabbed it. I wasn't expecting much given the price tag, but I remembered the eldest raving about it. She happily sat down with me for a second... Continue Reading →
How did she do that??
Imagine you're holding a thin piece of woven wire, about 2 metres long, with a plastic handle at either end. Imagine skipping as fast as you can with that piece of wire for three long, excruciating minutes while four people sit counting each time your foot hits the ground. Imagine having a nasty case of... Continue Reading →
It’s his birthday and I’ll cry if I want to
It's DD's birthday today, he's 21 again! He's in China this week and has his kids this weekend, so we celebrated his unbirthday last Sunday. I kept all the details of his unbirthday a secret for months, which is very unlike me. I was soooooo smug as I announced we were heading to the Blue... Continue Reading →
My big mouth
When I was a kid, my dad was a mad fan of a comedian called Dave Allen. He was Irish and had half a finger and sat on a stool during his TV show sipping whisky. I've never forgotten his wide-mouthed frog joke. Here's a version of it: A wide mouthed frog, living by the... Continue Reading →
This will be … interesting
A perfect family storm has unleashed its fury on the Household. When I picked the eldest up from school yesterday afternoon she informed me she was too sick to go to art class. She sounded VERY snotty. Again. Unfortunately I had to drop her to school again at 6.30am this morning with some Nurofen and... Continue Reading →
How does he stay sane?
DD spends most of his life on planes at the moment. He arrived home from Korea and Japan on Friday then flew out to China last night. I don't know how he does it, although it's a respite from the other thing he spends most of his life doing - being on teleconference calls. I... Continue Reading →
I don’t think there’s a way
It's been quite the festival of fancy wine over the past week. First I had my boss' farewell lunch on Wednesday, then I went to the Wine Communicators of Australia Sydney Royal Wine Show Trophy Winners lunch on Friday and today I'm off to Australia's Wine List of the Year Awards ... I've lucked into... Continue Reading →
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