There's something soul-destroying about listening to Adele as your child cries hysterically. Nothing has really changed in the three and half years since I met my first child,...
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Monday, 8 October 2012
"Superwomen" have it all by NOT doing it all..
I was pretty nervous when Nina called from Fairfax to ask me questions about being a working Mum. Mainly because I feel slightly guilty about it most of the time. I have...
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Puberty Blues...mainly 'cause it's over
Once in a while a network gets it so right. This time it was Channel 10 that carved out a place in Australian TV Drama history. The beautifully crafted Puberty Blues took...
Monday, 1 October 2012
A Beautiful Beginnings End: RIP Jill Meagher
Street Art Tribute in Hosier Lane, Melbourne, Source: HeraldSun
Her dreams were those of any beautiful young girl, her vibrancy and light existence marred only by a shimmer...
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
UPDATE: The Burden of True Love: Dedicated to Marina Krim in her unthinkable loss
I seem to have an unhealthy obsession with death of late. It is quite disturbing and not really conducive to a light and smiling existence. Instead I have strange visions of...
Monday, 10 September 2012
House Husbands and the importance of Bunny
Am loving House Husbands on Channel 9. And although there are quite a few leaps outside of most family's reality, watching Justin (Firass Dirani) looking for his baby girl's...
Monday, 13 August 2012
The JOY of Toddlers...huh?!
There is a time in space right now that is so beautiful. Our youngest little man is about to turn two and his world is changing as he starts to make those around him understand...
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Hairy Man or Perfect Man? How do u take your men?
I was channel surfing tonight on the radio as I drove home from work and in the endless search for a decent piece of music (Triple J being the only Sydney station capable of...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Hardest job in the world is the best...blubbering alert!
My husband is always showing me ads, as we are both Marketers and met while we were working in Advertising. So he thinks in my spare time I want to spend my time watching ads.
I...
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
The toddler force! Darth Vader's never been so popular.
I love this ad, you've probably seen it as it played during the Superbowl. I think its success is in showing the simplicity of a child's imagination and the joy of surprising...
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Outliving Thomas Kelly: his parents nightmare
It's my Dad's birthday on Sunday and he'll be 77 this year, a very young 77 but 77 nonetheless. He has seen his two children grow from babies into teenagers and into adults....
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Puberty Blues & Teenage Bliss!
I was innocently sitting down to my weekly dose of Offspring when I was set upon by this. I use the words set upon because a trailer for an up and coming series completely unravelled...
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Bloggers are weird!
This picture of @rahest captures the hilarity of the blogging world!
Whenever I see a group of bloggers now (commonly known as a Babble), especially the mummy kind, I...
Monday, 11 June 2012
Minor toddler surgery, Major Mummy meltdown
Pre and post-op, or you could say blissfully ignorant and not so.
The sun was still asleep as I woke Bang on Friday morning at 6am. Clutching his beloved blankie with one...
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
One frozen nappy short of a picnic
The fåecal collection kit that will never see fåecal in it's life (also here so you won't see fåecal either!)
I was at a business lunch on Friday and luckily for me there...
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Zooey Deschanel and Apple's Siri: a match made in soup heaven
If you were wondering the true effect of Steve Jobs on everything Apple you only have to watch this ad to know he is gone. On the plus side though I am marveling at the talent...
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Danger: Toddlers! (5 injuries to expect from your children)
Other than the horror stories that you hear before you give birth, there are injuries that will occur that no one really warns you about. And a million kegals a day won't...
