I have just invented a term for an age-old practice of neighbourly friendliness. Its where you leave things out on your verandah for people to take away, your neighbours to be precise, in return for offers of other junk you've been secretly hanging out for for years. krudswapping is different to another similar process known as kouncilkleenup. ( Read more... )

Only 19 hours to go until john and john (i.e Soph and I) take off on our fabulous road trip to sunny port macquarie. (Yes soph we are leaving at 4am on saturday, sorry if I forgot to mention that). Ahh the fun, the frivolity, the many, many family members... oh and the HONDA. The Pinny is staying home, which means NO CD PLAYER IN THE CAR!!!!!!! I ( Read more... )

Baby Mason arrived in the world around 6:40pm Sunday night. Mum and baby doing well ( Read more... )

Hours later and a chat has put me at peace. Things that seemed so big seem so little in a day of changes. One person moving home, others discussing moving out of home. A movie in a new room and a woman having the first contractions of her first birth in the next room. Its not run and scream and be crazy, this is waiting time. No person in the world ( Read more... )

I wrote this on July 3rd 2004 (I am tag_queen). Its as true today as it was then.

Little Ball of Anger
Sometimes the strangest little things get me so worked up. A look, a ( Read more... )

As you may or may not know, one of the suppliers to my dad's business is a popular tween/teen female clothing chain who specialise in the type of clothes I would never wear ( Read more... )

Your Brain is 80.00% Female, 20.00% Male Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!
What Gender Is Your Brain?

I see your challenge and I beat you!

rather_hazy

Yesterday I was offered a Director's position at a brand new preschool. I didn't apply for it, didn't go for an interview. She rang me. (Don't freak out - she knows me). I could have this job right away, full-time, director's responsibility without the hassle of a full director's load, some teaching, award with benefits, 20 kids, 8am-4pm daily, 9- ( Read more... )

Sleep

Escapism

Why so things have to be so complicated? I had a great day yesterday.
 And somehow things are really just so simple.

The Burial of Jesus

57As ( Read more... )

See Caleb, it's not just me saying these things.

And all you other blokes out there, believe me, if you think its a pouncy way to exercise, I DARE you to come of one of our classes.