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Submitted by Kelly De Vries on Mon, 03/09/2012 - 04:49.
Serious case of Monday-itis! Can anyone else relate?? Had a full weekend, dropped the older kids to school this morning, and now home to this BOMB of a messy house! “Looks like a dog’s breakfast!” i can hear my dad say in my head!! ha ha! What happened here?!? How?!? I don’t remember having a massive party at all, although it sure looks like it! Stuff everywhere! I’m trying to get better at de-...
Submitted by Guest Poster on Fri, 31/08/2012 - 01:14.
Little bit about Catherine: I live in on the South Coast of NSW after living for the first 30 years of my life in “The Shire!” When I married my husband we moved south to where we could afford to buy a home. We have three gorgeous children together our son born in 2001 and our twins born in 2005. I work outside of the home 3 days a week and look after the family the rest of the time. This is a...
Submitted by Guest Poster on Wed, 29/08/2012 - 01:09.
Meet your fellow Sista - Kristin Wall, Kristin also wrote this post on Monday. Kristen and I have become quite good friends, I think she’s a hoot! - You will too. I’m a Melbourne girl, only child to an AMAZING mum who did it solo. Back when I was in Primary School (1980) I was the only child from a ‘divorced’ situation, seems strange looking back on that era compared to now! Mum & I are very...
Submitted by Guest Poster on Mon, 27/08/2012 - 03:40.
One of our fellow I.M’s sent this to me yesterday, I think you can really read into this post. I would have to agree with what Kristin is saying. It’s what I believe to be so true. We are from all different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs this is a very beautiful thing. Love is what I endeavor to foster, that is why we have a code of conduct and that is why our community is so strong. Words...
Submitted by Guest Poster on Fri, 24/08/2012 - 01:19.
Welcome to our very first “Meet your fellow Sista”. - I would love to introduce you to Fenella Davidson.. This is her story. Born in Australia but raised in the UK, I moved back here in 2003. My main career has been in Marketing and PR for music and more recently the publishing industry. However I did take 2 years off to be a Dive Instructor in Cairns when I first got back here. I met my honey in...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 15/08/2012 - 03:32.
Living in an Ivory Tower. Doesn’t it sound lovely. It’s a place where everything is perfect, black and white and without a hint of grey. It’s a place where you’re safe. Cozy, warm and surrounded by beautiful things. Everything is soft, luxurious and at your finger tips. There are a pair of rose-tinted glasses at every window. So when you look out the window, nothing hurts your eyes. You don’t see...
Submitted by Kelly De Vries on Thu, 02/08/2012 - 04:32.
I am trying to give up my addiction to McDonalds – but it’s not as easy as i thought! It’s been 2 weeks so far, which is a great start, but I sometimes still get that pulling feeling when I drive past, but here is where I am at… If you don’t mind… I’ve had to take a hard strong look at why my head told me I wanted McDonalds. I KNOW it’s not good for my body. I KNOW it’s a lot of money for what...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Thu, 28/06/2012 - 03:39.
Since writing my article about not coping with life , I have tried to make things a little more ok, by doing things a little differently. I realised one of my BIGGEST issue’s was stress. I am still struggling with it today, but I’m working on some changes here they are . 1. Make your home a peaceful environment Having “stuff” everywhere is EXTREMLY overwhelming it clouds your mind which makes it...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Tue, 26/06/2012 - 00:18.
You know I find it sort of sad that in this day and age we are still going over this subject. As I write this, same sex marriage is not permitted by Australian law. To most of us marriage is a demonstration of our love for one another. A demonstration of our commitment. But no matter how deep the love and no matter how desperately same sex couples need the privileges and protections associated...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 13/06/2012 - 04:36.
I will start with this quote (not sure of the author): Judging someone does not define the person they are. It defines the person you are. Judgement to me has always been an enemy – can’t stand it. But hey! saying that I am human, I am an animal, and animals categorize it’s apart of our makeup. We quickly need to work out who is friend and who is foe. So of course I will never stand here and say...