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Scoring Parenting Points
This photo makes me cackle bitterly. Photo by thegreenhouse2009 at flickr.com It seems a double standard to me that each time I have disciplined Kurt since my return from holiday, I have been accused of ‘nagging’; yet when the old man does the same thing, he calls it ‘confronting’ bad behavior. Do you and your…
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European Food Porn
Of course, the really sexy hero of my recent trip to Europe was the food. If you’re a pig foodie like me, you wouldn’t automatically think of the UK as a foodie haven, but France would certainly be up there, pretty close to the top of your list. Let me tell you, though, the Brits…
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The Problem With Good Intentions…
As I sat on that heinous twenty-four flight from London to Sydney, for the first time in a long time I found time to ruminate and reflect on my life. View image | gettyimages.com And I came back with lots of good intentions – about how I would generally be more positive, change those parts…
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Spa-ing With Your Mates
Very serious ‘muffin top’ discussion in the hot tub I’ve never been the spa-ing type, like I imagine the majority of middle-aged women would be, given the chance. The whole ‘beauty-thing’ has always bored me. It kills me to have to sit in a hairdresser’s chair for two hours of torture to get my hair…
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Family Dysfunctionality London-Style
It’s difficult to know where to begin on the subject of the dysfunctional extravaganza that was my father’s 70th birthday. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/143071198 Do I start with my brother’s baby, who chose that particular moment to begin his long and arduous entrance into the world? Or the grumpy hernia that threatened to erupt and thwart the enjoyment…
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The Anxiety Of Flying Solo
So when I went all bravado in my last post, in that carefully crafted mumbo jumbo about grabbing this trip to Europe by the balls and allowing happiness, rather than anxiety back into my life, I was lying. Anxiety by Leo Hidalgo at http://www.flickr.com Not intentionally; but I was kidding myself. Which is a shame,…
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Happiness, Self-Care And Grabbing Life By The Balls Again
I’ve been mentally packing my suitcase for a few weeks now; worrying how I’m ever going to fit all the pairs of shoes I might need over two weeks into my 30kgs of luggage. I’m going back to the homeland this week, all on my lonesome, for a well-needed holiday to catch up with family…
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Self- Esteem And Learning To Love Yourself
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/108113005 Learning to love yourself is one of life’s toughest challenges, which is unfortunate because it affects so many other facets of the life we end up living. No matter how many times our esteemed leader at ‘Bad Parent Group’ raps my knuckles for nagging Kurt about his behavior – because as she says, “that…
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Empty Nesting: Do You Give Them A Push Or Wait Until They Fly?
I touched on the delicate subject of when it’s socially acceptable to kick your kids out of home in a recent ranty post, (here) when I was describing the carnage caused by my kids out and about on the town a couple of weekends ago. Barn Swallow Chicks In Their Nest by Alan Vernon at…
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Finding Time To Breathe
In this crazily competitive yet compelling world we live in, finding the time to breathe and smell the roses can sometimes feel an uphill struggle. View image | gettyimages.com But in an exceptionally rare turn of events last weekend, the old man discovered that he actually did have some friends and deserted me for a…
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Middle-Aged Women Doing It For Themselves At The Oscars
How wonderful was it to see the more mature lady steal the show at the Oscars today? Haute Couture by Josephina54 at http://www.flickr.com Why, I hear you ask? Well firstly for BEING THERE in the first place, which must be a sign that Oscar is finally moving with the times and creating more roles for…
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