Breast examination is not a taboo subject. We chat about it with our girlfriends and remind people to have regular checkups. Even pap smears are not off-limits. I remind my girlfriends that they need to keep these uncomfortable exams up to date. Why? Because our health is at risk. Breast and cervical cancers are all…
Life is not all rainbow unicorn farts and sunshine. There, I’ve said it. Sometimes, life can be shit. It can knock you down, drive over you and blow exhaust fumes in your face as it leaves. Mostly, there is sunshine and happiness. Mostly. Not always. I try to find a spark in the ‘every day’…
Last week I packed up my favourite frocks and headed up to Sydney for DPcon13 with a billionty other parenting bloggers. It should have been all about the learning, connecting, networking and fun; however all I could think about was how uncomfortable I felt. I wanted to stay out of photos and just blend into…
The school year has begun (happy dance) and that means one thing: extra curricular activities for my kids begin with a vengeance! Now don’t get me wrong, they don’t do a multitude of after-school activities, but the things that they have chosen certainly cost a pretty penny! I can’t really blame them though,…
Standing in my beautiful town of Bright Victoria, surrounded by a wonderful group of bloggers was a dream come true for me. I recently invited a ‘babble of bloggers’ (well what else would you call us?) to come and experience Bright as a tourism exercise and it could not have been more successful. They tweeted,…
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. I didn’t know that until I read a post by a couple of friends of mine and sadly, I know too many people who have been touched by this. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain and heartache for families who lose a child, and I…
There are days when you wake up, get yourself ready and look in the mirror thinking: “I look ok today”. It’s not a question of vanity, it’s more about rating yourself on a scale of looking like you’ve just been hit by a bus right through to feeling good about your appearance on that day….
Thursday September 13th is R U OK day. It’s a day to turn to someone and ask them: R U OK? Today I’m stepping out from behind the silhouette and it makes me uncomfortable. I feel awkward and exposed but this message is WAY too important to sit back and let it slide by. …
