Chillin' down under on his holliers
That's Boo.
(Beaming Boo to you.)
(Beaming Boo to you.)
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Happy new year!
Hectic days here on the farm and no broadband mean no blogging. My apologies to all of you and love and the biggest good wishes for an Excellent 2009.
It is too late and too expensive to be online for very long so here is a shamelessly touristy photo taken by my adorable nephew Harry. xxx
It is too late and too expensive to be online for very long so here is a shamelessly touristy photo taken by my adorable nephew Harry. xxx
Political animals or what I learned about the real world from being a Stay at Home Special Mum... Part II
If you missed Part I click here,
So; as I was saying, somewhere in the universe there was a gap, and suddenly there was an equal gap in my headspace where all my worries about my kids used to be.
Not only did I still have all the energy and ideas and, let's face it obsessive hyperactivity, I also had more sleep, more love (happier children = happier relationships) and thanks to the blogging world (That means YOU) more self-confidence.
You see, I have never been a passive worrier. I will stop eating properly, lose sleep, clean the house and "fix" things, (fix meaning drill a lot of holes) move furniture and, in the past, run up incredible store card debts. But you will never catch me staring at a wall doing nothing.
I often think it would have been better if I smoked at the time of the kids arrival and diagnosis because I could have done that obsessively, instead of all the above. You can give up smoking when you are happy. The bad breath, dirty ashtrays and yellow teeth wil…
So; as I was saying, somewhere in the universe there was a gap, and suddenly there was an equal gap in my headspace where all my worries about my kids used to be.
Not only did I still have all the energy and ideas and, let's face it obsessive hyperactivity, I also had more sleep, more love (happier children = happier relationships) and thanks to the blogging world (That means YOU) more self-confidence.
You see, I have never been a passive worrier. I will stop eating properly, lose sleep, clean the house and "fix" things, (fix meaning drill a lot of holes) move furniture and, in the past, run up incredible store card debts. But you will never catch me staring at a wall doing nothing.
I often think it would have been better if I smoked at the time of the kids arrival and diagnosis because I could have done that obsessively, instead of all the above. You can give up smoking when you are happy. The bad breath, dirty ashtrays and yellow teeth wil…
political animals or what I learned about the real world in ten years of being a stay at home mum
If you had asked me this time last year if I would ever go back to paid work I would have said no.
I was comfortable being a stay at home special mum, I had more than enough to keep me occupied mentally with the kid's educational and therapeutic needs, and I actively sought out and made social contacts with other Mums.
I was involved very heavily in campaigning for improved services for kids with autism and I worked actively in my school community to raise funds and negotiate for these.
I also blogged quite a bit, keeping my brain active but open to other thoughts and views from all over the world.
Financially, the tax breaks and carer's allowance we got for being "just poor enough" to qualify made it almost viable; I just needed to maintain a close personal friendship with the credit union to juggle things around each month, and my thrift habit was based on need as well as want.
But cometh the hour, cometh the offer.
I had first one, then the other child accepted by a ful…
I was comfortable being a stay at home special mum, I had more than enough to keep me occupied mentally with the kid's educational and therapeutic needs, and I actively sought out and made social contacts with other Mums.
I was involved very heavily in campaigning for improved services for kids with autism and I worked actively in my school community to raise funds and negotiate for these.
I also blogged quite a bit, keeping my brain active but open to other thoughts and views from all over the world.
Financially, the tax breaks and carer's allowance we got for being "just poor enough" to qualify made it almost viable; I just needed to maintain a close personal friendship with the credit union to juggle things around each month, and my thrift habit was based on need as well as want.
But cometh the hour, cometh the offer.
I had first one, then the other child accepted by a ful…
Holiday Repeats or; A Second Chance to enjoy....
Because this is "the silly season" and I am off on my holidays for the next 3 weeks to a world without broadband (imagine) - I will not be able to blog regularly.I've lined up some repeat posts for you. This is a summer tradition in Australian Television as everyone has better things to do, all the good shows go on hiatus and show repeats.(a year round tradition in cable t.v!) So, I am giving you the chance to enjoy these posts for a second time. I will still be able to read comments as I switch on the iPhone every couple of days, so keep the love and encouragement coming, I need it!First up is Episode 33, First published in March 2008:"Excuse Me I think You Dropped Something" or "The one where Hammie fecks up and no one is around to help"
Excuse me, I think you dropped something?
I want to talk about the cult of special needs parenting and motherhood particularly, because I have recently come to understand the danger of doing everything yourself and b…
Excuse me, I think you dropped something?
I want to talk about the cult of special needs parenting and motherhood particularly, because I have recently come to understand the danger of doing everything yourself and b…
Another Beautiful Blogger
To K-Line I have been moved to bring this award out of semi-retirement by what can only be described as the best post of the year: "Cue Cleavage", along with it's sister post "Size Doesn't matter" These posts combined all the good things I have learned about blogging in the last 12 months: There was Self Esteem, Making the Most of your Assets, An Appreciation of Diversity, along with a good dose of Fashion Advice and technical support (literally). And to keep all our viewers happy, there were also some pretty pictures of lingerie, to excite both the feminine appreciation of pretty things, and the heterosexual male or lesbitious appreciation of Boobies and more.... K-line is ALWAYS a skillful blogger, in that very female - "I am so good at this you can't even appreciate how hard it is" - way that working mothers often have. Well I know how bloody hard it is. You only have to look at the Hesperus-like wreck of this blog to see what can happen when …
Me and my new Beau
Pat Kenny, host of The Late Late Show and Yours Truly I wasn't fast enough to get down to the Stage and pose with the Boyz, but Pat being a consummate professional let Mr Hammie take my photo with the iPhone. I had a brilliant night. The Boyz performed 7 songs and I was in the back row so I was up dancing and my hands are sore from clapping, my voice hoarse from whooping and hollerin'. Oh my god, I think I am a 40 year old groupie, in Wolford Tights, and Kurt Geiger Mary-Janes. Our Skater didn't win, :( But he was a real honey and I think we will see even greater things from the lovely Brian Ormond. I got to meet him too but that photo needs serious photo-shopping so will post it on the other blog tomorrow. My dress was absolutely fab-ou-lous so I will put it on again tomorrow and make Mr Hammie take my photo again while I still have my good hair on. NEWSFLASH!! I have freebies to give away for Festivus; Some iPod and iPhone cover thingies that we got in the goody bag and a c…