Journo, geek, mum, person of interest + colourful racing identity.
Posted in Parenting on Oct 29th, 2010
Halloween is a strange event in Australia. It always threatens to become popular, but never quite does. Which is a shame as I’ve always had a soft spot for the costumes. Some are downright brilliant. And by brilliant, of course, I mean god-awful. Like this, the Human Twister Board: Clearly this photo was taken prior [...]
Posted in Best of FOAS, My so-called life, Parenting on Oct 26th, 2010
“Does your daughter sleep well after this?” came the innocent question from a dad at playgroup today. My son had just wiped his drool on this complete stranger’s pants. And I was now going to make things even more awkward. Way to go, us! “Um. Actually, he’s a boy.” I responded, making sure to smile [...]
Posted in My so-called life, Parenting on Oct 24th, 2010
My son and I have discovered a rollicking new game. We play it every mealtime and it’s a hoot! Want to learn more? Great! Here are the rules. Your son must refuse to eat every meal put in front of him, whilst screaming and trying to hit you with his flailing arms. He gets extra [...]
Posted in Ramblings on Oct 22nd, 2010
You do get excited, don’t you? You see a comment on your blog is sitting there, all full of promise and wit, patiently waiting to be approved. So you quickly open it, only to be met by a poorly-spelled, bit of marketing annoyance. Grr! It’s like when you were a kid and you desperately wanted [...]
Posted in Best of FOAS, My so-called life, Weird toys & gear on Oct 18th, 2010
I once head-butted a tree. It was an accident, of course. I don’t make a habit of getting into biffo with plants. Unless they drop leaves into my yard, in which case they started it and all bets are off. No, on this occasion I was busy texting when I walked straight into the damn [...]
