November 2007

My fitness update – or the one when I’m sitting here laughing hysterically, whilst typing.

November 30, 2007

These are my stats when I first joined the gym. I recently booked for a fitness reevaluation on the weekend, because it had been four months, and I was curious to see how much I’ve changed… …for the worse. Because there was a good month or more when I didn’t go. (Being sick). I was [...]

Apparently there is something wrong with my head…

November 29, 2007

…but don’t worry, not too much. My appointment with the ENT went for four minutes and 21 seconds (give or take a second). Diagnosis: I have a little bit of Meniere’s. Apparently, in one of my big attacks of the past, it did slightly affect the hearing in my left ear, but nothing drastic at all. [...]

Rollin’ Piano’s arrival….a feeble imitation of the real thing

November 28, 2007

I bought this jumble of circuits off Zazz the other week. (Zazz being one of Adam’s most beloved websites of all time). As I’ve said here before, I do wish to pick up playing the piano one day; but buying a piano in this small house we live in would mean jettisoning one of our children [...]

An apologia

November 27, 2007

I feel like I’ve been cheating myself – and extensively, you too, readers – lately. The quality of my writing hasn’t been anything worth noting. I’m sure that many of the many readers who’ve popped by since I appeared over at Problogger last week have thought to themselves, “Okay, whatever,” shrugged, and then gone on [...]

My son – the portable mannequin

November 26, 2007

Picture a lazy Sunday afternoon. I walk past my daughter’s bedroom, where I hear the sound of devious giggles emanating: hers, and my husband’s. Riley had been missing for a while. Hmmm…….this needed investigating. So I walk in to see my husband pulling a pink, fake-angora jumper over my son’s shoulders, and my daughter pulling [...]

Election Day Results

November 25, 2007

It goes, I think, in some part, to my being a GenY-er girl, that I’ve never really before now taken much more than a passing interest in our elections. I’ve gone in the past because it was compulsory and voted according to the last television advertisement I remembered seeing. I’m not especially proud of my [...]

The Great Christmas Card Challenge – Redux

November 24, 2007

Here’s the link to my original Christmas Card Challenge Let me say, its been a great success so far. I’ve written out over 30 cards! They’re going to such countries as the United States, Canada, England and South Africa – not to mention many to our own fair isle. But a week or so ago, [...]

The sadness of passing youth – theirs, not mine, (for a change)

November 23, 2007

“Mummy! Mummy” I become groggily awake, and look at the clock. 6.38am. Okay, that’s a fair enough time to get up. “Mummy! Mummy!” “KEIRA – I’m coming. Give me a ‘sec.” I throw a robe on, and stumble out into the hallway, where I meet a similarly groggy child, rubbing her eyes. “Mummy! Mummy!” The [...]

Our night out at the thear-tah, darlings

November 22, 2007

I’m feeling bold today. I’m about to make a bold statement (although I’ve come close to saying this before): Melbourne is truly Australia’s home for fine dining and culture. There – now, the other states will gang up on me; but that’s okay, because I’m sure that they have many fine qualities of their own. Naturally, [...]