Smiley Saturday

June 21, 2008

As part of my I’ll be taking part in Lightening’s Smiley Saturday’s a bit more regularly. Some of the things that had me smiling this week were: Cinderella has learnt how to skip properly. She had been the only one in her dancing class that couldn’t get the co-ordination right. This week, after watching the […]

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Giving children independence

June 20, 2008

Over the last six months, I’ve been learning a lot of lessons in giving my children independence. As an example, Little Mermaid has been taking swimming lessons for about 12 months now. Until the start of this year, I was always in the pool with her. This year, her teacher decided it was time for […]

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Living with a chronic illness

June 19, 2008

After getting over my initial shock at being a couple of years ago, I’ve never really thought about the implications of living with a chronic illness. For the most part I feel well, with only minor side effects from my medication. I don’t need to do a lot to manage my illness apart from take […]

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The beginnings of my Happiness Project

June 17, 2008

Last week on Smiley Saturday, I wrote about The Happiness Project. Since then I’ve been thinking about what my Happiness Project could be. Of course, in it’s basic form it will be something that makes me happy. But what makes me happy? It’s a journey of discovery I guess. The first step is to find […]

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Maternity leave – To pay or not to pay?

June 16, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Paid maternity leave has been getting a run in the media over the last week or so. Apparently Australia is one of the few countries in the OECD where it isn’t compulsory. However, there are a few forward thinking companies that already offer paid maternity leave, such as some local governments and […]

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A lazy Sunday

June 15, 2008

Today I am in the unusual position of being at home with just Little Mermaid. The Thinker has taken The Engineer and Cinderella off to the football for the afternoon. What to do? A lazy Sunday? Hmm, sounds inviting. However, as I folded washing yesterday I began to wonder how it came to be that […]

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