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This Is Us
This Is Us Never thought this would happen. ‘This Is Us’ has replaced Greys Anatomy as my all time, favorite show. Have you seen it? What do you think? This post is […]
SoCS – A word starting with P
Pain Last year, I changed the way we eat to Organic High (Healthy) Fat & Low Carb. I had sugar withdrawals for a while, but the worst of them was […]
Help!
Question for techsperts. Went to bed last night. Left computer on. The main drive of the computer has a Windows 7 Operating System. I have 2 drives in the system the […]
8 in 8 in 8
Renowned as one of the world’s toughest endurance events, the “Iron distance” triathlon comprises a 3.8k swim, 180.2k bike ride and 42.2k run. For most athletes, a single Ironman event is considered a major life achievement. Only a handful have ever attempted to complete multiple races over consecutive days.
Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
This morning I submitted a letter to The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, who are currently accepting submissions on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). My letter advocated that the TPP’s […]
Protesting Vegetables
Protesting Vegetables Went off to the bathroom and returned to find this left on the table. Woo Woo (9Yrs) was done with his peas and corn.
It’s 3am…
Insomnia?! Sleep, I need you now. #Please #Thankyou. #COMON #EarlyStart #BigDay
If you don’t love it, leave…
Australian? My Social Media feed has been awash with this photograph, or cropped versions of it without the; ‘If you don’t love it, leave‘ Do you feel this is ‘Australian’? […]
Conflicted
Conflicted As I note every media outlet is covering the siege in Lindt Chocolate Cafe, Martin Place, Sydney, I remember The Federal Government was set to release its Mid-Year Economic and […]
JusJoJuly #15 – #YayBananas – Done & Dusted!
#YayBananas – Done & Dusted! This is 7th and final day of my ‘Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day’ challenge. I had one Goal this week: Walk 3km everyday. Commencing Wednesday […]
JusJoJuly #14 – Getting it Done
Getting it Done Once again, with 8 minutes to spare, I completed my daily run of at least 3kms. 5/7 Down. 2/7 To go. This is part of Just Jot It […]
JusJoJuly #11 – Sleepbot
SleepBOT I’m already in debt 5.4 hours after only using it for 2 days. Hmmm. Anyone else use it, what are your experiences? This is part of Just Jot It July […]
JusJoJuly #10 – Past the Halfway Point
Past the Halfway Point With exactly 8 minutes to spare, I knocked out 4/7 in 34:30 – which is slightly better than yesterdays effort. 3/7 to go till I hit […]
JusJoJuly #9 Almost Half Way!
Almost Half Way 3/7 Done 4/7 to go Really didn’t want to do it tonight, especially after eating breakfast for dinner: Sausages, Bacon, Egg, Tomato, Croissants and Mushroom Sauce, I […]
JusJoJuly #8 – Maintaining Sanity
Maintaining Sanity This is my new pocket money method for preventing ‘messy house insanity’ during school holidays. So far, the dishes have been washed, dried and put away. The washing […]
JusJoJul #7 Pushing Through
JusJoJuly #7 Pushing Through 2/7 Done 5/7 To go This is part of Just Jot It July AND This is part of Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day , so far I’ve almost […]
Just Jot It July #6 – Garfield
Garfield This is Garfield. My recliner. He is beautiful. I’ve fallen asleep with my legs strung over the side and my head cushioned against the back many times! It’s like sleeping […]
Just Jot It July #4 – Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
Rome wasn’t built in a day This is the first time I have participated in this activity. Rome wasn’t built in a day is a supportive group of bloggers who set […]
Just Jot It July #3 – Lone Survivor
JustJoJul #3 – Lone Survivor I’m one hour and 12 minutes in geez, these guys can’t catch a break. #Heartbreaking and based on a true story. You can also find the book […]
Just Jot it July #2 – The Power of Introverts
The Power of Introverts I just read ‘Independent Me’ by Dan Antion His post inspired the sharing of this video for #JusJoJul Introducing Susan Cain, who makes being an introvert sound awesome. (because […]
Just Jot it July #1- I’m so Vain!
Just Jot it July #1 – I’m so Vain! I like all of my own Facebook posts and comments, I favorite almost all of my own Twitter posts and I am […]
Operation Sovereign Borders
Operation Sovereign Borders This policy affects people. Human beings. Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, Uncles, Aunties… Children. Babies. These are not cattle or pallets of imported goods. Our processes SHOULD NOT involve […]
Go Maroons!
State of Origin Round II We all know who I go for… Dr Gary Lum from Yummy Lummy – he’s on my side too! Then of course, there’s Michael.. […]
Pulling your leg!
A Joke a day keeps the doctor away? We have a fantastic police force here in the Northern Territory. You can check out their Facebook Page by clicking here! One […]
Worms!
Worms This one is for Jenni. It was meant to be for the Weekend Funny Challenge. I realised I had to do Humorous Prose as the theme, I got nervous, procrastinated, […]
Pulling teeth out of a Hungry, Human Munching Dragon!
The Great Cull Culling things from the children’s vast collection of Toys, Clothes, Cards, Shoes and Teddies is like trying to pull teeth out of a hungry, human munching dragon. […]
Out of Order
Out of Order I’m pretty sure it’s not supposed to happen like this.
Hard Yakka!
Hard Yakka! Our Gardener has taken a well earned break. We miss him alot. [Imagine Tropical Amazonian Forest here] I’m heading out to Mow the lawns, trim edges and gather […]
The 2002 Bali Bombings | My experience and my memories
Originally posted on The Old Yummy Lummy:
This post is not like my regular food posts. Today I’m recalling the memories and experiences from ten years ago. This post is…
Cyclone ITA
Mother Nature It was not too long ago, North Queensland Suffered a terrible weather incident. Now Cyclone Ita is apon them, The cyclone crossed the coast near Cape Flattery, north […]
Productive?
Productive? Does anyone else have this problem? I don’t get into my blogging community as much as I would like. Once a week if I am lucky, sometimes once every […]
Turning 21 (Fourteen Years Ago)
Turning 21 (Fourteen Years, Four Months and Nine Days Ago) Well you see, I had one (1) Glass of champagne and what happened was… And then this… (That thing was […]
Pooped!
Breakfast at our house. In less than 2 weeks, we have gone from taking NO medication to this. #KeepSickKidsANDAdultsHome #3amEmergencyVisits Exhausted. Are you a new blogging buddy? It’s great meet you! […]
Oscars Celebration!
Introducing Oscar Here’s Julia with ‘Oscar’ the saltwater crocodile, named by ME! #RidiculouslyExcited #WildLegacy #OscarTheCroc will be on Smith St Mall tomorrow at 11am to celebrate Parks Week by participating in his very […]
ONE WORD WONDER #2 – LOVE
Love Write One word – that describes your experience with ‘Love’ right now. One word. It could be ‘Loved’, ‘Cherished’, ‘Heartbroken’, ‘Deceived’, ‘Elated’, ‘Engaged’, ‘Content’….. Maybe even ‘Ambivalent’… Weird and […]
Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’…
Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’… Just No. There’s no toilet paper and no replacements in sight. Now what? Put your faith in the goodness of human kind and ask someone to help […]
To feel or not to feel, that is the question….
To feel or not to feel, that is the question…. Following on from the recent conversation about emotions , do you think that we can choose how we feel? Do you […]
Team Create; Gallery #1 Emotion
Emotion Thank you to those who contributed to the very first Community Create Graphic, by commenting on the initial call out for participation; One Word Wonder #1 – Emotion. I enjoyed […]
Just Jot It January #8 – Plans
Plans Failure? If plan A doesn’t work, there are 25 more letters in the alphabet. #YayBananas #Optimism Part of Just Jot It January Are you a new blogging buddy? It’s great […]
Just Jot It January #6 – Homeschooling?
Homeschooling? It’s the first day of school after around 7 weeks off. The children are very excited about the beginning of a new year and spent the last few hours […]
Just Jot It January #5 – Boundaries
Boundaries Sometimes Boundaries don’t keep people out, They keep us fenced in. Part of Just Jot It January Are you a new blogging buddy? It’s great meet you! Have you […]
Just Jot It January #4 – Legalization
Legalization To those arguing that using Marijuana is less harmful OR no more harmful than using alcohol; For SOME people it is. I’ve been surfing the tags addiction, alcoholism and drug use, […]
I confess….
I confess… Thank you to everyone who to helped me to stay awake during last weekend of all nighters @ work. I had heaps of fun, and got to know […]
Is America making you sick?
Is America making you sick? It’s been reported that a group of Occupy Wall Street activists has bought almost $15m of Americans’ personal debt, then subsequently abolished it over the last […]
Introducing my future husband…
Introducing My Future Husband Well, finally I’ve chosen the one. I know it has taken a while, but as you all know.. this marriage stuff and the ‘right one’ is a […]
Miss Lou Acquiring Lore 