2017 was a very special year for me - with a big birthday, I wanted to celebrate all year long with the Festival of 50! I must confess the Festival feeling had pretty much worn off by year's end, but it was certainly a great way to kick things off! So what did I get up to … [Read more...] about 2017: The Year That Was
Memories
Whatever Happened to: Breaking Up Day?
Apparently Friday was the last day of school here in Queensland, for 2017. I had no idea! Clearly my kids are well past school age if it doesn't even cause a blip on my radar ;-) . When I was at primary school in the 1970s, I used to LOVE breaking up day! And it had … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to: Breaking Up Day?
Did you have a Babymoon?
How sweet is the hubster - last week when he did the grocery shopping (yes, real men do the grocery shopping!) he bought me a magazine "just because". Love that man! It was as I was reading the December 2017 edition of the Australian Women's Weekly, that I came across a … [Read more...] about Did you have a Babymoon?
I’ve Done All the Dumb Things
Do you ever have those moments where you look back on your life - and wince at some of the dumb things you've done? Or am I the only one that makes mistakes ;-) and then shudders when remembering them? Just Some of the Dumb Things I've Done ... I insisted on wearing … [Read more...] about I’ve Done All the Dumb Things
How Midlife has Changed
Midlife has definitely changed over the years. I caught an episode of "Are You Being Served" on telly recently, where the staff at Grace Bros were celebrating Mrs Slocombe's 50th birthday. Now, Mrs Slocombe was an "old" lady when I watched it as a youngster (most of the … [Read more...] about How Midlife has Changed