Author: mimbles

Family & Parenting, Stuff About Me11 Comments

Laundry liberation

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Further developments in the laundry saga: Last week (on the day I did that all that folding) I went up to Bunnings and bought 3 laundry hampers. I placed one in each of the kids’ bedrooms. When they came home I announced that there was a new regime in place. They are now expected to do their own washing. I stood by giving instructions and supervising the process for this first week. Caitlin has to practically climb into the washing machine to retrieve the last few socks and undies from the bottom after the wash has gone through and Tom … Continue reading Laundry liberation

Miscellaneous6 Comments

Folding and fur

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Last week’s mountain was never fully scaled, we did a lot of rummaging through the pile looking for the other half of a pair of socks through the week, and by the time it came to today I was faced with something closely resembling a Mt Everest of clean laundry – especially after I changed, washed and dried 3 sets of sheets yesterday. Here’s what it looked like after I spent half the afternoon sorting and folding it all. I’m feeling very self-righteous tonight. And it’s even all been put away properly too! What about the fur? Well. It happened … Continue reading Folding and fur

Stuff About Me6 Comments

Sisterhood Award

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Liz over at Eternal Lizdom has bestowed upon me another award. This one is titled the Sisterhood Award. First, share memories or thoughts of childhood or adulthood sister-friends. Funny, sad, whatever. 1. Attending Physics Society parties at Sydney Uni with Ariane. The dry ice in a sealed bottle trick never stops being funny. 2. In 5th grade, rolling around my best friend Rowena’s bedroom laughing ourselves silly while quoting the Goon Show back and forth at each other. 3. A couple of years ago, feeling comfortable enough with my friend Sue to go swimming in her backyard pool wearing a … Continue reading Sisterhood Award

Family & Parenting8 Comments

Two weeks in the life of Mim

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Em over at Shrinking Yoda has posted a look at her schedule over 2 weeks. Out of a kind of morbid curiosity I thought I’d do the same. The week just gone:9th – 15th March Mon – Take kids to school. Work at publishers. Pick up from school. Supervise homework. Cook dinner. Take Caitlin to Ballet. Adam brings his mum over for dinner. Adam goes to Sword training (usually with Dave but last week he stayed home.) Tues – Take kids to school. Take dog to dog park for quick play. Work at bookshop. Pick up kids. Supervise homework. Take … Continue reading Two weeks in the life of Mim

Miscellaneous19 Comments

The lights are on but nobody’s home

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Hello. Hello? Is this thing on? I’m not managing much by way of bloggy goodness lately, either of the posting or commenting kind. You might spot the occasional Tweet though, 140 characters seems to be something I can manage. Things are still not quite right in my head (though I’m reading more which is a good thing) I’ve been struggling with feeling overwhelmed and unaccountably sad for weeks now. It’s kind of pissing me off. I was talking to Adam about it and saying how my life, by any objective measure, is pretty fucking awesome and to be feeling on … Continue reading The lights are on but nobody’s home

Fibre & Needle Crafts, Food Glorious Food, Pets and Other Wildlife9 Comments

Bloody dog

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We went out for dinner tonight. Just up the street to Istana and we went early – 6:00pm. Food was pretty good, very quick service, I think they were trying to get rid of us before the crowds turned up, we were back home in about an hour. When we opened the front door we were greeted by Clara bouncing around, grinning at us like a maniac and pretty much behaving as though she hadn’t seen us for a week. It was all rather amusing and I commented to Adam that she must just be really happy that we hadn’t … Continue reading Bloody dog

Keeping the Masses Entertained4 Comments

Baghdad Wedding

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Tonight Adam and I went to see Baghdad Wedding at the Belvoir Street theatre. It was very good, well worth seeing. My mum had gone earlier in the week to see it with friends and phoned me a little worried that we might not enjoy the play because she’d found it quite harrowing and confronting but I said all I cared was whether it was any good. I can see why mum was discomforted, there’s a fair bit of graphic sex and violence stuff in there, but there was also a good dose of humour. I thought the acting was … Continue reading Baghdad Wedding

Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table9 Comments

Whinge for the week

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Whenever the weather gets particularly humid I get ear infections. It sucks. It hurts. And the hurting makes me grumpy and I can’t do anything that requires moving my head too much and my brain stops working and I go to all your lovely blogs and read your funny and fascinating and thought provoking posts and I click to post a comment and the words just. won’t. come. It’s frustrating. I’ll be back when the icky stuff I’m putting in my ear has done its work and I no longer feel like half my head is in a vice. Continue reading Whinge for the week