Therefore, in the spirit of NoBloShoeMo, only all at once instead of one pair each day, I give you my shoe collection. The notable thing about this picture is that it contains every pair of shoes I own, in pairs, tidy and accessible. That would be because of the brand new shoe rack on which they are arrayed. Useless facts about my shoes: there is one pair which has never been worn; there is one pair that has been worn only once; there is one pair which I have had since 1992; 9 out of the 19 pairs are Colorado … Continue reading Day 22 and I’m getting desperate.

I’ve been dragging myself around today saying “I don’t feel so good” and feeling like a bit of a fraud as I was pretty sure it was just lack of sleep. I got through reading groups and I was there to man the uniform shop for kindy orientation. I ended up having a lie down this afternoon before heroically heading out to McDonalds in search of dinner. Dinner was duly eaten and about 20 minutes later it became clear that it’s not just sleep deprivation I’m suffering from, but I feel a bit better now if rather shaky and empty … Continue reading Blergh

Trips today up the super steep hill at the bottom of which we live:1. Caitlin to dance dress rehearsal at 8:30am2. Me to dress rehearsal to change her hair do at 9:30am3. Back to pick up from dress rehearsal at 11:00am4. Caitlin to dress rehearsal again at 2:30pm5. Me to shops at 3:00pm6. Final pick up from dress rehearsal at 3:30pm7. Take David’s friend home at 4:00pm8. Up to the school to help set up for the P&C social tonight at 5:00pmAnd last but not least9. Back to the school for said social at 7:15pm I’m off to eat dinner, … Continue reading In which my car gets a good workout