by ARossier | Jul 20, 2015
Last year my parents kept getting these weird phone calls. The caller would claim to be from their internet provider and say that there were problems with their connection and they just needed to verify Mum and Dad’s personal information in order to fix the problem....
by ARossier | Jul 13, 2015
Tea originated in China, most likely as a medicinal drink. And, to me, it still feels like it has medicinal qualities. Just think of the number of times you’ve offered to make a cup of tea for a friend who is feeling down. Or when tea with honey is the best treatment...
by ARossier | Jul 6, 2015
Big boobs. If you’ve got ’em, chances are, you’d rather not. If you don’t, chances are, you’d love to. Let’s face it, there are pros and cons. But we’ve got what we’ve got, and today our guest blogger Jen Mackinder is speaking for those with luscious busty curves –...
by ARossier | Jun 29, 2015
Last week I wrote about the joys of doing nothing. Or doing something solely for pleasure, even if that activity wasn’t the most productive use of your time. I think those activities – be they watching reality TV or creating something purely for the love of it – are...
by ARossier | Jun 22, 2015
Wasting time What’s your favourite way to waste time? Recently I sat on the couch, watching reality TV, knitting a tiny jumper for a Barbie Doll, and I thought to myself: “I can think of about 743 more useful things I could be doing with my time right now.” They...
by ARossier | Jun 15, 2015
We’ve only got two weeks before the school holidays begin, so in our house we’re starting to plan lots of fun stuff to do to stop us all from staying inside and killing each other. I thought I’d share my list of activities in order to give you some ideas for your kin...
by ARossier | Jun 9, 2015
A few weeks ago, Mum went for a bone scan. My three-year-old was horrified. As so many complicated subjects do, this came up while I was driving, en route to school and preschool drop-offs. ‘Why does she have to get her bone scan?’ ‘Oh, just so her doctors can check...
by ARossier | Jun 1, 2015
Sleep in in short supply in my house. That’s a relative thing to say, and as I type this I’m remembering all the newborn babies and zombie-fied parents I spent today with, and I know that things could be a hell of a lot worse. Having said that, my oldest two girls are...
