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Time to say goodbye to Frog Dreaming…

….and hello to Shereen Paige. I am transferring my blog to a new one in my name, so all old posts are now there, and I will now update that blog instead of this one. So to catch up on the exciting life and times of *moi*, visit me at my new blog- [...]

Cold feet

I am having a massive crisis of confidence. We all know I am due to start uni this week. The reason we all know this is because I have been shouting it from the rooftops (and blogs…and forums…and facebook…), that I am going to uni, and I am going to be great! [...]

A Fictionish Story

This is a fiction story based around real events- there was a holiday, there was a hippy campervan, there was a slightly harrassed but loving mother… the rest is elaborated, exaggerated and/or downright fabricated!
I reckon I have worn a trench between the campervan and the ablution block today. Back, forth, back, forth….back, forth. [...]

The Lunchbox Nazi Gets a Thermomix

Yes it is true. After over a year of wanting this wondrous machine I have relented, splurged, TREATED MYSELF to a Thermomix.
My Thermomix aka Thermie is changing my life. It (I almost want to say ‘he’- Thermie is like a new member of the family) is a revelation, a sensation, a [...]

“I’m STAAAAARRRVING!”

Nothing drives me more bananas than when, not long after a meal, my kids whine with at me, “Muuuummm, I’m staaaaaarrrrving!”
Straight away, in righteous indignation, I respond with “You are NOT starving! You don’t even know what it feels like to be hungry! I will take you to a third world [...]

Dental torture

Today I had to go to the dentist. I hate the dentist, in fact I am terrified. It is right up there at the top of my most feared list, right after public speaking and karaoke.
I had a 90-minute appointment, which I was absolutely dreading. This would be the final [...]

A Butterfly Angel

Tendrils and wisps of rainbows and love
You try to grab on but find that you can’t
A promise of life bringing wonder and hope
Now ebbs away slowly like melting snow
A perfect tear glistens, burns a trail as it falls
Caught and carried by your angel, a butterfly soul.