Wow it's been a long long time.

Wow I just realised that I have done this blog in over two years I got a tad of writers block and then just sort of got busy.

So much in my life has changed since the last time I blogged, I don't have the same job any more, I don't live in the same house, I am two years older.

To update, We finally bought our own home, it's a small 4 bedroom home but it's ours.

I now have a full time part time job, and juggling working kids and shift work isn't any easier than managing life with kids and a shift working husband.  Life is just forever hectic.

I am older, I am not sure if I am wiser but I am definitely older.  And I think I have finally figured out what I REALLY want to do with my life.  Now the trick is to get there, I am stronger than ever in my convictions and I know I can make a difference I just need to get some "experience" behind me and some more schooling and I should be on the right track.

The kids are older and growing.

Oldest child is happily excited that they are now taller than me.

Middle child is working on being the next one.

And my youngest my surprise us all and be the tallest one of all three children.


My Husband is STILL shift working only now the shifts are all 12 hours.

Ok this is my small catch up hopefully I will remember to write again soon.

big love.

I am finally a working woman again.

So the time has come for me to re-enter the work force and what a hell of a ride it has been trying to get back in.  A trip to a recruitment place was meet with "the job market is at a bit of a decline but we can see what we can do" Yep that's looking good for them helping me.................................. NOT.

So I finally got a line on a job from a family member and I got the job(go me and thank you family member) it's only casual but it's baby steps to new skills that will make me more employable in the near future.  I am not working because I have to or we are hard up for cash I am working for my own piece of mind.  I am going stir crazy at home all the time alone with nothing but unrelenting housework to do.

12 years out of the work force being a stay at home parent reduced all my skills I had before I had children to naught it wasn't worth anything any more.  Time change in 12 years.  I don't regret staying home with my kids at all but maybe I should have studied while I was home so when the time came I had at least some sort of qualification behind me.

The first night of my job was awesome, being out, not being responsible for small people, talking to other adults was FANTASTIC.  It was great for my self esteem and self worth.  This job is all about making me feel better and you know what two shifts in and it has helped me so much already.

I went a little cleaning mad.

A couple of weeks ago I got a carpet shampooer and to be honest I didn't really have very high expectations for it(previous experiences with hyped up appliances) but this one really works,

My carpets went from

 To This

Pulling out This in the process 

This is just a small part of the crap that came out of my carpets.  I knew they were a bit grotty but not that grotty.

So then I decided that while the carpets were clean the lace curtain we had was disgusting and needed to be cleaned as well.  So that went into the bathtub with some napisan and warm water to get cleaned as well.  Once that was done with window's looked Dirty so they got cleaned as well.

After all that I took a look at my nice cleanish carpets, clean lace curtain and window's and decided I needed to do the walls as well.  So Now I have a nice clean lounge room.  All I have to do now is put everything back where it belongs as I moved all the furniture out to clean it up.

How to dress to help prevent rape! And why this statement is so ridiculous

The amount of times I have seen or heard this is amazing and makes me want to hit the person who utters such stupid words.

I know wear pants! No woman ever gets raped wearing pants right?

Nope they still get raped wearing pants.

Long dresses! No woman has ever been raped wearing a long dress right?

Nope they still get raped wearing long Dresses.

I know maybe we should adopt a full covering like the Burqua.  No one ever gets raped wearing a Burqua right?

Nope they still get raped wearing Burqua's.

So really how does one dress to prevent someone else's actions?

The answer is you can't, you really can't.  It won't matter what you wear it won't stop a rapists actions.

Why Victim blaming will always be wrong.

There have been a few rape cases in the media lately the one that stands out the most is the one over in America with the rape of a 16 year old girl by two 16 year old young men.  The sad thing about this case was that it was done.  The second saddest thing was the defence one of the defence attorneys used.

It was that she didn't say NO.  Mind you the young girl was passed out at the time and couldn't say yes or no even if she wanted to.  So he was saying that the absence of no was a yes.  WTF?  How could an young woman passed out say yes or no?  Why if she couldn't say no mean that it was a yes?  These are some of the questions I would like to ask this attorney.  I know that it's his job to defend his client but such a useless defence was going to see the outcome that was the outcome.  Guilty.
Here is a link to the news story about the defence:  http://www.news.com.au/world-news/trial-of-two-high-school-footballers-accused-of-raping-a-teenage-girl-starts-in-the-us/story-fndir2ev-1226596194883#ixzz2NNZNBbwQ

This same lawyer was also later quoted as saying  "yet Madison claims the 16-year-old knew what she was getting herself into, because who wouldn't expect to be repeatedly sexually assaulted by multiple people without her consent after some shots? We call that "Friday night!"" 

Where does he get off blaming the victim?  This was done TO her without her consent, she was violated in one of the worst ways imaginable and he thinks he can just call it a friday night?  If I was the woman in his life I would be afraid very afraid that he thinks this kind of behaviour is acceptable.

What upsets me the most is that this isn't a one off, Media reports rapes and it's always always always stated if the woman had been drinking or not.  It doesn't matter if the woman/girl/man/boy was drinking if you don't say yes it's RAPE.  

Police questions can be just as insensitive 
Have you slept with him before?
How many times?
What makes you think it was rape?
Why were you alone with him?
Why were you drinking?
What were you wearing?

Stuff like that is victim blaming, lets get one thing straight once and for all VICTIMS AREN'T TO BLAME.  They aren't responsible in any way shape or form.  

It should never be about what she wore, what she drank, what she did.  Why aren't there questions in the media about what he wore, what he drank, what he did?  The actions of the rapists seem to be blamed on the raped each and every time.  This is unfair to the victim, why should they carry the responsibility of someone else's actions?

It was not her fault her daddy did that to her, it was not her fault her brother did that to her, it was not her fault her uncle, grandfather, boyfriend, family friend ETC did that to her.  The responsibility has to lie with him because if it doesn't we can never stop the rape culture we seem to have developed as a world.

The fault must lie with the rapist, they need to be held accountable for their actions.  We need to make this abuse stop.  Rape is one of the least reported crimes in the WORLD, Those that are report only about 2% make it to court and only about 1% have a conviction recorded.  Why is it that woman accept this?  Why are we not crying out for harsher sentences, why is one of the biggest crimes against woman given such lowly treatment? 

We need to rise up we need to be a collective voice, we need to demand the punishment fit the damn crime.  NO MORE lenient sentences for a crime that woman will carry with them for life, It changes you as a person, it changes your sense of security, every body you meet is met with caution will this be a person who takes advantage of me.


This is why victim blaming will always be wrong we carry a guilt that isn't ours to carry.
  

I ran away for a few days

Last Thursday I turned to my husband and asked him if he was off for the weekened and when was he heading back to work.  Turns out he is off until this evening.  So I told him I was running away for 4 days and heading down to Melbourne.

6am Saturday morning I jumped in my car and hit the road. Stopping first in Wadonga to visit with my nan who lives up there.  Then a quick stop at my mum's(she was in QLD) for a bathroom break because all the rest stops were being upgraded and weren't opened.

Then a short 2 hour drive to my destination.  I arrived at Phenomenal Woman's house(Crissy) you can find her here http://bloggitymoo.blogspot.com.au/ .  Now one would think running away from your 3 children at home to a woman with 7 children was kind of crazy.  But it was just the thing I needed.  Some girly time drinking wine eating fine fine food that I didn't have to cook.  And it was fine food I thought I had gone to heaven Crissy's Lasagne is to DIE FOR, all cheesey and meaty and just yum.  The next day we decided to do take away and what an experience that was.  Getting Hungry Jacks for 9 people we ordered and paid for the meal through drive though then we were asked to pull into the waiting bays and wait we did.  All of a sudden out walks one of the workers with a BOX of food Crissy and I just burst out laughing.  No seriously it came out in a box

That was an experience for me.  Crissy's kids are amazing from her oldest to her youngest.  I have a soft spot for her almost 11 year old Alex he is so sweet and caring.  I wanted to bring him home with me but Crissy wouldn't let me.  

Her oldest son Christian Played his guitar and sang for us on Saturday night and he has an amazing voice and his skills on the guitar is Phenomenal.

Her 2nd oldest son Thomas is a sweet kid(and I feel a little guilty cause I slept in his bed) he is a kind caring young man who loves his family.

You have heard about her 3rd son Alex. 

Then there is Nicholas is another real sweety, funny kid.

Then there is Luca who was so quiet I sometimes forgot he was there.

Then there is Daniel who is firery sort, still sweet though.

And Finally there is Miss Moo who at 3 is a princess, she is a mumma's girl but loves her brothers, she is cheeky, sweet and loving.

They are an amazing family and it was a joy to be there.  I had the best time and the nicest break, I got to recharge my batteries and came home feeling good.

So a big thank you to Crissy and family for allowing me to spend 4 days with you.  Thank you for feeding me amazing meals and just allowing me to chill.  MWAH

Writer's Block

I have a great blog piece floating around in my head but I have no idea how to put it into words without it seeming like a bunch of random comments from me.

I have been thinking about this for about the past hour and I still have no idea how to put my idea down in words.

Merry Christmas and looking back over the year.

First off Merry Christmas one and all.   I hope you all have a safe Christmas and New Year.

I have been sitting here thinking back over this last year and it has been a pretty good one as always there have been some lows but not to many.  And the Highs cancel out the lows anyway.

While it's tough being a shift workers wife I don't think I would have it any other way.  I know what to expect in this life and love the track that it's on.  The kids are growing up beautifully if I do say so myself, Husband is happy in his work and we are happy as a family and as a couple.

Then there is me looking for work, I am lucky enough to be in a position where I don't have to work and could be a lady of leisure but that life kind sucks for me, Now I am just waiting on a start date from the job I was found suitable for, hopefully at the beginning of the new year I will get that start date.

A response to a blog piece

Ok this morning I was shown a blog by my lovely friend over at Phenomenal Woman:  www.bloggitymoo.blogspot.com.au

This guy who wrote this piece truly is an Arsehole.  So in response to his "lovely"(yes I am using sarcasm there) piece I have decided to write a response.

Here is his piece
 www.boldanddetermined.com/2012/11/29/how-to-meet-shy-girls/  Trust me it's gag worthy and may induce feelings for stabbiness.  I am hoping he see's it and reads it.

Dear Bold & Determined

Having just been shown your blog piece this morning I just wished to clear a few things up with you.  
Number 1- Women are not "whores"
Number 2- I hope you don't kiss your mother with that mouth
Number 3- This blog piece is more than likely the reason you are no longer having sex with ANY woman.

Women are not toys for you to play with they are human beings capable it seems of more intelligent thought than you.  You say you want to act like a man around a women here is a thought trying acting like a man and not a Neanderthal.  Women don't want to be "hunted" we are not animals and you are not a hunter.  We also aren't food.  It is quite obvious from your blog piece that you have some issues that you should really seek help about them until then please stay away from women.  

Encouraging me to touch a woman after she has said NO is encouraging them to commit sexual assault because NO actually means NO.  No is NOT an invitation for you to continue touching someone.  Also women enjoy this thing(now I know this is going to be hard for you) called PERSONAL SPACE and if you are up in it all you should be getting is a rather nasty case of sore balls.

Shy women wouldn't touch you with a barge pole.  I would know I am ONE.  And speaking personally if any guy tried those tactics on me he would end up with extremely sore BALLS.  

I can tell you right now not all shy girls are "girlish" or don't have High Career ambitions we are just quiet achievers going quietly about our business and will go as high as we wish to go.  And you under estimate just how much of an opinion shy girls actually have.  We have lots just because we don't state them loudly doesn't mean we don't have them and don't express them because we do.  

This one paragraph explains to all why you can't keep a girlfriend/wife it's because you don't understand women at all.

"Shy girls do not tend to have sky high over-confidence and are more down to earth and downright easier to be around. I’m sure you have been spoonfed all this baloney about girls needing more confidence, well they don’t. They have far too much artificial confidence and that’s one reason they cannot keep a boyfriend and one reason why they are mentally unbalanced and rely on pharmaceutical anti-depressants. A shy girl isn’t necessarily immune to all this, but there’s a good chance she is."

There is just so much wrong in that one paragraph.  

You go on to compound your mistake by stating that "Part of being a man is being protector of your property, that includes your woman." I am not sure what century you are living in by women stopped being Viewed as property a LONG TIME AGO.

There is SO much more wrong with your blog piece but I think it stands to reason that you now might understand why women are avoiding you like the plague.  You are insensitive, devoid of any actual emotion other than aggression and please take my advice about seeking Professional help seriously you seem like you really need it.

Ok this bit needs addressing again, just so it becomes clear in your mind.

Here is your take on it
"You don’t need to act like a nice guy dweeb to get a shy girl. You don’t need to keep your hands to yourself and “respect her boundaries”. You need to be the aggressor, like a gentleman caveman. Shy girls aren’t touchy feely."

Here is my break down of it.
"You don't need to act like a nice guy dweeb to get a shy girl"- No you don't need to act like a nice guy try actually being one and you may actually get a shy girl or any girl for that matter.
"You don’t need to keep your hands to yourself and “respect her boundaries”.- You do have to keep your hands to your self and respect her boundaries because if you don't you end up on a sexual assault charge.
"You need to be the aggressor, like a gentleman caveman."- if you are going to be an "aggressor" or caveman you need to leave out the word Gentlemen because I highly doubt that you know what a gentleman actually is.




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And it's getting hot.

I love summer I love the heat, the swimming the long nights.  However I hate living in a house with no FRIGGEN AIR CON I am so over it.  4 houses in 12 years and NO air con in a single one of them.  Last night when I went to sleep it was still 27 Degrees Celsius in the house and 20 outside.  The poor cat is feeling the heat currently she is lying on my bed under a ceiling fan trying to stay cool.

I want to be at my mums where the swimming is cheap cheap cheap not up here where it costs $50 less for one days worth of swimming than it does for a YEARS worth of swimming down at mum's.  Serious $75 for a family seasons ticket down there unlimited swimming from the time the pool opens in November until it closes in March/April compared to $25 for a day of swimming up here.

I want to be doing this

Not this

Please note that is NOT me in the pictures.

I was found suitable.

If you have read my earlier blogs pieces you would have read that I went for a job interview WAY back during the second week of the last school holidays.  So since then I have been waiting and waiting and waiting to hear back about the job.  I would have heard either way but I am happy to say that I was found SUITABLE YAY.

This is the first step into the next phase of my life, for so long now I have just been a stay at home mum which was great I have been able to stay at home with the kids until they were all in school. But they are getting older now and don't need me home as much sure child 3 is still little being only 6 but the job I went for is only 3 nights a week and husband would be home with them at night.

I think for me working would give me a little time for me something I haven't had in a long while and I would also stop being just child 1, 2 or 3's mum or Husbands wife I would be ME.

The kids have a better social life than me.

It's true my kids do have a better social life than I do.  Child 1 is rarely home these days instead is off with her friends at their place or riding between our house and her friends places.  Child 2 is still my home body child but for how long and Child 3 has no less than 2 parties to go to today.

And I am just the taxi driver ferrying her between the two.  I can't even remember the last time I had a night out without the kids and just gone out with friends.  And even if I plan one it has to be done around husband's stupid roster because otherwise I can't go anywhere or who will watch the kids for me.

I need a night off a night of drinking and dancing and just letting go for a while.  I love going to a little nightclub here that plays 80's music(hehe I am child of the 80's).

Most of all I need a break.

Friday Whine

This is a total white whine, I am currently on a menstrual cycle that is a week long that is now in it's 6th week with my 3rd period and to tell the truth I am totally over it.

I am over the mood swings and being bitchy, I am over the cost of feminine hygiene products and most of all I am sick of blood.

I am sick of not having a job I have applied for so many jobs and have heard nothing back, I want to WORK.

I am sick of this headache I have.

I am sick of shiftwork and now another change in rosters to start next year TRY STICKING TO ONE FUCKING ROSTER FOR LONGER THAN 6 BLOODY MONTHS.

I did warn you it was a whine blog today.

I am sick of fighting kids.

I am sick of never getting a break, I need a holiday a real one not one that involves me and the kids going to visit my mum.  That is NOT a holiday for me.

This is why religion has no place in our lives.

Yesterday I read an article that made me so sad, A woman who had gone into a Hospital in Ireland was refused a medical abortion because Ireland is "catholic country" , So what you say it's the Dr's right to refuse treatment based on his religion?

Does that opinion change if I mention that mother present with bleeding and a was diagnosed as having a miscarriage?  Fully dilated and leaking amniotic fluid and bleeding?  Still the Dr's right to refuse.  How about if I tell you that after 2 and a half days the babies heartbeat finally stopped and she was then operated on?

How about if the mother then dies because she became infected with septicaemia?

All of this could have been avoided and a woman would still be alive if they had just done the damn medical abortion it was a NON VIABLE pregnancy, their failure to act cost a woman her life.

This is just one of the many reason I think that religion has no place in our lives these days when religion comes before lives this have gone fucking wrong, this woman who sadly lost her life wasn't even Catholic but their religious beliefs came before her health, What is wrong with religion that they can let a woman die for the sake of their beliefs?

This is just one of the reasons I turned my back on organised religion, a world run by men who think they know what it is like to be a woman and therefore should have a say on what we should and shouldn't do with our bodies.  

I also don't think that it is the Catholic Churches place to teach morality when they don't practise what they preach.  When they practise morality in such cases as child sexual abuse at the hands of their clergymen and give them straight over to the police to investigate instead of closing ranks around them and protecting them from arrest then maybe they can preach morality.

Maybe when they admit they are and were wrong on many things they can preach morality.  I don't need organised religion to tell me what is moral I know that already I know it's wrong to deny some one medical treatment because of YOUR religious beliefs, I know it's wrong to protect child sex offenders, yet they get away with this stuff and have done for such a long time.

There was a case a number of years ago where a 14 year old girl became pregnant with TWINS after being sexually abused by her step father, the safest recourse for this poor girl was an abortion so to try and stop it from happening the Catholic Church ex communicated the Dr's, mother and nurses from the church.  The man who did this terrible thing nope he gets to still be a member of the church.

There are so many more reason these are just a few until the churches admit they are wrong and move on with the rest of the world they will soon become obsolete and personally speaking I hope that happens soon.    

Dear American's.

So yesterday President Obama got back in to Office(yay) but some dissatisfied people are talking about leaving and moving to Australia so I have a little test to see if they would like it in Australia.

So here it is

Do you agree to paying tax that will go on to pay for Free Hospital Care for all?
Yes-welcome to Australia
No- don't come here.

Do you like the fact that workers have rights at work and have to be paid a higher minimum wage(ie more than $5 an hour)?
Yes- welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you think that same sex couples should have the right to marry?(75% of Australia does and are pushing for marriage equality)
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you to paying tax that will then go on to help single mother, families, old people, anyone earning under $150K Per year?
Yes- Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree with Government schools getting Government funding and providing a decent FREE Education to all?
Yes- Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree that women should have access to abortions up to 20 weeks for ANY reason?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

 Do you agree that women should have access to contraception and freely use it?
Yes- Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree with unions?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree with Climate Change and that we need to do something about it like the Carbon Tax?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Like gun control?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here.

This is just a few of the things that Australia has if you don't agree with it I don't think that Australia is the place for you.

Conspiracy theory?

I know I said I would never post from the AVN but this is a special circumstance.  The Head of the AVN claims that she has been harassed by a member of the stop the (anti) Australian Vaccination Network, the emails in question was given a quick run down by the writer of said emails and they were nothing but polite.

SO AVN lets get one thing straight ASKING for
1) Clarification about a post on your Facebok page isn't Harassment.
2) see above.
3) Maybe you could try answering the question.

I normally leave well enough alone but on post by a moderator member of the AVN on their facebook page posted something that made my blood boil and the name of this blog piece.

In a few lines I am going to cut and paste what was written and then add my answer.  I was so shocked by this I had to take the night to calm myself down and compose myself before replying.

Here is what was said by the AVN.

"Australian Vaccination Network Two things to consider are that the system is provaccination (and every government department is indoctrinated with the benefits of vaccination) so that could be a reason that the police are not helpful. They are public servants but aren't likely to help when it goes against the beliefs they are supposed to uphold. The other thing is that taking legal action is costly. CP "

Conspiracy Theory all the way here.  So you think that the police didn't respond to your complaints because they are PRO Vaccination.  What a joke, did it occur to you that they didn't respond because there was nothing to RESPOND TO?

Did it occur to you that they have their hands full dealing with actual crimes not your made up crimes?  I am sure they looked over your complaints and the emails you said were harassing and decided there was NO CRIME COMMITTED.  I wonder how many times in the past few years you have wasted police time and resources on your so called harassment claims.  Do you even realise how much time the police have to put into these complains up to and over 8 to12 hours including paperwork.  That's 8 to 12 hours on a bogus complain that could have been better spent on a real complaint.

They Have to by law investigate every claim made and your constant complaints more than likely have them pulling their hair out in frustration at every single useless complaint you make that takes time and resources to look in to them.  Then you go on to a world wide website and say they aren't helping you because they are
A) Pro Vaccination
B) That every Government department is indoctrinated with the benefits of Vaccination

They aren't not acting because it goes against their beliefs they aren't acting on your complaints because NO CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED.

Wow just wow

I will readily admit that I am a liker of the facebook group Stop the Australian (Anti)Vaccination Network I feel that they do important work at stopping the misinformation given out by the Australian Vaccination Network(I won't be providing a link to this because of what they stand for).  The dangerous mis information and treatment of the parent's who's children have died for Vaccine Preventable diseases is disgusting.  Some of you will have heard the story of one such family that tragically lost their child to whooping cough only to have the AVN contact them and family member and also tried to get a copy of the autopsy report to "prove" she didn't die from whooping cough, here is just some of what these parents have had to go through

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2951651.htm


Today while reading the Stop the Australian (Anti) Vaccination Network I was shown a link to another blog that had two different post that had me shaking my head with rage and I am not sure what.  I was speechless and horrified.  One post was discussing the MMS(Miracle Mineral solution)

http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/30/mms-or-how-to-cure-autism-with-bleach-brought-to-you-by-autismone/

This is a serious one people are making a fortune out of providing "cures" for all different things including Autism from this stuff.  Which when mix as the directions state becomes BLEACH.  And people are giving this stuff to their children one part of it had me just horrified

"For MMS you will see vomiting and diarrhea. Parents discuss ramping up the dose of MMS until the child starts to vomit, then backing off.

The presentation from AutismOne includes:

It is common to find that the child gets a fever. This is very good."

Plus here is the recommendation from the FDA

"FDA Warns Consumers of Serious Harm from Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)

Product contains industrial strength bleach

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid also known as “Miracle Mineral Supplement” or “MMS.” The product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm to health."

Look I understand that people want a cure for Autism but there isn't one, No "natural" remedy is going to fix your child.

Then there was this
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/12/09/bring-the-crazy-fecal-transplant/

"One of those is the Autism Web forums, where the latest trend being discussed is Fecal Transplant.

Yeah. Fecal Transplant.

It is actually a known therapy to attempt to cure

…pseudomembranous colitis (caused by Clostridium difficile), or ulcerative colitis which involves restoration of colon homeostasis by reintroducing normal bacterial flora from stool obtained from a healthy donor.

Feeling a bit icky yet?

But like so many known treatments for known ailments (chelation for example), the extreme biomed party like to put their own unique twist on things:

Ok, you guys, I got some info for you, please do not hate me 
Here is how this procedure was done by that physician in canada who does not practice anymore.
you collect the stool from a healthy relative (mother, father , so on) for a week in a bucket, no preservatives or cooling. Then mix well, fill in a decorating cone (that cloth cone you use to decorate a cake).
Use the cone as an enema to empty all the content in the patient’s colon. The patient needs to hold that as long as possible."

Why haven't people been pulled up for this?  Allowing people to "treat" others in this manner is extremely DANGEROUS they aren't health professionals they a "laymen" they could cause serious harm to their children doing either of these things.  Feeding your child bleach can lead to death and you in prison because you are poisoning your child.

Those suggesting dangerous information need to be stop, I don't want to infringe on anyone's right to free speech but please make sure you know what you are talking about and that this information is dangerous.

Going Girly and a life update.

I have decided that I need to stop biting my nails and to do so I need to go girly.  I have had to put fake nails on, this is because I am rather weird and will eat the stop bite stuff to continue to bite by nails.

My children think that it rather funny to see me trying to use my hands now that I have these damn nails on because I am so un use to long nails it's making this rather fun to try. Typing is a big pain in my butt because the nails catch other letters and I have to do back and undo the mistakes that happen.

They also think I should go all out girly and start wearing make up and dresses all the time.  HA like that is ever going to happen.

Many things have happened since my last blog, My oldest child turned 11(where have the years gone?), I have had a job interview and still waiting to hear back about it(will be told either way) and life in general has just been busy busy busy.  But the best thing to happen was that Husband finally took a holiday.  I mean a real one not 2 or 3 days but 9 days and we took the kids out of school a week early and went on a family holiday together.  It was great the kids loved spending that time with their dad as it rarely ever happens in this house.

Also I was sick for a while, I got sinusitis and went to the DR who while doing an exam noted that I had tonsillitis as well but failed to treat the tonsillitis so I ended up in hospital barely able to breath because of the pain and barely able to swallow which meant IV anti's and two weeks worth of taking pills after I was discharge.(great going GP not going back to them again).

That's my catch up, hopefully I will be more diligent in posting. 

Yay it's spring.

So spring is finally here after the coldest winter in 15 years.  I love spring because it means that summer is just around the corner and I LOVE summer.  I love the hot weather and during winter I dream of the hot days and warm nights.

I get sick and tired of nights that are in the minuses and days lower than 10 degree Celsius.

Spring means that flowers come out and the world brightens up.

Mega washing day.

Well today I had had enough the washing was mounting up and needed to be washed.  So as soon as the kids were up and ready for school while waiting for the time to kiss them goodbye I started washing and to be honest I haven't stopped.  Load after load has been done and hung out and brought back in now waiting to be ironed if needed(yeah right) and folded and put away.

I HATE mega wash day but for some reason can never get myself to do washing on a daily basis.  I need more than standing at the washing machine loading dirty clothes and linen into the machine and waiting for it to wash.