liebster award

The lovely phrogmom has bestowed a Liebster Award upon my blog. The Liebster Award is said to have originated in Germany. ”Liebster” translated to English means “beloved”. I was a bit confused when I saw this as I had never seen the word “liebster” but I had seen and used “liebchen”. So, I looked it up, and sure enough both words are […]

taking stock #3

Doing… We have just had two weeks school holidays. I’ve been taking the boys to the park as often as I can, to run off their energy. This hasn’t been easy as the weather has been wild some days, with 120 to 140 km/h winds. We went out with a friend one day during the holidays. […]

taking stock #2

Such a busy time at the moment. Having trouble keeping up with the 80 or so blogs that I subscribe to. And not being a very good blog buddy – I’m reading, just sometimes not commenting. And keeping a mental note of those who haven’t posted recently (Dark Star Burning, One Size Fits None, Duct […]

stylish blog award?

 Thumbles kindly passed on this chain mail http://cynilog.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/the-stylish-blog-award/, which I felt inclined to respond to because I haven’t posted anything for a wee while. The ‘rules’ are: 1. Disclose some things about myself by answering the questions below. 2. Link back the awarding blog, (click above). 3. Share the love and name of 15 blogs I’m […]

the first one is an experiment

My first child kicked so hard and so much in utero, we joked that he was going to be a world class soccer player. He was active, and never seemed to rest. I worked two jobs whilst I was carrying him. One job was in a group home where one of the clients was very […]

taking stock #1

After many years of being ruled by my head I decided that I need to give equal focus to the Heart, Hands, and Head. How did I do in January? Reading Bits and pieces, not good at concentrating on one book at a time and found that I am not alone in that department  http://www.theconfidentintrovert.com/2011/01/12/addicted-to-ideas/ Listening to Silence as much […]

it’s a very strange feeling

I have had children at home for 9.5 years. And now I don’t.  The youngest bloke went off to school this morning. The house is so very quiet, and at midday, an hour after the in-laws left after having a cuppa and a chat, it has hit me like a ton of bricks.  This morning was […]

milo inspires me to learn arabic

it is said that Milo of Croton built his strength to lift a fully grown cow, by lifting it every day from birth. as the calf grew, so did milo’s strength. is it the same with learning a new language? if i learn a new word or phrase every day, then at the end of […]

what’s next?

I started a Bachelor Education (Early Childhood) in 1997 as a full-time student at University Western Sydney. At the time I had been working in the disability field for twelve months after having spent fourteen years working in banking and accounting. I became ill later in 1997 and stopped studying. I was offered a position that was too good […]

micromovements

SARK talks about making micromovements if you are a major procrastinator or get overwhelmed by some tasks [pdf]. She says that if you need to clean out your wardrobe, on day one you open the door, day two you take out the shoes, day three you sort through the shoes… It’s easy to see SARK […]