Yesterday I watched that Sarah Jessica Parker movie, I Don’t know How She Does it. I know in my last post I was a little frustrated with the tag line but it has been a few weeks and time does start to heal wounds and well today I decided that yes, I can do it….
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The Long Drive Home
Since moving to the coast I find myself commuting back to Brisbane 4 times a week. Now the girls are in daycare closer to home the commute is just me. It is hard to keep your spirits up when the scenery is a concrete jungle and you are following the backs of cars as they…
Famous Multiple Mums I am fascinated with
All mums are amazing whether you have had one or ten children (actually more than ten children these days sounds a little neglectful but that is for another blog post) but it is the multiple mums I love to hear from the most. At the moment we are all waiting to hear of the pending…
Vision Wall in Progress
I have had a slow start to my Vision Wall since I posted it in Forget the Vision Board, I have a Vision Wall. My idea was to secure a large pin board to this part of the wall where my computer faces and fill it up with all my goals and aspirations. Slowly we…
Rule 1: Don’t be bedazzled by the Business Networking Tarts
Ok I may not have a set of rules for Business Networking per say but this is my number one if you are young embarking on your career, please do not be overly impressed by the people who seem to be popular because they know everyone. Once upon a time when I was young and…
The Business Networking looking busy challenge
I know the importance of business networking. Almost all the jobs I have had has been through my contacts rather than the traditional cold seek and resume applications. That does not mean I enjoy networking events. For the past ten years I have attended a whole suite of them; AusBiotech, Women in Technology, Queensland State…
Stop procrastination by re-prioritizing the to do list
Many years ago every employee at my workplace arrived to work with the book “Work Smarter not harder” sitting on our desk. I confess it is not my favorite professional development book but I do need tips to stop procrastination and better time management so there is one takeaway example in the book is to…
I used to be a Tupperware Demonstrator and I enjoyed it.
Shock horror! Seriously if you ever wanted to start your own business join a party plan business just to get your feet wet. I have had friends become Tupperware Demonstrators, & Intimo Consultants and I have attended my fair share of jewellery, candle and linen parties. Lessons Learnt being a Tupperware Demonstrator: The benefits of…
The Amazing Race Xmas Style
Last Friday a friend announced on facebook the launch of the Australian version of reality TV show, The Amazing Race. Applications are open for pairs of every day Aussies to work together competing against other teams in a race around the world. For fun, I downloaded the application forms and tested N to see if…
The Stay at Home Dad
N and I have been juggling with our roles over who was staying at home since we both went back to work. Enter now the stay at home dad. I was very lucky for the first few months we were both home. In the early blurry days when we come home from hospital it was…
