http://namaily.com Skipping along through life in half-crazed madness. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:14:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en this was an app on facebook but I really enjoyed doing it so here are 25 random things about me....... 1) I am Tasmanian born and bread(2) I secretly love trashy romance novels(3) I love all things chocolaty(4) I hate house work and am not very good at it(5) I ... http://namaily.com/posts/2009/02/17/25-random-things-about-me/ I know that every blogger in Melbourne will blog about this but I must even if it is simply to help me process the horror of Saturday that continues to unfold. It was the hotest day in history here on Saturday, 46.7 degrees thats ten degrees above our normal body temp. ... http://namaily.com/posts/2009/02/09/melbournes-most-horrible-day/ I was reading today about "covering authority" - A doctrine I no longer believe in and have intentions of blogging about further in the future, whist reading about this I came accross this site  and it made my  blood boil! I am not really into writing abusive hate mail ... http://namaily.com/posts/2009/01/08/gods-will-mans-stupidity-and-borak-obama/ So its 2009 and I am turning 34 in May :( where exactly has all that time gone! I am officially the age where I am supposed to join the ranks of the soccer mum. You know super woman who comes with: SUV, blond foils, perfect house, beautiful well behaved ... http://namaily.com/posts/2009/01/03/soccer-mum-to-be-or-not-to-be/ Found this link here whilst visiting this blog today and I found it very thought provoking. I can see that I have been through much of what it talks about when I left my church and it was good to see that I have had a relatively normal reaction to ... http://namaily.com/posts/2008/12/17/leaving-an-unhealthy-church/ Thats it I give up I am a crier.......... when I was a kid and was upset about something my dad used to say "we dont cry in this house be brave chin up" so I have spent much of my 33 years trying not to cry. I dont think ... http://namaily.com/posts/2008/12/17/joy-does-not-equal-happiness/ This was emailed to me by my friend in Tassie and I cried when I saw it couldn't resist posting it......... "A picture began circulating in November. It should be 'The Picture of the Year,' or perhaps, 'Picture of the Decade.' It won't be. In fact,unless you obtained a copy ... http://namaily.com/posts/2008/12/10/a-baby-is-a-baby/   I visited Heather's blog today and found this typealyzear. I am not attuned to pleasure or beauty but think I would be if I had time but the rest is fairly like me. I don't like confrontation but will have a go if pushed.I often confront people in my ... http://namaily.com/posts/2008/12/02/typealyzear/ My oldest daughter was in the myer Christmas parade on Saturday and of course she was fab :) But that is not wot my post is about today. My post is about the emptiness of the whole event. The entire 3hrs was a great big marketing scam. It was ... http://namaily.com/posts/2008/11/17/myer-christmas-parade/ Here is my photo with the word wash as its inspiration as challenged  by Kel on her Blog This photo was taken some time ago so it is cheating a little but it really is how I am sometimes as a busy mum. I am always rushing and although ... http://namaily.com/posts/2008/11/10/remember-to-wash-the-children-before-shopping/