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12 years ago @ http://www.thethingsid... - Listen · 0 replies · +1 points

I saw your post just now. I'm glad you're out of your cave. Sometimes I feel down (admittedly not depressed, but down) about blogging. Sometimes it feels like nobody care about whether you blog or not, I just wanted to let you know that I do care, especially since it was so obvious that you are not in the best place right now. Popping your head out of the cave might be a good thing!

I loved your white pictures BTW, very beautiful and an uplifting way to start the day.
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12 years ago @ http://www.thethingsid... - Listen · 1 reply · +1 points

Hey Melissa, just popped in to see if everything is OK. It's been a while since you posted, I hope things have gotten better for you since this post.

13 years ago @ Mummy's Undeserve... - How to Have The Simple... · 0 replies · +1 points

I love your simple focus.

I am increasingly trying to simplify, but my focus is generally about not complicating my life with things and possessions. I started by avoiding the sales and being sucked in by consumerism. We don't need so much stuff in our lives. It clutters up our spaces and our minds and can only make us more stressed.

13 years ago @ http://www.mybignutshe... - http://mybignutshell.b... · 0 replies · +1 points

I'm a mother of three as well and they are all very close in age, a bit similar to your 6, 4 and 2.

I can relate to what you're feeling completely.

There is something about the 3 of them altogether as a force that just drives me insane. It puts me just over the edge.

A lot of the time I feel like I can't cope but the reality of it is that I do. I just do. I get by. I wait in hope for the day when the youngest is more independent and my life is more free.

I personally don't think it's helpful for me when I start the whole "I can't cope" self-talk. When I reflect on all I have come through I realise that I am stronger than I give myself credit for, I bet you are too. I also tell myself that my life is what it is and I have to do my best to make the most of what I've got. I can only do my best and I'm not going to beat myself up about it.

Basically what I'm saying is there is only so much anybody can cope having 3 children. We're only human, there's only so much we can take.

13 years ago @ http://www.thethingsid... - Why Julia Gillard\'s c... · 1 reply · +2 points

And yet she used her speech to defend another misogynist. Not saying what she said about Abbot wasn't spot on, but it was kind of weird that she defended Peter Slipper. As a feminist, she should have voted to oust Slipper. That would have been the final proof that her words were completely genuine.

13 years ago @ Mummy's Undeserve... - Weekend Cookbook: Salt... · 1 reply · +1 points

I love salted caramel anything! It's just perfection! In fact, I'm tackling a salted caramel and chocolate torte for my mother-in-law's birthday this weekend. Wish me luck!

13 years ago @ Mummy's Undeserve... - Tips for Moving With S... · 0 replies · +1 points

Don't worry about the crud under the couch, I'm quite sure that movers have seen far worse things!

No tips, other than after 3 moves in 7 years of marriage, I don't want to do it again until we're downsizing after the children have all left home! I hate moving!

13 years ago @ Mummy's Undeserve... - Weekend Cookbook: Choc... · 1 reply · +1 points

That cake looks very indulgent indeed. I really love cream cheese and chocolate together. I think the tanginess of the cheese really sets of the sweetness of the chocolate in a really grown up way.

13 years ago @ http://hecallsmemummii... - Food change · 1 reply · +1 points

Tara I am currently doing much the same as you. I'm trying to make many more things from scratch and it's actually very rewarding. You soon realise that making things like yoghurt and bread are really not that hard or too time consuming yet the payoff is immense! Food that you make from scratch is infinitely nicer and often more economical. I actually wrote an article about this today at a website that I write for, check it out if you're interested. http://www.essentialkids.com.au/family-life/famil...

13 years ago @ Mummy's Undeserve... - How I Show the World I... · 1 reply · +1 points

I think if wearing makeup makes you feel really good and confident then that's wonderful. I actually doubt that people would think that you're not coping if you didn't wear makeup.

When I first became a mum, I did do the comfortable clothes thing and I have since realised that for me to feel good about myself I need to make more of an effort to dress well. Since I came to that realisation I pretty much only buy really nice clothes. That way I always look smart, whatever I put on.

I think that's the key, if you feel good about yourself you look confident and people pick up on that.

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