Talking Frankly is about everything from housework to human rights. It is a mixture of observation, commentary and opinions.
It also contains a lot of profanity along with the humanity. And please don’t steal my work. Somebody invariably dobs you in and it gets messy.
Enjoy!
BTW. About the weather…..
If it gets to 43 degrees tomorrow, please disregard my post here. You may bitch and moan about the heat for a whole day. But then you must go and see The big rubber duck and desist as you remember that such a sight would be less fabulous if the weather was...
‘That’ friend is coming to stay and I’m soooo excited
Tonight I'm going to be hanging out with one of the most amazing girls I know. I've known her for the best part of twenty years and she's been inspirational, hilarious and so amazingly honest in the way she's approached life that I love spending time with her...
Motivation is a nowt but a money spinner
Motivation is a capitalist stratagem.There I've said it. I realise that I've just exposed a trillion dollar self help industry with such a statement but I really have had it with the elevation of motivation to big religion status. It all starts with...
Gratitude is not a four letter word
Gratitude is defined as 'The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation" and as we come to the end of 2012 I am very conscious of the blessings in my life. So, in support of lists and clarity and end of year bollocks - I thought I'd share five...
Writing a list, checking it twice…
You know, I'm a big fan of the list. I have been known to write lists of lists so I can keep track of where I am up to and what I need to do. I have shopping lists, work to-do lists, home to-do lists, packing lists, lists of movies I'd like to see, lists...
Despair! For the rats-tail flourishes
Its hot. The background is coloured with the sound of cicadas and the crackling of dry grass underfoot. The smell is baked concrete and sprinkler mist. It's a perfect summer's day. Take a girlfriend, find a bar with air-conditioning and cold...
My shoeless kid is not the one that needs your voice
There is so much to be mad about in the world. The worsening situation in Syria, gang rapes in India, human rights violations in Australia, mass shootings in America, attempted assassinations of 14 year old students in Afghanistan and for those that only read...
Housework is an art form
“I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.” Nancy...
Birthdays are brilliant
I don't get why people don't like birthdays. They are inevitable so why not just enjoy them? Me - I adore them - they are the one day of the year where despite all my insecurities I just enjoy everybody being lovely to me. Because people are lovely...
The tyranny and fun of good manners
There is a lot to be said for good manners. Please. Thank you. How do you do? After you madam. And so on. They smooth interactions, make for pleasant exchanges and are the social lubricant that keeps us all ticking along side of each...
Road trips with kids vs without kids
There are two types of road trips - those with kids and those without.Those with kids can never be taken spontaneously and without snacks. And by snacks, I mean the resources to feed the 5000 should Jesus fail to appear.Those without kids only need the tic tacs...
Too tall, too old for Totes. Fact.
Today I have become an over user of the word 'Totes'. And it is not even lunch time. I am not a 'Totes' person. My hubby and I use it ironically or stupidly between ourselves but we don't use it in regular conversation. I'm not perky enough, short...