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Remember privacy?

Posted by WonderWoman in : My life , 2 comments

The world has gone mad over privacy, I know.

And I find myself in the unfortunate situation of having it discussed within the four walls of our humble WonderHome!

A scene from My Life, about a month before Christmas last year:

WonderWoman is having a shower. WonderGirl (aged 2) barges into the bathroom with a flourish, then takes a seat and settles in.

She thinks.
She smiles.
She speaks:
“I’m having pry-cy with you Mummy.”

Sharing privacy, now there’s a concept.

Safety in the number

Posted by WonderWoman in : Eat & Drink , 3 comments
If I bought, say, bacon, from a deli, within how many days must I use it before it becomes a weapon of mass destruction?

Talent time

Posted by WonderWoman in : My life , 1 comment so far

Which talent do you wish you had and why?

I wish I had tact, which I don’t even think counts as a talent.

Slugs, snails and headlice

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WonderGirl was intently inspecting WonderBoy’s head as WonderWoman (that’d be me) combed WB’s hair with a headlice comb, searching for recalcitrant lice (head had been treated earlier for the infestation).

WG (aged 2): “Whatchoo doing Mummy?”
WW: “Combing WB’s hair.”
WG: “Why?”
WW: “He has bugs in his hair.”
WG: “He has bugs in his hair?”
WW: “Yes.”
WG: Pauses. Then smiles. He got bugs in his hair; I got snails in MY hair.

Which school? Enculturate me!

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Ever been asked - in a job interview in particular - “which school did you go to?”? I am not a native of Melbourne, or Victoria for that matter, and so am negotiating my way through the Melbourne middle-class ideas on schools.

WonderBoy and WonderGirl have to be educated somewhere!

I am wondering: are employers here at all interested in what school you went to?

(I went to a shocker, in Qld, but it didn’t stop me doing what I aimed to do post-school).

Are the private school networks invaluable? Of any value?

Pls enculturate me!

Bones for a play house

Posted by WonderWoman in : Kids stuff , 6 comments
I think I could make the fabric “shell” for a house in which my toddler can play… but am stumped by where I might get the “bones”; the frame, if you like. Anyone know?

Japanese-style lantern for the garden

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WonderLove is renovating the garden; ripping up the lawn and replacing it with a Japanese-style garden (lots of rocks) with native Aussie influences.

However, finding a Japanese-style lantern (not Thai, Chinese or Balinese) for the project has proved troublesome.

Would love a tip on where to buy such an item - for less than $2000. Less than $200 would be even better.

Cleaner in Flemington, Kensington, Ascot Vale

Posted by WonderWoman in : Local services , 2 comments
Help! My house needs rescuing - from the Grime Lords of Ascot Vale. Can anyone refer me to a reliable cleaner nearby?

Curious Incident

Posted by WonderWoman in : Entertainment , 2 comments

Hands up who’s read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time? Now, hands down. Place hands on the computer keyboard and tell me: what did you think?

I have just finished it, and i enjoyed it. However, I am wondering how it came to be so amazingly popular. I didn’t find it life-changing. I don’t find myself thinking about it in idle moments.

Any ideas?

Best ever playlist

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I know some of you Nooksters have ipods.

So do tell: what’s the name of your fave playlist and what tracks does the list comprise?