When the chips are down...
This week I've had pause to consider our own daily routine. Mostly I've had pause because I, along with every member of the clan, have been down with a virus. Day to day we generally manage just fine...
The plunger and the puller
This week we have dealt with colds. All of the juniors have suffered through a rather vicious bug complete with endless high fevers. I've learned a few things.
What if...
From July this year the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be rolled out across NSW. This scheme represents a major shakeup of how support services have been provided to date for people with disabilities and their families.
Aging negotiation
Discussion and debate are a big deal in my house. In fact, when negotiation becomes an Olympic sport we will have a couple of contenders who have already qualified in preliminary rounds. The senior recipe tester, who is the most able to control the desire to talk, often wishes that a contagious case of lockjaw would sweep through the halls. He's still waiting.
Family wellbeing
I want you to think back to what you did this morning, from the time when you first woke up. Did you drink a cup of tea? Sit and read the paper? Catch up on emails? Dress and feed children? Chase the bin truck down the street, because, curses, if you don't catch it there's going to be a hell of a problem by Sunday?
The run on effect...
Today started much like most. In fact it wasn't until quite late in the day that I started to realise the run on effect of one small error...
Meet Heidi...
Let me introduce you to Heidi.
Heidi is a 4th year Occupational Therapy Honours student at the University of Sydney. Heidi loves baking ridiculous amounts of food (yes, she is one of us!), and travelling the world. She hates waiting in lines. We like her already...
The resources to keep up...
We all do the juggle to get things done. Every single day. Every single week. But sometimes the external demands far outweigh our capacity to keep up...
Automotive error
I need you to understand something. In my family of origin, cars are a big deal. In the chief recipe tester's family of origin, cars are a big deal. The chief recipe tester makes the older generation proud: upkeep of vehicles and their general maintenance are high priority tasks for him. I am missing a gene...
Standing among grate-ness
Today I stood amongst greatness. With seven other social entrepreneurs I pitched to an auditorium of a couple of hundred, as well as a panel of judges. It was the Social Traders Pitch Fest, and what a buzz!