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Currently waiting for my new washing machine to arrive. But that’s cool, apparently we’re the next delivery and since they gave us a 3 hour window it’s been pretty easy for a Sunday morning. Waiting for mum to get an aged care bed. Waiting for her to move to a different hospital to wait for … Continue reading "Waiting"
Mum had her first stroke six months ago tomorrow. She’s been between John hunter Hospital and the Rankin Park Rehab Centre since. We’re at the stage of looking for nursing home placements. First reluctantly now more urgently. Mum’s waiting on the manual wheelchair from Enable NSW that the OT scripted as she can no longer … Continue reading "Six Months. 44 Years."
Remembering Kim Foale Ahh the Golden days of mummy blogging – or whatever it was us peripherical misfit non-mummy bloggers were doing at the times. Whatever it was it really was about the friends we made along the way, and one of them was Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, kinda a mummy figure to many … Continue reading "Frog Ponds Rock"
So, it’s Federal Budget Day, and while the government tried to ease us into their cutting of the NDIS and there being little offered directly to the poorest to help their situation, there’s a few little interesting nuggets that tell you a lot about the government of the day. One is the news that the … Continue reading "WelfareMaxxing this Budget"
Feeling a bit like Tweek from the 2016 South Park where President Garrison is threatening North Korea and cupcakes don’t solve the problem but I’m here making cupcakes (or muffins or whatever I throw together) feeding myself, feeding others and just trying to get through the days and weeks. So, the Treasurer says the budget … Continue reading "Budget asks and existential dread"
It’s just a lot. The change in seasons, times. Everything going on in the world, existential dread, needing to keep going with everything in the meantime, needing to keep daily habits. Taking meds, making and eating meals. Looking out for others. Looking out for myself. Trying not to take on what’s not mine to stress … Continue reading "It’s just a lot"
I rarely make cakes or banana bread, and generally make muffins since they’re easier to judge if they’re cooked, already portioned and yeah, just easier. Today I made Banana Muffins since I got a lot of bananas free yesterday. I was going to put some coconut in, but I couldn’t find a hammer, so that … Continue reading "We are saved we have banana muffins"
the unemployment will continue until morale improves — Antipoverty Centre (@antipovertycentre.org) 2026-03-17T03:52:52.112Z Obviously not an economist, but I can’t see how pushing up the amount people with home loans have to allocate to that, while petrol is also up, isn’t just gonna lead to a severe drop in spending. Food prices and prices on other … Continue reading "When all you have is a…
Indexation amounts were released last week, and I’ll personally be getting $10.25 more a week in my DSP and rent assistance. See all the details in the tables here. As always, they start accumulating from March 20, so no one sees the full increase pain into their account until at least April, and not til … Continue reading "Indexation is not an increase, especially if we’re looking at petrol and…
In the featured image for this post you will see Maxi looking pleased with himself because he got to tag along for a 2km drive to the end of the road with his head hanging out the window, past the cows in paddocks and the construction for the new twin servos off the M1, to … Continue reading "It’s all about timing"
