An Aussie in Japan, trying to embrace the new culture but quite often falling a bit short.
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Homebirth with an independent midwife to become illegal?!
Published on 2009-07-16 20:45:00
Yes you read correctly. The Australian government is planning to take one huge step backwards and make homebirth with an independent midwife in attendance illegal from July 2010. What a country. Aint I proud to call it home. Remind me again why I worked so hard to get my husband's visa so we could move back to Australia....something about a better quality of life..... This is unfuckingbelievable. Independent midwives like the midwife that attended the birth of my daughter cannot gain professio
Reversible pants
Published on 2009-02-14 23:21:00
For the first time since my daughter was born, I have used my sewing machine. The logistics of trying to sew with her at home was too much for me to figure out until now. I bought a pattern for reversible pants a few weeks ago and I took a look at it this morning. It looked pretty easy, so I thought i'd give it a go with some groovy material I had picked up on sale last week. Thanks to the pattern being very easy to follow, the pants were finished in a few hours. I am so pleased with myself, no
Helping out with the bushfire victims
Published on 2009-02-12 17:59:00
As many Australians do, I feel so helpless with the bushfire tragedy in Australia. We can give cash but many people want to help out in a more practical way. I tried to give blood but they wouldn't take blood from a lactating woman. At the same time people were suffering in these fires, a lot of wildlife was too. I heard from someone who works with injured wildlife in Victoria that they were looking for more knitted pouches to keep baby animals in. Often the mother koalas/wombats/possums are ki
