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Keeping Count

Maggie — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:10:09 +0000

Christchurch’s earthquake tally since 4th September: 2158. Maggie’s WIP tally to date: 11 chapters. Days until Christmas: 64. Likelihood of Maggie keeping her grip on sanity beyond Christmas: low. Let’s face it, I’ve got too much to do on the writing front, too much to do on the Christmas front, and with a fresh quake...

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My Lifeline With Sanity

Maggie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:39:56 +0000

On the odd occasion – you know, like 90% of the time – when things seem as if they’re going from bad to worse, or from worse to desperate, it’s good to know I’ve got friends who’ll help get me through. Take this week, for example. It wasn’t enough that my Beloved was working out...

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Tropical Paradise Holiday

Maggie — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:25:26 +0000

So off we went. Our first tropical holiday in years. Our first ever as a family of four. We coped with the 5am start. We mostly coped with the first six hours of our seven-and-a-half hour journey, thanks to drugs (for the baby, not us), an in-flight bassinette, and individual in-flight screens which Master Six...

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Yummy Mummies Take A Hike

Maggie — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:05:43 +0000

I blame the camping. Before camping I was functional. BC I was coping with life. BC I was zen mother and loving it. (Okay, maybe not the zen bit.) And now? Now it ain’t pretty. Yummy Mummy? Hardly. Scrummy Mummy? Not at my place. Instead we have a Real Mummy scale, modelled on the richter...

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Hints For Campers With Kids

Maggie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:04:40 +0000

1 DON’T be casual about departure time. Packing ALWAYS expands to take up all available time + twenty percent. 2 DON’T assume thick black clouds on horizon won’t come your way. They will. Thick black clouds = rain. Rain = misery for five-year-old over-excited campers. 3 DON’T assume swiftly-moving thick black clouds will bypass campsite....

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