Holidays

Last week we took a mini getaway for a few nights. We live in such an amazing part of the world that we have so many fantastic getaway spots just a few hours drive from our doorstep. We live in Adelaide South Australia for those who don't know me personally. This time we went to …

Movie Review – Home (2015)

Home (2015) Dir: Tim Johnson Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Matt Jones, Jennifer Lopez From Dreamworks, comes this adorable story about a group of aliens called the Boov, led by their captain (Martin) as they land on earth. They are on the run from the villianous Gorg, who has been chasing them to destroy them. …

My Anxiety Pt 2

A couple of years ago I posted on my being diagnosed with anxiety after finally seeing medical professionals about the reason I felt the way I do inside;  such as being very aware of my heart beating in my chest, and a sense of unease for no reason. Over the couple of years since then, …

Movie Review – Mitchell’s vs The Machines

The Mitchells v The Machines (2021) Katie Mitchell has always been a bit of an outsider in life, with both school and family due to her love of uniquly funny filmmaking.  Despite having a loving father daughter relationship when she was much youngers, as she got older she slowly drifted from her technologically illiterate  dad …

Bloggers I Admire

Bloggers I admire Last month I reopened my WordPress account and am slowly getting back into writing again. I have about a dozen or so blogs either in development or ‘an idea’ to build on to add to it. I wasn’t even aware this account still existed with all my past blogs, so to get …

Movie Review Cars 2 (2011)

Cars 2 (2011) Owen Wilson, Larry The Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Eddie Izzard Emily Mortimer, John Turturro, Thomas Kretschmann, John Ratzenburger, Bonnie Hunt.   Where do we start with this mess? Seriously, parents who first sat down in the cinema for the very first viewing must have thought they had taken their kids to the …

Movie Review – Frozen 2 (2019)

Frozen 2 (2019) Dir: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K Brown, Martha Plimpton, Alfred Molina, Jason Ritter.   Set three years after the events of the last film, the residents of Arendelle have adapted well to their new queen, and she in turn has …

Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek 2 (2004) Dir: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Ashbury, Conrad Vernon Voice Cast – Mike Myres, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Christie, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders. Setting up not long after the events of the first movie, now sees our loveable ogre Shrek (Myres) married to Princess Fiona, and continuing his progression …

The Power of Saying No

I have seen a few posts written by others on this topic, and it holds for me as well.  Not so long ago, but what seems like forever ago I worked in a different industry. I didn’t have kids and was trying to prove myself to so many people. To colleagues, to managers, to my …

School Holiday’s in Adelaide

Short post today. Its school holidays here in Adelaide at the moment, and that means kids are home for two weeks. For those who DON’T live in Australia, our terms work somewhat different to those in the northern hemisphere. Our school year starts at the beginning of the year (since that is our summer) – …