It’s not often I get to be with Mia and whole MM team in person so when it comes to kicking off Best and Worst this week, my flying visit to Sydney to hang with the peeps, meet Lucy in person (after months of Skype chatting), appear on Mamamia on Sky (my episode airs tonight!) and eat some of Lucy’s homemade choccy biscuits is top of the list. Working from home is wonderful and I love it but there’s nothing quite like being able to hear Nat’s laugh, see Rick’s face when I tease him or admire Lana’s rocking blue nailpolish in person. Know what I mean?
What are my other bests this week? I have a few … our roses are in full bloom in our front garden, so I’ve started keeping a vase of fresh flowers on my bedside table. We bought a new coffee machine (Brad is a total coffee-freak … I’m more into tea). Anyway, as the person who makes Brad a coffee most mornings, I am loving it sick. And this week I received in the mail my delicious copy of The Holiday Goddess Guide to New York, Paris, London and Rome. It has a fabric cover! Some of you know that when I’m not writing for Mamamia or the Sunday Mail or my own books or the weekly grocery list, I’m filing stories for the Holiday Goddess website as one of their 30 contributing editors. So I’m really proud of this book which is brimming with the best bargainista advice for vintage stores, bistros, bars, hotels, boutiques and beauty spots in four of the most glamorous cities on the planet. (End of plug!)
Worst: I. Must. Clean. My. Car. This. Weekend. And I’m a leetle, tiny bit nervous about a joke I made about Sam de Brito on tonight’s episode of Mamamia on Sky. Part of me is praying they cut it out (I don’t think they’re going to). It’s an old Marx Brothers joke and it sounded funny in my head but then when I said it … well, let’s just say everyone’s jaws dropped. Uh-oh.
So, what’s your week been like? Big or small, whatever you’ve been dealing with, come and share. You’ll find a room full of strangers here who are ready to offer you a sympathetic ear or a hearty cheer. If you ask me, Best and Worst is when the Mamamia community is at its best.
Over to you … what were your best and worst moments of the week?
Top Comments
Rick - or someone!
Please help me, I'm trying to find that link you put in a post (a daily news bites) about Facebook and it put what you put online into a little movie and it was creepy?
I've literally looked in every single news bites post and can't find it, and searching 'facebook' doesnt work either.
Please help me, all I can remember is that Rick did that post :)
http://www.takethislollipop...
Was it Facebook or Google? Check out this http://www.mamamia.com.au/e...
Hello! I'm on a train but it was called take this lollipop! Type that into Google and you'll find it quicksmart :)
Here I go.... this is my first time on best and worst!
Best: My husband got a vasectomy yesterday.... no more babies for us and no more condoms either (well in 3 months anyway).
Worst: No more babies for us :( I am 100% happy with our decision but still feel a tinge of saddness.
Other worsts: Nearly got hit by a falling light pole in a freak accident while driving with my 3 boys. Also my 1.5yr old hit his head on the corner of the coffee table and needed a trip to the ER.
OMM: My 1.5yr old..... he is a really cranky and clingy kid... very clumsy, still doesn't sleep through the night and requires soooooo much attention. I have been assuming it is all caused by a combination of his personality and the fact that I have been pregnant (I was not a good and healthy pregnant mother) and adjusting to his little bro (3months old) for most of his life but now I am starting to think maybe something is actually wrong with him. He is just sooooooo cranky... any ideas??
Welcome to B&W posting!
That's a tough one re your 1.5yo. I would consider checking out inner ear/vestibular issues - can cause very poor sleep (hurts much more when lying down) and affects balance. Low level constant pain would obviously also cause crankiness.
Good luck - let us know if you find anything.
Some states have phone numbers you can call and speak to a midwife. In Sydney it's Tresillian - but perhaps it's something else where you are.. i'm sure google would have the answer. Anyway, this can be a good way to get some advice on behaviour and possibly sleep as well - and the benefit of doing it over the phone is there's no pressure to follow through if you don't like the advice. I found it very helpful when my daughter wouldn't sleep during the day. Having said all that, a cranky 1.5 year old sounds very normal to me.