Welcome to this week’s open post, brought to you by My Hangover. I went to a fantastic birthday dinner last night and had the jolliest of times and today I am being punished by a headache. Serves me right.
Here’s what’s been happening around the Mamamia Office this week – I missed much of it because I was in Melbourne most of last week staying at The Olsen hotel (my favourite place to stay because of its location on Chapel St…near my favourite shops (Sass & Bide, Witchery, Sportsgirl, Bloom etc) and Cafe E Cucina.
At the end of this post, feel free to share anything at all that’s on your mind – advice, a rant, a rave, something that puzzles you or something that made you laugh. Comments are OPEN.
Meanwhile, here’s what we’ve been up to.
Miranda Kerr
Lana went to a breakfast for the launch of the new range of KORA Organics, Miranda Kerr’s brand of beauty products. Here are some pics from the launch…
Mamamia on Sky News Fri 9:15pm
On this week’s show we’ve got Sam de Brito, Angela Mollard, Kerri Sackville and Peter Fitzsimons.
We’ve also got interviews with the brilliant Justine Clarke and part 2 of my interview with Nene King where she shares some surprising information about the Packer family.
Here’s the promo:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opoegfR2MBU&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]
You can watch last week’s episode in full below:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CNeE4rKADo&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]
The wrapping paper
When I wrote this column about having no present drawer, I received the most beautifully wrapped box I’ve ever seen (still trying to work out what to do with the diamante M, I & A) from Sophie Leete and her friend Gabby Cox, founder of Karma Kameleon. Sophie’s new business How To Wrap An Elephant provides every possible wrapping aid you can imagine. And then some (she’s working on her website but you can email her at howtowrapanelephant@gmail.com).
Now there really is no excuse to get my present drawer shit together.
I’m eating Chia Seeds
This is one of those things I don’t even know how I got into. Somehow, the fact that Chia Seeds are the new ‘superfood’ (I always love the idea of a superfood, sounds like it works harder than a regular one) penetrated my consciousness and I found myself in my local health store buying some.
They’re flavourless really and you can put them in/on anything. I sprinkle them on my cereal but you can put them in juice, smoothies, stir-fries, whatever.
At the Family Life Forums, I was chatting with nutritionist Joanna McMillan about them and asked her why I was taking them (!) and she helpfully pointed me to this video which was on her website. Interesting.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR5qKG7tG7o&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]
Grub
I’m a Food Spiller. Very messy. Always have been. Jason came into my office yesterday and as he sat across the other side of my desk, he asked “Are you seeing anyone today?” and gestured to my top. I looked down. “What?” He and I often do that. We’ll come into work very casually and forget we have to go to some kind of more formal meeting where we should look like professional grown-ups. D’OH.
But my outfit was OK. Except not. There were two big stains on my jumper. “But there are only two stains and they’re not very big.” I protested. “Babe, some people actually walk around with NO food on their clothes” he replied. “Imagine that.”
I can’t.
So. What’s happening in your world?
Top Comments
I enjoyed this weeks show! I agree I think its getting better.
OMM is..
My bf wrote a status on facebook which was a disgusting joke about disabled people (Women are like parking spaces.Usually, all the good ones are taken.So when no one is looking, you have to stick it into a handicapped one)
I am so shocked and appalled by it and thinking about breaking up w him over it.
He is meant to be visiting me next week (he lives in Melb and I'm in Syd) but I feel like cancelling cause it makes me so sick to think he could share something like that.
What do you think? Am i overreacting or should I dump him and cancel the trip?
I think that joke is vile. But, everyone has days of bad judgement. It may be worthwhile talking to him about how appalling that joke was and hearing his reaction to your thoughts. If he thinks you're creating a big deal out of nothing --- then maybe dump him!
I am going to apologise first for the lenght of this post, but I need to get it out.
18months ago my FH was contacted via facebook from a girl claiming they slept together (before FH and I were together) from this one night stand she became pregnant and had a child. She asked if the guy she slept with was FH. He looked at the profile pic and said no. He had never seen her face before, did not know who she was and is fairly certain he didn't go out that night. He messaged her back and said the above. A couple months later he gets another message from the same girl but she had changed her name. She became nasty saying that it was him and then in the next line saying if it wasn't you I'm sorry??? Either it was or it wasn't. He again messaged her and said that it wasn't him.
8 months later he gets another message from a different profile - different name, different girl, saying that she can't believe that he is lying that she has friends of mine that can back up her story and say it was him, and a couple of his mates that say the same. He ignored this message as we got rather confused at the different name, different girl but obviously the same person.
A week later he gets another message saying that he has no more chances, he can never come and say he wants a relationship 'with his child' and that she has stopped 'my friends' from saying anything to me but she wont stop them anymore. At this point I did some digging and found out that the 2nd profile we were messaged from is another fake and have since found her real (i believe) page. All profiles have different names and the 2nd and 3rd one have pictures that are the same girl. We blocked all three pages from being able to contact FH.
Yesterday I received a message from the first profile saying that I deserved to be told and that FH had not been a manand told me and habeen untruthful and was a lier. At this point I was ready to let loose but FH told me to calm down. I simply replied with I am aware of all the messages that have been sent to FH and have seen all the messages he sent back.
From day one he has told me and shown me what has happened as we tell each other everything. Part of me belives that this girl may be telling the truth but so much of her story just screams fake. Why contact from a different profile with a different picture then who it actually was. of course he was going to say no as the picture was definately someone he had never seen before. Then why say in one sentence - it was you and then in the next I'm sorry if it isn't you. Also not once has she offered to DNA or any other proof that he is the father other than saying she has witnesses. Considering neither of these girls has ever met FH how would they be certain.
I feel like my head is about to explode and have had to cotact people who have been invited to our wedding to ask that they no longer tell anyone when or where it is as a small part of me worrys that something may happen.
Aplogises for the length of this post but I am unable to talk to anyone about this and this is the only place I can get it out.
Hi there,
I'd suggest this girl is a little bit crazy! But, if there is a grain of truth to it (such as perhaps he was really drunk and didn't remember what she looked like!), next time she messages, just say "If what you are saying is true, we understanding how you must feel. However, we would like proof of these claims. If you would like to arrange a DNA test, please let us know when and where you would like this done. If not, please stop the harrassing emails as they will be reported to police if they continue". Then see what she says. I'm not entirely sure where Aussie laws stands now for cyber-bullying and the like, but surely it could be reported if she doesn't back off. And if she does want the DNA test, just make sure it's not anywhere local to you (e.g. if you live in Melbourne get it done in the city, not in your suburb where she can follow you home) and see what happens.
On the other hand this could be some sort of new scam to extract money from unsuspecting guys.
I'd be interested to see if any "friends" come forward now that she's told them they are allowed to say anything.
Goodluck mate, try to not let it stress you out
(and if all else fails just have someone lined up who's pumped enough to crash tackle her if she shows up at the wedding - it'll be awesome!)
Thanks for that Cassidy,
I'm trying to not let it get to me. I think if I am contacted again I will ask what she is trying to accomplish with the messages, if she wants to determine paternity then she needs to ask and arrange for that to happen.
From the very beginning I have thought it was a scam also, especially with the changing facebook profiles, changing names and changing pictures. Also key details keep being changed like where they met etc ...
Guess I'm going to just play this by ear and block any profiles that keep contacting me
what is a FH?
i am confused by that, but would agree that it all sounds a bit odd. could it be a jealous ex that is just trying to cause trouble?
Sorry, FH means future husband, been on too many wedding blogs.
Not a jealous ex, just a potential one night stand. I got another message today that actully provided some details. So we are tkaing it step by step and seeing what happens