http://www.bloggingamerican.com/ Former American city girl now living in the bush in Australia. I am a freelance column writer for a Central Queensland newspaper. I love my life, I love my kids, and I love being a Yank in Oz. en Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:06:00 GMT Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:06:00 GMT info@bloggingamerican.com info@bloggingamerican.com http://www.bloggingamerican.com/hens-condoms-and-vacuums/ Marriage; two people meet, fall in love and vow to spend eternity together in wedded bliss. But somewhere along the historical highway of holy matrimony, someone invented the hen and... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/hens-condoms-and-vacuums/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/hens-condoms-and-vacuums/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:06:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/meditating-on-the-buttocks/ Being the mother of two small children certainly can take a toll on you in so many ways. You lose sleep, are the last to eat and refereeing fights over... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/meditating-on-the-buttocks/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/meditating-on-the-buttocks/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:26:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/kicking-and-screaming-all-the-way-to-40/ So as of last Thursday I am now officially a thirty-eight year old. I may as well have just written "alien crop circle maker" because it would have seemed just... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/kicking-and-screaming-all-the-way-to-40/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/kicking-and-screaming-all-the-way-to-40/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:11:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/bird-crap-to-someballoons-to-others/ Perception is a tricky thing. Your perception is moulded from all sorts of factors from life experience to even TV. For example, our perception of hot and cold weather varies... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/bird-crap-to-someballoons-to-others/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/bird-crap-to-someballoons-to-others/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:17:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/when-rednecks-dine-out/ Let's face it, after having kids little things start to fall to the wayside; romance, sleep, uninterrupted baths, so every now and then you have to take time out for... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/when-rednecks-dine-out/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/when-rednecks-dine-out/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:44:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-not-fat-youre-fat/ So the contest continues; who can be the fattest country in the world. I've been hearing for a while now that Australia and America are neck and neck for the... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-not-fat-youre-fat/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-not-fat-youre-fat/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:45:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/husbands-arent-lazy-they-have-idiosyncrasies/ So the other day one of my well-intentioned friends (for lack of a better description that won't make them cross me off their Christmas list) sent me an article about... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/husbands-arent-lazy-they-have-idiosyncrasies/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/husbands-arent-lazy-they-have-idiosyncrasies/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:29:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/auf-weidersehn-fakebook/ Some friendships you just have to let go. They no longer serve a purpose and take up too much of your time while giving nothing in return. Who is this... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/auf-weidersehn-fakebook/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/auf-weidersehn-fakebook/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:57:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/deadlines-and-nude-oil-paintings/ The affable columnist Tanya Lau once wrote about the difficulties on writing a column every week. At the time, I was a new columnist with a virtual mental hard drive... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/deadlines-and-nude-oil-paintings/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/deadlines-and-nude-oil-paintings/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:58:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/coke-and-a-movie-now-im-broke/ It dawned on me lately - and yes, I just crawled out from under a rock - that all of the things in this world that you really need or... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/coke-and-a-movie-now-im-broke/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/coke-and-a-movie-now-im-broke/ Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:16:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-so-upsetbut-its-nothing-a-big-cash-payout-wont-cure/ So the most expensive divorce ever recorded in Australian history is going down right now in Adelaide. The facts of the case are so outlandish I think even Dr. Phil... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-so-upsetbut-its-nothing-a-big-cash-payout-wont-cure/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-so-upsetbut-its-nothing-a-big-cash-payout-wont-cure/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:05:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/what-the-bloody-hells-the-problem/ Okay, so there's been some debate out there over the new Australian tourism ad so I took the liberty of posting the question "What do you think of when you... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/what-the-bloody-hells-the-problem/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/what-the-bloody-hells-the-problem/ Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:40:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-not-stupid-intelligence-is-just-relative/ I hate computers but I hate them in the same way I hate holidays. I love to be on the holiday but I hate all the planning and packing needed... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-not-stupid-intelligence-is-just-relative/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/im-not-stupid-intelligence-is-just-relative/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:10:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/cats-david-beckam-and-genie-lamps/ Fame and fortune; two things most people would wish for if they found a magic genie lamp. But I've realized recently (and I may be a fair bit behind you... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/cats-david-beckam-and-genie-lamps/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/cats-david-beckam-and-genie-lamps/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:43:00 GMT http://www.bloggingamerican.com/parental-advice-with-a-grain-of-salt/ Politics, religion and motherhood. Three things to never bring up in conversation if you want to keep friendships intact .Everyone has their opinions on breastfeeding or bottle feeding; how to... http://www.bloggingamerican.com/parental-advice-with-a-grain-of-salt/#comments http://www.bloggingamerican.com/parental-advice-with-a-grain-of-salt/ Mon, 31 May 2010 09:20:00 GMT