JJ Weatherill

I figured that since medical care in Australia is said to be so great for their permanent residents it couldn't be too bad for...

###TRIGGER WARNING### The "S" word was on my mind a lot the last couple months I was at home before my trip. It got so bad there for a...

When I first decided to stay in Australia, I vowed never to pick up their slang our use their words for things. Well, that didn't last...

Being in love with a much younger man isn't all great sex and constant adventure, although those things are flipping amazing! There is a...

The first day of school has always been a big deal for our family. It's been a time of excitement of new teachers and new friends and new...

Anticipation. That kiss, that special one. THE FIRST KISS. At almost 53, I thought I was done with first kisses. But when I stepped off...

I love music and when I find a song I love, I can listen to it over and over and over again. The full song. The complete song. The song...

I was always told that families, or rather family dynamics could be complicated. Boy have I recently found out just how complicated they...

I know, I know, it's been a long time. Just when things started to feel like they were getting better physically and emotionally, I...

So on my old blog, Adventures of a Broken Housewife and Mom I wrote about being an older mom to little ones... about becoming an older...

When my oldest child (now 26) was a child, she and her sister quickly became obsessed with anime and soon after, everything from Japanese...

So, what is it like parenting a child with chronic health issues when you have chronic health issues of your own? Well the first thing...

So, the first thing you should know about diabetes is that there are two types. Type 1 and Type 2. They are actually very different from...

So, what motivates you to start the new year off on the right foot? Is it a new years resolution? Is it leftover projects from the...

So, for many years now when I thought about my physical ailments, I attributed it to PTLS (Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome). But now it...

Well, I participated in NaNoWriMo again this year and I finished! 50,000 words in twenty-one days. My Mojo must have decided she missed...

I'm going to be totally honest right off the bat here. No beating around the bush at all. Moving was both a dream come true and a major...

Each of my children has had their own journey to reading. Some took longer than others but I have faith that they will all be lifetime...

Note: I use the numbers instead of spelling them out in this blog to emphasize them. It has nothing to do with proper grammar. In the 51...

We all know how much growing boys eat. Or at least how much people say they eat. My son, my one and only boy, taught me how wrong my...