Exactly. I read about how it could never happen and then I’m like ‘well, it’s happening here...’. I have private health insurance (on top of gov funded Medicare) because our mental health system is not great and I need to be able to access a bed immediately if I get unwell, as well as for obstetrics. I had/have a lot…

I know I’ve just written a bit of a story on my experience last night with universal healthcare, but here’s another little one related to UH. We have gov subsidised medications including PrEp where it costs between AU$20-$41 per month (US$14.73-$30.94), and if you have a concession card/low income card it’s AU$6.60 (US…

I’m glad you’re well and an extremely distanced high five for universal healthcare!

Ok, here’s my story from the last 24 hours. I woke up at 5am on Saturday morning with central crushing chest pain (as a nurse, my mind went unfortunately went directly down the heart attack route; get an ECG, troponin levels etc.). Ambulance came, paramedics did an ECG, started GTN and aspirin, got an IV line in and…

Love the hair colour!

There’s absolutely no popping to be had.

Firstly, nobody ‘pops’ a baby out. The level of birth trauma is extremely high, whether you had a vaginal or caesarean birth. It’s not a matter of popping, ever. Maybe just be a little respectful? Even if you have no interest in celebrity babies (which I don’t have either), when someone has a baby they’re likely to…

Hahaha I had to go back and have a look, thanks for pointing it out. The dog is not a fan at all.

How about this guy?

Wow. That is a lot. I loved the show but it was the old original one and I was 5-6 years old. I would have loved that room at the time, but definitely not at 14. At 14 my bedroom was reserved for posters of skateboarders and surfers and JTT and Hanson.

Me too. And the smell of the Video Ezy store that I rented the VHSs from over and over.

Aha! This is why I love it. 

Oh dear, I forgot the forgotten one. Who I would personally rank as the 2nd best Hemsworth.

I don’t think he’d be popular without his older brother being around. 

and every time.

I am a little horrified, now that I have a primary school aged kid and a baby, about the fact that I bought Salt n Pepa’s Very Necessary (on tape) when it came out when I was 11. I memorised the lyrics to Shoop and Whatta Man and used to sing it out loud allll the time. I still remember all the lyrics. Currently my…

It’s also been August for 5 months already. 

I got a glider when I was pregnant with my first baby. I had been walking round the baby shop for a while and I decided to try the gliders out and have a rest. They are the most comfortable thing ever. Except for the Oodie I’m wearing which is the most comfortable item in the clothing category. I did not want to get…

I have this fridge magnet, bought in simpler times about 100 years ago, that says ‘Bush is listening. Use big words’. I could replace his photo on it with Trump and it’d still be accurate.

Depends where you are. I’m in Melbourne (Australia’s official COVID capital), so not sure if you’d be able to get them?