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Most annoying things Vol. 2

Posted: 31 Mar 09 | Is there nothing more annoying than senior citizens who park in the parents with prams spots? I'm sorry, but there was an old dear who needed a good earful at the Canberra Centre the other day as I made yet another circuit of the car park. |

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Literature for mums

Posted: 13 Mar 09 | Why is it that I can't set out to do one thing without getting distracted by something else? On my good days I call it multi-tasking. On my bad days I'm scatterbrained and easily bored. |

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Not having sex is different to not wanting sex

Posted: 06 Mar 09 | A colleague of mine got it right when she said sex was like going to gym, once you were there you actually enjoyed it, it was the physical act of getting there that was the problem. |

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The merits of child bribery

Posted: 26 Feb 09 | Will bribing my children with milkshakes and Playschool impact on their future? Probably not. Allow it. And hey if they become terrorists it might even help. |

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This week's most annoying things

Posted: 20 Feb 09 | Occasionally a woman needs to vent. Occasionally it can't be to your husband because it's him you want to vent about. Occasionally it can't be to your friends because for as much as they love you they're occasionally too distracted by the things they want to vent about to be bothered listening. |

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Gaining perspective through tragedy

Posted: 11 Feb 09 | It seems somewhat superficial to be writing anything about anything that doesn't have something to do with the tragedy that's occurring in Victoria. |

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Wanting to turn back the clock

Posted: 04 Feb 09 | My baby boy had his first day of school yesterday. There were no tears, from him either. I was extremely proud of both of us to get through the day intact. |

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2009: a wishlist

Posted: 31 Dec 08 | I don't know why I bother making New Year's resolutions but it's just something I do. I write lists rather than do the things on the list. I probably need years of therapy to figure out why I like to set myself up for failure. |

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Filling my own bucket list

Posted: 11 Dec 08 | With the life expectancy of an Australian woman now at 83.7 years, I guess I'm now (thanks to a birthday today) middle-aged. Perched at the top of the proverbial hill, I'm not sure if I want to start the journey downward. |

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Sex education please, we're British

Posted: 29 Oct 08 | No longer content with getting their sex education through Carry On films and television shows such as Benny Hill, the British Government is set to introduce the topic into kindergartens. |

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Time for a Mothers' Union

Posted: 22 Oct 08 | I'm over the mummy wars. It's a conflict somewhat like those in the Middle East that will continue for eternity without anyone really knowing why anymore. |

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Overthrow the beauty regime

Posted: 15 Oct 08 | The only make up that Motherload's Karen Hardy has ever bought was for her wedding 13 years ago and she's still using it. |

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Time for parents to bear the load

Posted: 10 Sep 08 | I'm a tad irritated about the whole idea of banning junk food ads during children's television viewing hours, writes Motherload author Karen Hardy. |

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Solo pit stops and other simple pleasures

Posted: 03 Sep 08 | One of the benefits of coming into the office is that I get to go the toilet on my own, writes Motherload columnist Karen Hardy. |

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Doing it makes the To-Do list

Posted: 27 Aug 08 | The bad news is I'm officially an "older Australian". The good news is I'm having lots of sex, writes Karen Hardy. |

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Bottom line of child rearing

Posted: 20 Aug 08 | You have to wonder what your life has become when you find it revolves around the bowel movements of members of your family. |

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Beijing or bust out the lego

Posted: 12 Aug 08 | Good ol' Chinese tucker and a lego equestrian course - just a few ways that my family has chosen to express its Olympic spirit, writes Karen Hardy. |

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Things every mother should know

Posted: 06 Aug 08 | There's nothing like a quick game of 20 questions on the morning commute to make you feel like your auditioning for the Einstein Factor, writes Karen Hardy. |

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Perfect to watch while ironing

Posted: 30 Jul 08 | I've never been into cars, so I really can't understand why I've become something of a closet Top Gear viewer, writes Karen Hardy. |

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My daughter's first 'ego search'

Posted: 24 Jul 08 | NEW BLOG: As far back as preschool kids knew to "ask Google" when posed with a question outside their realm. Whatever happened to "ask your father"? |

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Karen Hardy escapes her life as wife and mother by masquerading as a journalist at The Canberra Times. In the office she can go to the toilet by herself and occassionally write something that might make someone smile.