Heart & Soul Stories
a place where real mums share real stories.The group of mothers
We experienced the pain of lack of sleep, teething, toilet training and all those other issues that first time mothers have. There...
3 CommentsUpstairs downstairs
Do you live in a house with stairs? I used to live in a house that I dubbed “the shoebox”. It was lovely...
4 CommentsA wife has to work while husband is dying?
Even though the wife should be home looking after and spending as much time home with her husband before he dies she may...
13 CommentsA fishy story
My grandsons birthday is soon and his mother put an aquarium on layby. We went out for a drive and looked at...
12 CommentsCold weather
For all my life I lived in North Queensland. Up there, there is two seasons, the wet or the dry, otherwise know as...
2 CommentsWorking into your old age.
Hi MOMS, I have written earlier about how my son had graduated from UNI (with a very good degree may I add. Hey I...
3 CommentsGo (away) Pies.
Miss 3 was at the playground with Nanna an avid Collingwood supporter. After singing Good Old Collingwood Forever, Nanna sang “Shoo fly, don’t bother...
6 CommentsWhen the children have gone to bed
One struggle with parenthood is “me” time. How much me time is realistic for a parent? Most of us subscribe to the lifestyle...
4 CommentsA very short story about very short hair.
Hair is different things to people. For some, but it is just there to keep our heads warm. For others, and it defines...
5 CommentsAnzac Day 2015.
Today The alarm went off in the bedroom at 6.30am. We were to attend the Anzac ceremony at Lancefield at 8.30 AM. My...
8 CommentsCenterlink Luck
I hadn’t been into a Centerlink Office since I was 18 ( over 10 years ago) and so I asked my friend if...
8 CommentsLest We Forget
Each Anzac day we go to visit my grandfather’s plaque (we was a WW2 veteran) to say hello and lay some flowers and...
3 CommentsForced to move on
My Australian partner and I planned to marry in December 2012, then in january we planned to get my permanent residency (we waited...
6 Commentslosing my independance
I have always been independent, even after I became married Our finances remained separate. I had several bank accounts, one for bills, one...
5 CommentsIt's important to talk. It's important t...
I’ve never written in Real Stories before (Real Recipes is more my thing) but tonight I was moved...
7 CommentsAnzac day is nearly here
My uncles, grandfathers, father and other family members fought for our country. Some came home and others did not. They are our...
9 CommentsMoney saving
I have solar panels on my roof. Yehh. I did not have to come up with the huge deposit that most companies charge....
14 CommentsToo late for me!
My oh my! I must be getting old! I got offered a free ticket tonight to see a live show. Usually I would...
9 CommentsDo you know about fly buys?
This is something that gives great rewards. I build up my points to cash in for cash on those weeks where the bills...
37 CommentsMy car 'rocky'
We are a two car family. One car is fairly new. It’s our long distance, comfortable, big car. Our second car is mine...
5 CommentsI never thought i would get this acne?
Ive been suffering with acne since i was young. I always got told it was because i did not scrub properly. I did...
9 CommentsDoes anyone else suffer with depression?
For years ive been back and forth to the drs with depression. I get really moody and down in the dumps so noone...
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