Melanie
@eatthinksleep.bsky.social
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Conversations with small child I never expected to have:
Mum, I think I did tiny poos in my bath. Or maybe it's chocolate cake.
🫣
Mum, I think I did tiny poos in my bath. Or maybe it's chocolate cake.
🫣
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Conversations with small child I never expected to have:
Mum, I think I did tiny poos in my bath. Or maybe it's chocolate cake.
🫣
Mum, I think I did tiny poos in my bath. Or maybe it's chocolate cake.
🫣
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Taking Woodside to court was a huge risk for a small not-for-profit like ours, but we knew we had to try.
Unfortunately, Australia’s environmental laws are not fit for purpose, and we lost the case. We now have to pay 80k in legal costs.
Please share + donate if you can: tinyurl.com/4jt8supv
Unfortunately, Australia’s environmental laws are not fit for purpose, and we lost the case. We now have to pay 80k in legal costs.
Please share + donate if you can: tinyurl.com/4jt8supv
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Taking Woodside to court was a huge risk for a small not-for-profit like ours, but we knew we had to try.
Unfortunately, Australia’s environmental laws are not fit for purpose, and we lost the case. We now have to pay 80k in legal costs.
Please share + donate if you can: tinyurl.com/4jt8supv
Unfortunately, Australia’s environmental laws are not fit for purpose, and we lost the case. We now have to pay 80k in legal costs.
Please share + donate if you can: tinyurl.com/4jt8supv
I don't really get why The Veronicas got in, but admittedly I do now have them stuck in my head... might have something to do with it #hottest100
July 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I don't really get why The Veronicas got in, but admittedly I do now have them stuck in my head... might have something to do with it #hottest100
#hottest100
No surprised, but sad to see no Alex the Astronaut, Sarah Blasko, Stella Donnelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Angie McMahon, Meg Mac, Little Birdy, The Grates, Something for Kate, and the list goes on and on and on.
Lots of stuff I liked but lots kinda boring and not actually very #triplej.
No surprised, but sad to see no Alex the Astronaut, Sarah Blasko, Stella Donnelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Angie McMahon, Meg Mac, Little Birdy, The Grates, Something for Kate, and the list goes on and on and on.
Lots of stuff I liked but lots kinda boring and not actually very #triplej.
July 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
#hottest100
No surprised, but sad to see no Alex the Astronaut, Sarah Blasko, Stella Donnelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Angie McMahon, Meg Mac, Little Birdy, The Grates, Something for Kate, and the list goes on and on and on.
Lots of stuff I liked but lots kinda boring and not actually very #triplej.
No surprised, but sad to see no Alex the Astronaut, Sarah Blasko, Stella Donnelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Angie McMahon, Meg Mac, Little Birdy, The Grates, Something for Kate, and the list goes on and on and on.
Lots of stuff I liked but lots kinda boring and not actually very #triplej.
Fun #hottest100 song, how fast can I name the song after it starts.
Got Heart's a Mess in 3 notes.
Got Heart's a Mess in 3 notes.
July 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Fun #hottest100 song, how fast can I name the song after it starts.
Got Heart's a Mess in 3 notes.
Got Heart's a Mess in 3 notes.
So far:
#91 No Aphrodisiac
#74 London Still
So many great songs played that I nearly voted for. Spiderbait, Killing Heidi, Silverchair, Powderfinger, Cat Empire,... so much fun listening.
#ausmusic #triplej #hottest100
#91 No Aphrodisiac
#74 London Still
So many great songs played that I nearly voted for. Spiderbait, Killing Heidi, Silverchair, Powderfinger, Cat Empire,... so much fun listening.
#ausmusic #triplej #hottest100
July 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
So far:
#91 No Aphrodisiac
#74 London Still
So many great songs played that I nearly voted for. Spiderbait, Killing Heidi, Silverchair, Powderfinger, Cat Empire,... so much fun listening.
#ausmusic #triplej #hottest100
#91 No Aphrodisiac
#74 London Still
So many great songs played that I nearly voted for. Spiderbait, Killing Heidi, Silverchair, Powderfinger, Cat Empire,... so much fun listening.
#ausmusic #triplej #hottest100
July 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Have now officially reached the age where everything my kid says causes me to sing associated song lyrics.
I have become my father.
I have become my father.
June 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Have now officially reached the age where everything my kid says causes me to sing associated song lyrics.
I have become my father.
I have become my father.
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Popcorn supply chains have been stretched to breaking point after billions of people across the globe settled in to watch Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly fall-out.
Fears of Worldwide Popcorn Shortage As Musk, Trump Spat Kicks Off — The Shovel
Popcorn supply chains have been stretched to breaking point after billions of people across the globe settled in to watch Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly fall-out.
theshovel.com.au
June 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Popcorn supply chains have been stretched to breaking point after billions of people across the globe settled in to watch Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly fall-out.
Flu & Covid shots today.
Took our 4yo along to "help us be brave" 😆, pharmacist commended us on doing that to demonstrate to him how easy and normal vaccinations are.
I have a slightly sore arm and am a bit weary, which tbh is normal after hanging out with a preschooler all day anyway.
Took our 4yo along to "help us be brave" 😆, pharmacist commended us on doing that to demonstrate to him how easy and normal vaccinations are.
I have a slightly sore arm and am a bit weary, which tbh is normal after hanging out with a preschooler all day anyway.
June 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Flu & Covid shots today.
Took our 4yo along to "help us be brave" 😆, pharmacist commended us on doing that to demonstrate to him how easy and normal vaccinations are.
I have a slightly sore arm and am a bit weary, which tbh is normal after hanging out with a preschooler all day anyway.
Took our 4yo along to "help us be brave" 😆, pharmacist commended us on doing that to demonstrate to him how easy and normal vaccinations are.
I have a slightly sore arm and am a bit weary, which tbh is normal after hanging out with a preschooler all day anyway.
Booked myself in for COVID and Flu shots this week. 🎉
It's been ages since my last COVID shot, as I keep catching it just before I'm eligible again. The joy of having small children bring home everything go around (and them being too young to be able to be vaccinated yet).
It's been ages since my last COVID shot, as I keep catching it just before I'm eligible again. The joy of having small children bring home everything go around (and them being too young to be able to be vaccinated yet).
May 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Booked myself in for COVID and Flu shots this week. 🎉
It's been ages since my last COVID shot, as I keep catching it just before I'm eligible again. The joy of having small children bring home everything go around (and them being too young to be able to be vaccinated yet).
It's been ages since my last COVID shot, as I keep catching it just before I'm eligible again. The joy of having small children bring home everything go around (and them being too young to be able to be vaccinated yet).
Label needs updating to say "guaranteed to age better than the LNP" 🤣🤣#auspol
I really enjoyed my #wokewines last night but oh boy I am feeling it today.
Looking forward to savouring the rest of the bottles with glee over the coming weeks and months. #auspol
Looking forward to savouring the rest of the bottles with glee over the coming weeks and months. #auspol
May 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Label needs updating to say "guaranteed to age better than the LNP" 🤣🤣#auspol
I find RW commentary that "the voters are to blame" for the Coalition's loss absolutely delicious.
That's the entire fucking point of democracy, you idiots.
#auspol
That's the entire fucking point of democracy, you idiots.
#auspol
May 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I find RW commentary that "the voters are to blame" for the Coalition's loss absolutely delicious.
That's the entire fucking point of democracy, you idiots.
#auspol
That's the entire fucking point of democracy, you idiots.
#auspol
My 4 year old thinks strawberries come in 'planets'.
Maybe if they did I could keep up with his consumption of them.
Maybe if they did I could keep up with his consumption of them.
May 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My 4 year old thinks strawberries come in 'planets'.
Maybe if they did I could keep up with his consumption of them.
Maybe if they did I could keep up with his consumption of them.
I'm hitting refresh on the count in Bean. Fascinating, of all the Independent races, I did not see this one as a possibility. Labor puts quality candidates into Fenner and Canberra, but Bean is the poor cousin. Just because it's a 'safe seat' doesn't mean diddly squat anymore.
#auspol
#auspol
May 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I'm hitting refresh on the count in Bean. Fascinating, of all the Independent races, I did not see this one as a possibility. Labor puts quality candidates into Fenner and Canberra, but Bean is the poor cousin. Just because it's a 'safe seat' doesn't mean diddly squat anymore.
#auspol
#auspol
I really enjoyed my #wokewines last night but oh boy I am feeling it today.
Looking forward to savouring the rest of the bottles with glee over the coming weeks and months. #auspol
Looking forward to savouring the rest of the bottles with glee over the coming weeks and months. #auspol
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I really enjoyed my #wokewines last night but oh boy I am feeling it today.
Looking forward to savouring the rest of the bottles with glee over the coming weeks and months. #auspol
Looking forward to savouring the rest of the bottles with glee over the coming weeks and months. #auspol
Whilst the Greens result is disappointing, the coverage claiming it is a disaster is misleading. Firstly, the national primary vote has barely shifted, so their support hasn't collapsed. The Greens fate in the House of Reps is always very much determined by complex preference flows (1/x) #auspol
May 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Whilst the Greens result is disappointing, the coverage claiming it is a disaster is misleading. Firstly, the national primary vote has barely shifted, so their support hasn't collapsed. The Greens fate in the House of Reps is always very much determined by complex preference flows (1/x) #auspol
I watched election night with friends from the US, Pakistan and the Philippines- a great way to highlight to oneself the strengths of the Australian electoral system, the value of the AEC, and the respect everyone has for both, even if they don't like the outcome #auspol
May 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I watched election night with friends from the US, Pakistan and the Philippines- a great way to highlight to oneself the strengths of the Australian electoral system, the value of the AEC, and the respect everyone has for both, even if they don't like the outcome #auspol
Dear Canada, I love you.
April 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Dear Canada, I love you.
Joy is re-hiding the same Easter eggs over and over for a small child, for whom it's still about the finding, not the consuming.
April 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Joy is re-hiding the same Easter eggs over and over for a small child, for whom it's still about the finding, not the consuming.
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Crowded room.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
April 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Crowded room.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Question for AUSTRALIANS and NEW ZEALANDERS only:
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
April 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Question for AUSTRALIANS and NEW ZEALANDERS only:
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
Get the RSV vaccine!
It was not available yet in my child's first year. RSV remains the only reason we've taken him to hospital in 4 years. I will never forget syringing fluids into his mouth while he screamed at me for a fortnight, and him losing 500g that he could scarcely afford.
Vaccines work!
It was not available yet in my child's first year. RSV remains the only reason we've taken him to hospital in 4 years. I will never forget syringing fluids into his mouth while he screamed at me for a fortnight, and him losing 500g that he could scarcely afford.
Vaccines work!
Number of babies hospitalised with respiratory illness down 70pc: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/qld-rsv-vaccine-influenza-shot-flu-season-immunity-illness/105182216
Number of babies hospitalised with respiratory illness down 70pc
One less infant, under the age of six months, was hospitalised each day following the release of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shot, Queensland Health says.
www.abc.net.au
April 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Get the RSV vaccine!
It was not available yet in my child's first year. RSV remains the only reason we've taken him to hospital in 4 years. I will never forget syringing fluids into his mouth while he screamed at me for a fortnight, and him losing 500g that he could scarcely afford.
Vaccines work!
It was not available yet in my child's first year. RSV remains the only reason we've taken him to hospital in 4 years. I will never forget syringing fluids into his mouth while he screamed at me for a fortnight, and him losing 500g that he could scarcely afford.
Vaccines work!