By MELISSA WELLHAM
What a week it’s been in the Mamamia office. There were the Oscars. We’ve had our new group of Semester 1, 2013 interns starting work. And there was an excessive amount of cake consumed in honour of Nat’s birthday.
For those of you who have only just started playing along at home, Open Post is many things.
It’s a place to hear about what’s been going on in the Mamamia office; and a place to share what’s been going on in your life. You can share workplace dramas or cute family moments; we want to hear everything from (polite) political diatribes to what TV shows you can’t stop watching this week.
Things have been a little hectic at Mamamia for the past week or so. Working on a website – which exists on the World Wide Web and so is, by definition, global – means that no matter where you are, it’s possible to be ‘at work’.
The Academy Awards (and subsequent after parties) unfortunately weren’t scheduled to take into consideration the real lives of the Mamamia team, and Style and Beauty editor Nicky worked tirelessly to bring you galleries of the most impressive (and, well, underwhelming) outfits, including the celebrities who wore not one or two but three dresses on the night. Take a look:
Putting aside the excitement of the Oscars, last week Mia and Jamila were working from Melbourne (you can read all about it here) – which led to morning meetings with everyone trying to talk loudly into a single iPhone at once (sheer anarchy), awkward conversations in cabs (Jamila: “Yes, let’s write about nipple slips!” Taxi driver: “Excuse me Miss? I hope you don’t mind me asking but…where do you work?”), and thousands upon thousands of emails exchanged.
It made me marvel at the wonderment of the internet. With much of our team (namely Bec and Kate) working from interstate and writers and readers all over the country, being online is the only way we can all keep in touch. Wahoo for the web, huh?
And for your further amusement, here’s what been happening over at Mamamia’s Instagram page. (If you’re not following us on Instagram then WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? We’re available on the handle @mamamiaaus):
Birth, for all its pain and messiness, is beautiful – and so are the powerful mothers who deliver. Do you have an amazing birth photo? Share it at iVillage. Send your photos to lana@ivillage.com.au to be included in a gallery. Editors Lana and Alana have already shared theirs. Click here to check them out.
So that’s what’s going on in our world. Wherever you are currently located in Australia – or indeed the planet – what’s going on in yours?
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Ok don't laugh.... This is very serious! I am actually completely addicted to frozen cheesecake. Over the last 3 months I'm almost eating a whole one per day. I think about it constantly like a smoker or drinker. I get anxious when there's none in the freezer. Clearly I'm stacking on the weight.... I can't stop.... Not a joke...... Heeeeelp!
I think your first step might be to go to your GP. If you'rea actually addicted to something (whatever it is) then you might need to see a psychologist and possibly go on some sort of medication.
Good luck!
Quite a while ago I saw a movie called "Cuba After Peak Oil". It was fascinating! It showed how after the Russians pulled out of Cuba and left Cuba with nothing, Cuba transformed itself into a beautiful self sustaining ecosystem, with regenerated soils growing abundant and organic fruit and veg, and attracting and sustaining a host of wildlife - simply because they stopped using anything artificial (they had to because there was nothing).
I just happened to be thinking about this and chatting over coffee with a friend this week, and - low and behold - I discovered yesterday that the guy who did the film is giving a talk at Ceres this evening about how to achieve this sort of thing in Melbourne. Wow, how incredible!
Boy do I look forward to Melbourne implementing such strategies and bringing organic produce into affordable prices - making it a staple of every home. My son has food allergies and I need to be careful of all the additives in foods, including pesticides and herbicides and fertilizers.
The cool thing is that this sort of thing can be achieved by each of us in community style gardens where we work together to produce good food. We're going to need this sort of community spirit the way the global economy is going!
Thanks, may go to this!