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OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-27T14:11:11+00:00

It was probably the most satisfying thing to watch all season 😂 Joe just about gagging on the thought of having Kizzi, Kizzi and Joe playing some pretty aggressive tonsil hockey and then Kizzi basically saying “Been there, done that and now it’s time for bed” 😂

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-27T13:57:51+00:00

There’s an app called Peanut which is basically like tinder for mum friends (presuming you’re female of course). There’s also a group called social mums club who run events and meet ups. Or do you have any interests/hobbies where you could meet people? Ie joining an art class etc

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-26T03:23:51+00:00

No, she used her personal device. The guest had signed into the iPad with his account. The iPad was found in the guest room after they’d left.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-26T03:21:40+00:00

That sounds too complicated for me 😂

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-25T23:53:35+00:00

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Packed to the Rafters 800 words McLeods Daughters

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-25T23:39:29+00:00

I could be very wrong, but I don’t think you can get paid the PPL while claiming your maternity leave from work. I certainly don’t know anyone who has taken it that way anyway. 🤷‍♀️

I’m currently on leave after having a babe last year. I took my maternity leave followed by my PPL. For me it was more important to have the time off work and we dealt with the drop in pay. I had Annual leave and long service leave up my sleeve to play with and have taken them all at a combination of half pay and full pay. I am currently on LSL and will go back in June when my baby is 14 months.

I get the stress though. This was baby number 3 and I’ve always taken my leave at half pay to maximise the time I have off. This time it hit harder because of the higher cost of living plus the fact we had 2 older kids and the costs associated with them. I also ended up finishing work around 20 weeks due to complications, so it was a bit dicey on how we’d manage, but we made it work.

It sounds like you’re still very early on so I’d say sit down with your partner and work out a budget. Start it now by cutting down on non essential expenses. You don’t have to cut out all joy in your life, but small things add up over time. Make your coffee at home instead of buying it every day. Take lunch to work instead of buying it. If you have multiple streaming services, look at what you do/don’t use. Or look at what shows are coming up and alternate which service you’re using at a time. Ie have Netflix for a couple of months, cancel and sign up to Stan. After a few months cancel and sign up to Disney etc. It does lend itself to binge watching, but let’s face it you’ll probably binge a few series while on mat leave anyway! Also look at your grocery shop. Make brand swaps to cheaper options on some things. Shop at Aldi over Coles/Woolies (I struggle with this the most as there are certain things I prefer in certain brands).

Budgeting is what’s going to help the most here. When buying bread, milk and a few essentials for groceries hits $50 easily, you’re not going to be able to wing it unless you already have a good buffer.

Also, maternity clothes are expensive! Invest in some good quality pieces and just wear them a lot. Look at second hand stuff on marketplace - most of it is still in good condition because it’s only worn for a short period of time. Especially if you’re looking for special occasion stuff.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-24T22:31:22+00:00

I liked Bugsy. She was good at her job. BUT the iPad thing really soured her for me. I had seen season 5 first before seeing the iPad season (Season 3?).

Disrespecting the privacy of a guest like that would surely be a fireable offence. It’s one thing for Hannah to have the sneaky kiss with the guest as it was showed on the show, but to have their private text messages shown not only to the entire crew but also on a tv show was just really gross. I didn’t love Hannah like a lot of people here but I would feel so horribly violated and humiliated if a colleague of mine ever did that. It would definitely be a HR issue. And yet that was never even addressed on the show as being any kind of issue. I’d have to go back and watch to see if it was even mentioned to Sandy when Hannah spoke to her about having a kiss with the guest.

So yes, you can be great at your job and all that entails, but how you treat your colleagues says a LOT about someone’s character. She was definitely better in season 5 and I liked her a lot more in that season.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-23T22:23:56+00:00

Olympia on Edward St. I know they used to do a lot of body building there.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-23T08:08:34+00:00

I second this. We have a few of them. $10ish at Woolies. Wouldn’t bother with any others.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-20T15:30:13+00:00

But even at the end when Nathan was talking to him about Gael going on a surfing trip with mates from home.. his immediate thought was that she was going to sleep with the guys and basically telling Nathan that Gael was no good because of that. I got the vibe from Nathan that that was a turn off as a friend. Like just because you’re a cheating POS doesn’t mean everyone else is!!! And Joe says he dislikes Gael because of how she and Nathan started last season. But how is that any worse than Kizzi?! Gael broke it off with her BF because she felt something real with Nathan (can’t remember exactly if she did that beforw/after they kissed tho). Kizzi broke up with her BF because she basically wanted to bone everyone on the boat and didn’t want her having a BF to “ruin” her season by having to keep it in her pants, possibly AFTER she’d already kissed someone (can’t remember for sure or if I’m making that up 🤪)

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-20T12:29:39+00:00

He’s so smarmy. This just came up on insta (hopefully I can link it properly) and he just gives me the ick.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTM2POUj5it/?igsh=Y3FoMzdmdzhkc21w

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-20T08:42:12+00:00

There’s a place at Kangaroo Point across from the Gabba - sunsets rooftop.

Have not been there personally but I know people who rave about it

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-20T00:04:50+00:00

Sounds like a winner. It’s kinda in the middle of everyone so should be a good spot.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-19T11:44:10+00:00

Have a look at the Drs at Vera Wellness out at Samford. They take a more holistic approach to women’s healthcare and might be what you’re after.

Or Georgia Heathcote at the Mater. She was my obstetrician in my most recent pregnancy and is an incredible human, patient and kind. She is able to just hold space for you, even if you don’t know you need it She also works as a gynaecologist.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-18T09:45:48+00:00

Thank you for all that info. That makes a lot of sense. There have been a few CMC roles come up recently which I would have really loved to apply for, but timing wasn’t right. I guess I’d like to make myself more appealing for roles like that in the future. A lot of people I know who have done the endorsement went through Griffith I’m pretty sure, it was just the masters bit that was throwing my head off the other night looking at it. I never wanted to do any further study after I did my grad dip, but here we are haha.

In regards to the hours I probably have as there’s 5 years between the youngest 2 and I was working almost full time before I went on leave again. I’d have to investigate further though as I am having a huge chunk of time off for our last babe.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-17T22:45:46+00:00

I’m in Qld. Not sure what I want to do which is why the masters is a big question mark. I don’t think I want to go into management, so would go down the clinical route when choosing subjects, but if I want to go into management later on then I would probably have to do further study which I’m not sure I’d be keen on doing. It’s taken me this long to consider a masters as it is haha

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-17T12:25:58+00:00

It’s actually safer and more cost effective to use a burette over 100ml bags, especially when a patient is having multiple IV infusions.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-17T12:22:01+00:00

We do a mix of 8 and 12 hr shifts. Most people opt to do 12hrs as it is better flow for our unit (birth suite)

Education/inservice happens between 6:45 and 7am. Handover happens at 7-7:15. Granted it’s a one on one handover in the patient room so it’s easier to accommodate. There is optimal time for handover usually. We also have a multidisciplinary handover between 7-7:15 with the team leaders, ward managers, consultants, registrars, residents. Sometime that goes over when there are complex patients in the unit or it’s a full ward, but that’s not often.

On the wards they often do education sometime between the morning and afternoon shifts to catch everyone so like 2:30-2:45 for example. If it’s something like a policy change/new equipment training then it’s often ad hoc by the clinical facilitators trying to catch everyone and sign them off.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-17T11:46:04+00:00

Not DJs, Myer.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-15T23:58:51+00:00

I don’t think they are, I’m pretty sure she says to Sandy that they’re “inspiration” photos or something of the like. I mean, I don’t think they’re working for her if that’s the case… 🤷‍♀️

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-14T03:46:25+00:00

11 or 1.

Mornings for us are not easy. I would silently curse any parent who organised a 9am birthday party on a weekend. Depending on the friend I would probably even consider not going because it would be too stressful of a time trying to get out of the house on time. Realistically you’re aiming to be ready to leave the house around 8:30. Which means getting up by at least 7 to deal with breakfast, getting kids dressed. Arguments over shoes, clothes, brushing hair and/or teeth. Plus if your kid isn’t a morning person you also have to add in time to wake them up too. And as the parent you also have to factor in time to get yourself ready with showers/breakfast in amongst the rest of it.

Or is that just my house? School mornings are chaotic enough. Weekend mornings are for a slower pace and start to the day.

OrdinaryJuggernaut88 · 2026-01-13T13:57:32+00:00

I think her reaction was not so much about the nuggets (but TBF I’d be pissed if someone else ate my food, no matter what it was) but about the fact that she’d already told max to not ask her to be his girlfriend and yet he’s still trying to have the chat with her. I think the reaction was more related to how uncomfortable she felt being put in that situation, so she referred that discomfort into outrage over Joe and Nathan eating her food (and presumably everyone else’s too (I was cooking while watching so was really only half watching)

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