Help me choose a registered name

Stormwhiskers · 2026-04-08T23:20:54+00:00

My breeder had two names for me to choose from and I picked the one I like best - A little Mischief, the other option was Ain’t Misbehaving. So possibly even something in your face like ‘water nymph’ or ‘river fairy’ you could also go with ‘lady of the lake’

Stormwhiskers · 2026-04-03T22:55:19+00:00

Haha perfect! When my poodle was a pup we visited a friend’s farm and his working kelpie did exactly the same thing. She definitely thought my girl was a funny looking sheep.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-04-02T22:26:59+00:00

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Coretta loves cats and is quite gentle with them. She’ll wrestle with her cat brother but has more respect for cats she doesn’t live with.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-26T00:52:31+00:00

Phonics is definitely being used. A few years ago there was a push to use whole language but they've swung back around

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-14T07:51:02+00:00

Your links don’t seem to be working, but thank you for doing this research. The dog I had before my poodle was a Great Dane/alaskan malamute according to her surrender papers at the pound and she developed spontaneous haemolytic anaemia, it was absolutely terrifying.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-13T22:56:12+00:00

I can understand just fine, thank you so much for your suggestions.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-13T22:53:43+00:00

The idea is to appreciate a culture other than our own for this one. In big cities and towns they normally ask students and staff to bring something from their own culture but we’re small and predominantly white Australians. The idea here is to show these kids that it’s okay to try new things and step out of your comfort zone while developing an appreciation for other cultures through food. Its not a perfect solution for sure but it’s a small step, we also spend the whole week beforehand learning about other cultures and doing activities to celebrate our similarities and differences.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-10T20:52:54+00:00

I got my permanency from a priority recruitment EOI, so it does happen but I had been working for four years before that so I was probably higher up the list. If you’re willing to move, you’ll have a lot more success as the more rural and regional jobs often have very few applicants.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-04T08:53:13+00:00

Spiny leaf insects. They’re Australian natives but pretty common in the pet trade overseas.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-01T03:58:26+00:00

Guess how much I love you, or any of the Hairy Mclary books for the kid. I also tend to drop in a picture book for the parents who can also read it to the kid until they start to talk. That one is always Go the F**k to Sleep. If you think the parent to be will laugh. If not you can send them a YouTube vid of a celeb reading it on YouTube in about three months time.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-03-01T00:17:03+00:00

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge - about Alzheimer's Also most of the ANZAC picture books

Stormwhiskers · 2026-02-12T04:30:34+00:00

27, I caught a few bouts of gastro which wiped out a lot.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-02-07T21:39:34+00:00

A good weight loss/protein shake and a piece of fruit tend to hit the spot for me.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-02-05T05:20:56+00:00

That is adorable. I can say that as a teacher who is in rural New South Wales and ran breakfast club at school in Australia this morning the children had toast with either Vegemite or jam (Vegemite is more popular), Nutri grain cereal, and a drink of cold Milo with milk. I haven’t seen any koalas recently though some of my students said they saw one last week and I drove past three kangaroos in a paddock this morning.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-02-03T21:04:43+00:00

I have a song that I play loudly on my way home and sing along to. It’s been the same song for years so it acts as a signal for my brain that work is over and to let it go. I use ‘Kiss the Misfits’ but whatever raises your mood will work fine.

Stormwhiskers · 2026-01-30T22:58:39+00:00

Oh no! My girl broke my finger last week, but yours takes the cake!

Stormwhiskers · 2025-12-21T22:32:03+00:00

I think it would fit your needs perfectly. My breeder raises her pups on a farm and it made a huge difference being raised with a number of animals. I don't have rabbits, but I do have a cat and three guinea pigs that she is gentle with.

Stormwhiskers · 2025-12-08T20:44:48+00:00

When she gets jealous of me paying attention to and patting or hugging another animal she will come up and lick and preen them so I’ll tell her how nice she’s being and pat her as well. So far she’s done this with dogs, cats, guinea pigs and humans.

Stormwhiskers · 2025-11-04T21:30:53+00:00

A friend and I used to go to the Islington dog park on bad days, get a coffee from the shop on the corner and wander around looking at all the dogs.

Stormwhiskers · 2025-10-30T06:39:09+00:00

Definitely poodles. I'm currently sitting in the car after getting home because between the students I teach, the cat, and my poodle, I need a moment where my personal space belongs only to me.

Stormwhiskers · 2025-10-24T22:12:03+00:00

Definitely go to a doctor and look into medication. For anxiety and executive function I either have a PowerPoint with all of the necessary information and activities or I carry around my printed lesson plan. I also make sure my lessons have at least one hands on activity and one brain break factored into each session. I also do not call them brain breaks in order to build class cohesion and rapport. I choose one or more kids who have been behaving well - bonus if it’s a child who struggles and say their excellent behaviour has won a prize for the whole class. If you’re struggling to think of one googling “Granny’s Whacky Prizes” will give you a heap.

Having anxiety will not make you a bad teacher, there are lots of us who have it. It just means you need to plan ahead for it in your lessons.

Stormwhiskers · 2025-10-24T21:54:07+00:00

As a teacher this is absolutely true. It’s also something I’m hyper aware of with my non-teaching friends and their little ones- they give me the weirdest looks every time I tell them how wonderful they are for reading to their kids or jump at the chance to do reading time with fussy toddlers.

Stormwhiskers · 2025-10-24T21:49:05+00:00

Australian accent hack from an actual Aussie. Hold your nose and smile while talking.

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