Chickadee

[Chickadee]

Chickadee

Hi, I'm Martha, and I'm a Bubhub Addict. My favorite "must read" sections are the parenting ones, particularly sleeping/settling, and also the Support (depression) section.
I'm married and we have one beautiful 4 year old girl. We also have two crazy hyper dogs. I'm Canadian but we've been living in Australia since 2001, mostly in Perth but just recently moved to Melbourne. I've also lived previously in the UK and in Ghana in West Africa as transfers for work.
Hmmm... what else. I was a geeky science nerd turned engineer, then environmentalist (in the mining industry, kind of a contradiction). And I'm now slowly working towards another job shift towards the social side of things, looking at development issues and the social impacts of big projects like mines and new dams.


Most memorable moment: When my daughter was first put into my arms.
Oldest thing I own: Either my grandmother's wedding band (1920s I think) or my other grandmother's bread & pastry board.
Daggiest CD in my collection: Probably a 5-CD set of opera classics, which I bought just to track down a single aria I love.
Earliest memory: My brother teaching me to tie my shoelaces, using my fathers big black dress shoes. I was around 4 I think.
Reason to smile: My daughter's cuddles.
Age: 37
Time I wake up: between 6:30 and 8am
Oddest thing I've eaten: Tripe. It wasn't nice.
Reading material on my bedside table: "How to teach your child to read" and "Green Eggs and Ham"

[Chickadee]

1. Are you married or single? Married
2. What sort of birth did you have? scheduled c-scction for DD in a frank breech, after getting her to 'spin' failed
3. Preferred parenting style? "Flying by the seat of my pants" style. Actually we mix it up and have variously bf, ff, done controlled comforting and co-slept. Discipline has been by distraction, positive reinforcement of the behaviour I want, ignoring tantrums, and now letting DD make a clear choice of how she behaves.
4. Do you have brothers and sisters? 2 brothers
5. * Are they older or younger than you? older
6. Have you ever met a famous person? Governer General of Canada. Is that famous?
7. What countries have you visited? Canada, USA, UK, France, Greece, Guyana, British Virgin Islands, Ghana, Niger, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia (I grew up in Canada, so technically I"m visiting Australia! :))
8. What do you do on Sundays? As little as possible
9. What kind of people do you not like? Back-stabbers
10. Who has had the most influence in your life? My father
11. Would you like to be famous? Absolutely not. But rich might be nice :D
12. How many different towns or cities have you lived in? 9, on 4 continents
13. Which do you prefer, sunrises or sunsets? I'm much more likely to be awake at sunset
14. What was the last book you read? Jane Yolen's fairy tales
15. What's your favorite food? Pasta
16. Do you live in a house or an apartment/flat or other? house
17. How tall are you? Not tall enough (5'3")
18. What are your hobbies? Knitting, bubhub
19. What's something you do well? Put myself down
20. Which sports do you like to watch/play? Curling. :laughing:
21. Are you a 'morning' or 'night' person? ummm, neither really. I peak briefly at midday
22. What is your motto? Fear woman.