BabyMac: Wh wh wh wh what's it all about?

So. I could write a post about how on Monday night I had dinner with 4 other bloggers, 2 people from the PM's office and the PM herself. I could write about how it was a lovely evening - great company and food, interesting discussions about some complex issues like asylum seekers, hospitals, teachers and the education system, the carbon tax, the NDIS, and the not so complex ones (those usually led my me including exercise regimes, nail care, the merits of a bath before bed and the correct way to fold a fitted sheet).

But that would be enough to get everyone's knickers in a knot.

I mean why wasn't Julia eating with people in the bistro?
Why she did or didn't look people in the eye when she walked into the RSL en route to dinner?
Why she was even sitting with stupid Mummy bloggers in the first place?
Why those Mummy bloggers weren't even from the Western suburbs?
Who paid for the dinner anyway?
Why she wears glasses?
Why she holds press conferences on the side of a road?
Why she's even bothering because come September she will be gone anyway, right?
Why this?
Why that?

I don't know exactly why I was invited to come along on Monday night. I'm not from the Western Suburbs. In fact, the Southern Highlands is far from the Labor party heartland. There are far too many strings of pearls and quilted puffer vests round these parts. I'm not someone that is generally across politics and current affairs. I don't claim to be and my blog that focuses on home entertaining, recipes, family life and correct dishwasher stacking procedure reflects that.

I do know that I have a loyal base of readers that visit my blog every day and enjoy it. I know that I am now making a living from my writing here, and that's a great thing for me, as I can work from home while looking after our two young kids. And I know very well indeed that I am in a very fortunate position. I do know that I am disillusioned by our current state of politics in this country. That for the most part, the politicians in our country behave like naughty kids stuck inside on a rainy day - bickering and fighting, mudslinging and no one seems to be in the business of you know, making policies and leading the country, let alone in an inspiring way. I know that our leaders need to keep the economy ticking over, without getting us into more and more debt, which will have to eventually be picked up by someone along the way. I know that I care about issues that other people probably do not. Things like making sure Public Schools get funding without Private Schools getting all the advantages. Things like correct treatment of asylum seekers. Things like the environment, legalising same sex marriage and making sure that women can continue to hold powerful positions as CEO's and business women, leaders in Government and departments so that my girls grow up never doubting gender equality. And I also absolutely know that people don't come here to my blog to read about my views on politics.

So I won't write a post about any of that.

For the record, the PM and her staff were highly impressed with my demonstration on how to fold a fitted sheet and correct linen cupboard management. It was quite tricky to correctly show using just a napkin. My skills know no limits. Although the PM did say that I lost her at linen cupboard...

Source: http://www.baby-mac.com/2013/03/wh-wh-wh-wh-whats-it-all-about.html

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