Month: February 2015

Taking Stock 006 February 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015March 17, 2015 By Indie Creative

So much busy around here at the moment. As a mama of an 18 month working in our home web design business, I’m finding that I’m stretched pretty thin. Scheduling and planning everything has become my new best friend. From a mind of organised chaos it’s not always easy. Trello, notepads and my calendar are my BFF’s.

Making: Time for all the things
Cooking: From my prepared meal list in trello. I have a big list of all the meals that I arrange each week for our dinners. Saves so much thinking (more…)

Welfare reform, good in theory but where are the jobs?

Posted on February 26, 2015 By Indie Creative

I see on social media so frequently that kicking people off welfare is a way to save the government millions. My question is what do they do once their welfare is terminated?

“We are looking at close to 1.8 million insufficiently employed people and about 150,000 current job vacancies.”

Where are the jobs that are needed to support them? What are you supposed to do when your welfare is cancelled and there aren’t enough jobs to go round? Live in your car if you’re lucky enough to still have one? Beg for food from friends, access food charities that have also had funding cuts and are no longer able to supply the burgeoning demand, or scavenge in bins to feed yourself and your family? (more…)