Mama Mayhem

by Ivy Jensen

Mama Mayhem

The day my boss left and killed my soul

FRIDAY was a day I had been dreading for almost six years. Ever since a loud, imposing, charismatic and slightly balding man stepped into the Riv office in 2014. Because May 22, 2020, will forever be etched in my memory as the day Andrew Mole...

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All aboard for fun and games

TO BORED or not to board, that is the question. The answer is actually hilarious as you watch your nine-year-old try to function on a five-second deadline. It only took her that long to turn meat into a vegetable. Let me explain further. After...

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Coronavirus is killing me, session by session

THE coronavirus crisis has turned our world upside-down. We went from living our lives with unlimited freedom, to almost overnight not being allowed to leave the house apart from essential activities.

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Mama Mayhem

Mama’s place is not in the kitchen

IF I LOST my job due to the coronavirus pandemic, there wouldn’t be too many other career options I could turn to. Chef and baker being two of them. I blame my mother. Not because she was a terrible cook. Quite the opposite really. But she...

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Anzac dawn tribute worth the early rise

IF I EVER wake up before 7 in the morning, it’s for a very good reason. As much as I have wanted to be, I have never been a morning person.

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Mama Mayhem

The course of remote learning never did run smooth

IT has been an eye-opening week to say the least for students, parents and teachers.

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Mama Mayhem

Mama’s place is not in the kitchen

IF I LOST my job due to the coronavirus pandemic, there wouldn’t be too many other career options I could turn to. Chef and baker being two of them. I blame my mother. Not because she was a terrible cook. Quite the opposite really. But she...

Ivy Jensen
Mama Mayhem

Coronavirus is killing me, session by session

THE coronavirus crisis has turned our world upside-down. We went from living our lives with unlimited freedom, to almost overnight not being allowed to leave the house apart from essential activities.

Ivy Jensen
Mama Mayhem

The day my boss left and killed my soul

FRIDAY was a day I had been dreading for almost six years. Ever since a loud, imposing, charismatic and slightly balding man stepped into the Riv office in 2014. Because May 22, 2020, will forever be etched in my memory as the day Andrew Mole...

Ivy Jensen
Mama Mayhem

All aboard for fun and games

TO BORED or not to board, that is the question. The answer is actually hilarious as you watch your nine-year-old try to function on a five-second deadline. It only took her that long to turn meat into a vegetable. Let me explain further. After...

Ivy Jensen
Mama Mayhem

Anzac dawn tribute worth the early rise

IF I EVER wake up before 7 in the morning, it’s for a very good reason. As much as I have wanted to be, I have never been a morning person.

Ivy Jensen
Mama Mayhem

Back and the bike and geared up for round two

I HAVE been meaning to buy a bicycle for years. For me. No, truly; for me. After my disaster with my last bike, I’m ready to get back in the saddle (or seat in this case). Years ago, I stupidly thought I wouldn’t need a bike with gears...

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The pros to self-isolation: Mama style

WORKING from home this past week has been challenging to say the least. I jumped (okay sauntered) out of bed on the Monday morning, pumped and ready to tackle the working week. Sitting down at my new desk I bought months ago (I knew it would come in...

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United we stand. United. Need I say more?

WE’RE all in this together. Well, that’s the message going around since the coronavirus became a pandemic. I just wish it was true.

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Mama’s tricks to self isolation

I’M WELL and truly over coronavirus. Settle down, I’m not one of the 700 or so Aussies diagnosed with the dreaded disease. And I thank my lucky stars for that.

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Tik Tok, Mama’s on the clock ‘hitting the woah’

IT APPEARS I may be a TikTok tragic. For the Baby Boomers and even some of the Gen X population, no I’m not obsessed with clocks. And to the Millennials, I’m not talking about Ke$ha’s famous hit. No, I’ve joined the Gen Z...

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It’s a total wipe out as coronavirus madness hits Echuca

SHIT just got real. Figuratively and literally. Thanks to all the hysterics in Echuca-Moama I had no toilet paper last week. Once my final roll disappeared and I was left standing, with a very full bladder, in three empty aisles, I was forced to use...

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My part-time growing family

NOW don’t get too excited or ahead of yourself but I recently became a family of four. So no, no new man to make my household an even number – and add some balancing hormones in a house of women (however, if his name is either Adam Levine and/or...

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By Georgy, Mama’s done it again!

My first hosting gig turned out to be a roaring success. Roaring thanks not only to my 1920s finger wave hairdo, but the applause from the audience.

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Mama’s no diva. Just call her Miss Bernstein

REJECTION sucks. For anyone. Unfortunately, it is part of life and everyone will go through it at some point As many of you know, I recently auditioned for EMTC’s Little Shop of Horrors and had my heart set on starring as one of the female trio...

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From Denmark to Australia: lost in translation

YESTERDAY, many of us celebrated Australia Day. And I celebrated my 24th year as an Aussie citizen.

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No rest for the wicked Mama

IT HAS been a slow and painful transition into working life after three weeks on holiday. I’ve learned from my past mistakes — where I would try to get the most out of my holiday by flying back into Melbourne less than 12 hours before...

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School couldn’t come quick enough for Mama’s girls

LAST week, there was a collective sigh of relief across the twin towns as school started back. It’s been a long five weeks for many, and an even longer seven weeks for some (ME included). It always starts well. The excitement of Christmas and...

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