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Sep
2006

4TH Featured Member...........................I'm very Flattered

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  • Starting with name, location, how many children.
My name is Michele(Chele) Antoinette Lunam nee McCormack.  1 daughter called Ailish-Jayde.  Husband of 2years and 5 months is Brett Lunam.  Live in Kalgoorlie/Boulder Western Australian Goldfields
  • How did you find Minti?
I was Googling something and there it was, it looked interesting, so I checked it out and became OBSESSED!!
  • What's your favorite thing or feature at Minti?
Gosh, what's not to love. I LOVE all my new and invaluable friends the most...........I really like Q & A, answering questions, gives a good outlet to my inner Dr Phil lol.  I never thought I'd be a blogger, but I love that too.  I also like reading and writing advice and now that I've started a few groups I'm rather proud of them too (bit up myself aren't I lol)
  • What's your favorite thing about being a parent?
Watching my daughter absorb and learn the things I try and teach her & her obvious love for me, her incredible joy at life, she's just a delight to be around.........except when I need sleep, she's still happy etc. I'm just too tired to enjoy her then.
  • What has been your biggest parenting challenge?
ROUTINES.  I was a Nanny for a lot of my working life and have helped to adjust and fine tune routines, but I have never had to do them from scratch or put in the hard sleepless hours or endure the heart wrenching torture of sobbing from your beloved baby.  That has been the hardest thing.  Oh and the PND, but that's pretty much under control now, but that was very hard for 7 months out of 8.5.  And the lack of quality sleep.  I hated being pregnant also....what a winger I sound like.  I was vomiting for 7 months of my 9 month pregnancy, so the only "GLOW" I got was after I'd hucked lol....that was dissapointing.
  • What's the best parenting advice you've ever gotten from someone?
"You don't have to be a Super Mum." 
EVERYBODY has told me that, it took a while to sink in and I often still need to be reminded.

Thanks Clay, I am truely honored to have been your 4th featured member.

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Frontier
September 2006 | Frontier
Good On Ya
Bask in your period of glory as you have earned it.

As you can see you get back what you put in.
Keep on put'n in.

See ya.


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Izzy
September 2006 | Izzy
Congrats, Chele!

Well done on becoming a featured member. You deserve it!



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mcm
4.00 (Good) | September 2006 | mcm
Well done Chele!!
Its good to hear your answers. Congrats on being 4 th featured minti member.


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cheleinkal
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | cheleinkal
Awww Shucks you guys
Thank you everyone, I'm feeling the love haha.

I really do feel so lucky to have found Minti and all of you.

I am truely Blessed

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox


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      wildrose
4.00 (Good) | September 2006 | wildrose
Awww Shucks you guys
Glad to hear you happy!


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Jessgore
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | Jessgore
Congratulations.....

Well done...  You know you don't have to be a super mum is great advice. Proud of you Chele....

Love ya.. Jessxxxx



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hrs2004
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | hrs2004
Well done...!

...for being the next featured member! Thoroughly deserved. It is refreshing to see someone who says what they think, and it just goes to show how highly everyone thinks of you that they take what you say in the manner it is meant. I also like to see that you are just as happy to ask for advice as dish it out, and it takes someone pretty special to so openly admit when they need help. Good on you. Add to that that the advice you give is sensible, well thought out and helpful, and you make a great Minti member to have around. No one here knows everything, and parenting is such a tough job, it needs us all to be reminded that you can be great in one area but not so in another. Nobody here is supermum, and no one should pretend to be or be expected to be.

So, enough of the praise because you'll just get big headed (lol). Well done and keep up the good work.



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tinker79
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | tinker79
Congrats
Congrats, that is so awesome  you are a featured member.  Can't wait to see what advice you give out next.  Till later ...


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TheMentorMom
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | TheMentorMom
Congrats!
Congrats Chele!  You truly deserve to be a featured member.  You always provide insightful and thoughtful advice and/or comments and I enjoy reading them.  I'm glad you found minti!  Congrats again :)


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wildrose
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | wildrose
4TH Featured Member...........................I'm very Flattered
Congrats Chele for being the latest featured member. I realized that you've done a lot since  you joined Minti. I agree with that parenting advice you've got (re. Don't have to be SuperMum). I do need reminder sometime from my loving hubby...and felt so much better when someone did that to me.


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      cheleinkal
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | cheleinkal
4TH Featured Member...........................I'm very Flattered
Yeah, you do tend to be under the illusion that you should be able to do it all don't you from time to time.  Goood on your hubby for being so wise


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           wildrose
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | wildrose
4TH Featured Member...........................I'm very Flattered
Yes...I'm lucky. I think he's understand the base of happy mother is happy family.


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