I am a newcomer to this wonderful site and still trying to navigate my way!  I am an "older mother" to non-identical twin girls, now aged 2 and a bit.  Although I adore them and could spend all day staring at them, I am finding the transition from being a well-paid 7 and a half hour day worker to an un-paid 24 hour a day worker a bit of a challenge, especially since I have no experience or skills for my new job!! But yes I love it most of the time and I, like others, enjoy spending the odd free hour on the internet, picking up tips from other mothers and just connecting with the outside world.

I live in semi-rural Western Australia, just outside of Perth. The girls and I love to spend time pottering in the (large) garden, feeding our unwanted weeds to the sheep next door and just enjoying the fresh air and usually lovely weather. Once a week my mum comes over and we hit the shops, and every now and then I see my friends, but it's a fairly isolated life otherwise. The girls enjoy going to daycare once in a while and I enjoy a few hours to myself, either cooking up a storm, doing officework or rushing madly around the supermarket and bank. Next week I've booked myself in for a massage, a good investment in my sanity I think.  Oh yes, I also have a wonderful and supportive husband and a beautiful, although clingy, poodle. 

Nice to meet you all, look forward to checking out the site and furthering my mothering skills, bye for now!