tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post3199577489129824860..comments2023-10-30T09:03:39.358-07:00Comments on Che and Fidel: the catastrophe scaleJodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09754100790023579994noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-27214198353928237112012-06-01T03:08:28.503-07:002012-06-01T03:08:28.503-07:00I loved this Jodi. A friend of mine asked me recen...I loved this Jodi. A friend of mine asked me recently, after I told her how I lost it over a glass of milk all over the floor, if I would have lost it had I just won the lottery. HmmmmVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205721394366642669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-24994766019053274662012-05-31T03:06:59.196-07:002012-05-31T03:06:59.196-07:00Ahhh yes, good old catastrophising. My specialty t...Ahhh yes, good old catastrophising. My specialty too. Not sure what we should do about it, but at least we realise that we do have the tendency to, on occasion, blow things way out of proportion. I am sure in the whole scheme of things you are a very reasonable person :)<br>This post did make me laugh out loud though!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308663850886637999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-62976170586635555722012-05-30T23:15:38.832-07:002012-05-30T23:15:38.832-07:00sounds like something I could do with some days! (...sounds like something I could do with some days! (and most people I know too : )Sianhttp://www.myideamine.com/Beetlebirdharenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-6241304955491146972012-05-30T14:25:29.431-07:002012-05-30T14:25:29.431-07:00Ha, someone should start seling these posters, sou...Ha, someone should start seling these posters, sounds like a lot of us could use one. ME included!clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516229049175190399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-77160991052583261702012-05-30T05:28:42.372-07:002012-05-30T05:28:42.372-07:00How brilliant...a catastrophe scale and dropping a...How brilliant...a catastrophe scale and dropping an ice cream is on it!!! I am a tsk tsk tsker too and maybe too many times than not. Breathing i find is the best remedy for when i am loosing it big time!!! walking away while breathing is the next best thing too!<br>Xflisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10076024148858363356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-70497364391180204722012-05-30T03:40:01.945-07:002012-05-30T03:40:01.945-07:00For Daniel to stick on the fridge ;) http://files....For Daniel to stick on the fridge ;) http://files.campus.edublogs.org/global2.vic.edu.au/dist/8/8569/files/2010/04/catasscalew.jpgKatrina (capturing moments)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08014343853385155171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-7179758803562241402012-05-29T23:18:38.196-07:002012-05-29T23:18:38.196-07:00I have this poster at home!!!! I got it from schoo...I have this poster at home!!!! I got it from school for my eldest child who has a tendency to over-react. One of our favourite sayings is "Is it a shark bite or a mozzie bite?"(A shark bite will kill you, a mozzie bite stings a for a moment and then it is gone.) We all say this when things aren't going according to plan and it helps to bring our little dramas back into perspective. Although these techniques were aimed at my kids it has really done wonders for me too!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803694735313089720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-57504565377559675732012-05-29T03:18:43.095-07:002012-05-29T03:18:43.095-07:00Oh yes! I need me one of those posters. Get in a h...Oh yes! I need me one of those posters. Get in a huffity huff about the most ridiculous things. Wishing you a lovely week :)Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01077790096029386818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-34606053421990128122012-05-29T03:16:17.849-07:002012-05-29T03:16:17.849-07:00Have you read this book : Sippy Cups Are Not for C...Have you read this book : Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom,by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-21383775459972524282012-05-29T02:28:56.540-07:002012-05-29T02:28:56.540-07:00As someone who rates a dropped ice cream as a 10 I...As someone who rates a dropped ice cream as a 10 I would benefit from having this poster somewhere at home! xhello milkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05146990175181496911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-81726925883134089392012-05-29T02:18:51.786-07:002012-05-29T02:18:51.786-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.This comment has been removed by the author.hello milkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05146990175181496911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-52958938482515559742012-05-29T01:51:06.763-07:002012-05-29T01:51:06.763-07:00This made me giggle, because I can be such a drama...This made me giggle, because I can be such a drama queen at times too. Think I need this 'catastrophe scale' poster on my fridge also.themonsterandmehttp://themonsterandme.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-65662958836489504432012-05-28T20:54:27.462-07:002012-05-28T20:54:27.462-07:00Wow, you do realise that you have made yourself so...Wow, you do realise that you have made yourself sound so perfectly normal. Here I was thinking you were so calm and zen ;) I am glad you are indeed just like the rest of us Mums. I am so happy to hear that others over react. I am oh so very guilty of this over reacting business. I bet your tsk tsking and sighs are way more gracious than mine. Why do we overdramatise everything anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-9574914006901533302012-05-28T20:20:37.592-07:002012-05-28T20:20:37.592-07:00Oh wow, this posts rings very true for me! I am th...Oh wow, this posts rings very true for me! I am the overreacting queen! I think I might need to write this down on my fridge as a daily gentle reminder ;) xlittle wild moosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472602907560952294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-67046663718089209772012-05-28T16:07:05.548-07:002012-05-28T16:07:05.548-07:00Wow thanks for the inspiring post. I don't def...Wow thanks for the inspiring post. I don't default to catastrophe as a rule but when the overwhelm hits..... however I do have a 9 year old daughter who could do with some perspective. I think a catastrophe scale on the fridge or the chalkboard cupboard is a great idea.Reginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-44490619711922036502012-05-28T16:03:35.495-07:002012-05-28T16:03:35.495-07:00As a kiwi living in Australia I can relate. I gre...As a kiwi living in Australia I can relate. I grew up in, and all my family still live in Christchurch. NOTHING will compare to that day last year when I heard the city had been hit by a quake and many people had died in an earthquake. Those minutes before I heard who was alive were the scariest of my life. <br> <br>HOWEVER, as a Mum, I still manage to melt down when milo is spilt on the floor!!!!! Go figure....Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05759934427424177137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-37148574761845247882012-05-28T14:22:31.650-07:002012-05-28T14:22:31.650-07:00Oh, brilliant, thank you Jodi! That is a good remi...Oh, brilliant, thank you Jodi! That is a good reminder. Sometimes it's so easy to lose perspective (and to be fair, when all you seem to do is laundry and a child is on it's third clean outfit of the day, food splattered clothing can be a mini-crisis!). I always lose it over spilt apple juice - always sticky no matter how well you mop it up.Gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-36464997999421396702012-05-28T10:47:38.265-07:002012-05-28T10:47:38.265-07:00What a lovely reminder to us parents :bWhat a lovely reminder to us parents :bNoelanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197560825236503087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-11028037559516716702012-05-28T10:39:08.810-07:002012-05-28T10:39:08.810-07:00Oh, thank you Jodi. That was an exceptionally time...Oh, thank you Jodi. That was an exceptionally timely post!Luckybeanshttp://profile.typepad.com/6p00d8341c52dc53efnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-66872656036056127962012-05-28T08:27:55.892-07:002012-05-28T08:27:55.892-07:00It feels so good to know other mamas out there do ...It feels so good to know other mamas out there do the same thing. Sometimes I overreact without even thinking and it's like trying to stop a freight train! Then I get so mad at myself. I might need to get or make a gentle reminder like that ;)Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17351347084059985465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-24449629740064386182012-05-28T05:52:28.037-07:002012-05-28T05:52:28.037-07:00I smiled at the catastrophe scale! And very excite...I smiled at the catastrophe scale! And very excited about your comment/reply above about the yoga breathing technique! I can't wait to read that post! Elisa xElisa {with grace and eve}http://www.blogger.com/profile/11416451148055700239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-43108792803337429992012-05-28T05:43:07.714-07:002012-05-28T05:43:07.714-07:00oh I laughed at this jodi.. I am the same. hubby o...oh I laughed at this jodi.. I am the same. hubby often comes quickly into the room to see what the high pitched gasp was for.. only to find food on the floor or (washable) texta on the table... I can't help it - the noises escape from my mouth without being able to control them! xTahneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859110942745952818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-13751856639797305562012-05-28T04:34:02.128-07:002012-05-28T04:34:02.128-07:00Brilliant! I could use the catastrophe scale on my...Brilliant! I could use the catastrophe scale on my fridge..mel @ loved handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11089482748571082995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-62211703185282268162012-05-28T04:16:45.739-07:002012-05-28T04:16:45.739-07:00I laughed at this as it's me too. Yesterday I ...I laughed at this as it's me too. Yesterday I couldn't find my son's bubbles....rang OH at work....can you check the car please. OH's response was errm I'm busy, can it wait - No, it can't I need to know where they are now in case we left them at my parents! Not a big deal at all but to me at that moment, yes it was! Tomato sauce on white t-shirt = Number 7 on scale. Slug munched plant = Number 8 ;)Homebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654877639689743011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422372995850609269.post-6472914323552898752012-05-28T04:06:34.184-07:002012-05-28T04:06:34.184-07:00but the poster does indeed acknowledge that 'd...but the poster does indeed acknowledge that 'dropping your icecream' is a catastrophe. Sigh away.<br><br>;)::The Beetle Shack::http://www.blogger.com/profile/09703082768846184281noreply@blogger.com