Doing the best Michael Jackson impressions that we could we arrived relatively swine flu free.

Swine flu free

Phew. I have two weeks till Kai goes to camp and I go chasing Oprah. Got a bit to do before I get down to work mode having just come off the six month stint of Loser which was revolting starts and ridiculously loooong days - sometimes 21 hour days! Crazy! Must have some fun first.

The first week we have a Muff reunion which is not as dirty as it sounds. Last year I walked the Great Wall of China for Olivia Newton John and her cancer wellness centre and I made some amazing friends from all around the world. Some of us became quite close and when having a laugh about our muffin tops (the bit of fat that falls out over the top of your pants) we realised we had formed our very own girl group called The Muffin Tops or The Muffs for short.

The girls are back in town

Then as the days rolled on and the walks got longer and with nothing to do but trudge through the Gobi desert and talk and talk and talk and talk we had soon covered all our life histories and then some and with not much else left to talk about we went a little stir crazy with our jokes about The Muff and decided we each needed Muff names unique to our own personalities.

I became mamamuff cause all I did was talk about my son and being a mum, then we got minimuff who was the youngest of our group, Olivia became Grand Empress Muff cause it was her walk we were doing, L is Queen Muff cause she is the Queen of Everything Wonderful and R became Inspector Muff cause she was made the Blister Inspector after we walked 17km up The Wall the first day.

Anyway, we are having our first ever reunion as we speak and so there is some fun Muff time to be had first then down to business. But it won’t be all play…..we do have a little bit of work to do but that’s secret womens business and if I told you I’d have to kill you and well, I reckon I’ve had enough brushes with the law for now. 

(oh and stay tuned for some fun video footage to come as soon as my brain remembers how to upload them. Technology is NOT my strong point!)

The Muffs

Oh and just like Bruce Wayne never tells anyone he is actually Batman, we can’t reveal the true identities of The Muffs for fear of them losing their very special Muff Magic.

Since our great walk in China last year we have inducted a number of other muffs into the fold including J Muff (our first male muff), cowboy muff, greek muff, downunder muff, disco disco muff, domestic muff and most recently Saint muff and Supermuff. You can’t make up your own Muff name as the Muff name finds you. And not just anyone can be a Muff. A Muff must have a strong and open heart, be unafraid to make a change, must want to save the world or a small part of it and is not afraid to spread their wings and do so.

We have crazy t shirts and caps that match (can u believe it?) and we love and support each other dearly from all sides of the world through all sorts of ups and downs. It is a true sisterhood and so silly and fun and sometimes exactly what you need when you are up and down and with plenty of muffs to call upon, one of them will always be there for you when you need.

I love being a Muff!

Anyway, as I said lots to do before conquering the world but just gonna take it one day at a time.

And for now I am glad to be here and excited about the possibilities that await Kai and I.

We’re heeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.