Greetings to you and welcome to my first ever posting on my very own blog. I’m delighted to be here and would love to share some of my life with you.

My name is Christine.

If you’re wondering about the title of my blog, it was quite a process to get to the name Gippsygirl. Initially, I was thinking of  Gippygirl without the ’s’. I come from an area called West Gippsland in Victoria, Australia hence the ‘Gippy’ part which is what we locals often call it. I emailed a friend letting her know that I had finally chosen my blog name and in her reply, She added the ’s’ without realising that it wasn’t what I had written, but I got to thinking that this suits me perfectly.

It can be pronounced as gippy (hard g) or gypsy (soft g). Having been quite the gypsy in my time before meeting my partner Peter, it felt appropos to have the double meaning. I also love a play on words and to cap it off, I’m a Geminian, so having two meanings for Gippsygirl sits rather well with me.

About Me

I have always dreamed of being a WAHM (‘Work At Home Mum’ for those new to the term). I promised myself that once I became a Mum, I would find some way of making money from home, so I could delight in all the up to the minute changes in my children. Trouble is, I’ve been travelling so much that I haven’t really had a homebase until I became a Partner & a Mum and then I needed to settle into Motherhood with my one and only child. Does one ever really settle into it?

I knew in my heart that one day, something would present itself that I could really get stuck into and feel passionate about. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to Motherhood which means I’m a late bloomer when it comes to learning how to run a business seeing as travel took precedence, but I’m also a big believer in the old adage that ’it’s never too late’.  I’ve got a lot of life experience under my belt which surely must account for something.

In For A Surprise

Well, little did I know that this passion I knew existed would be in the realm of computing. I am so NOT a techno chick! But do you know what? It’s really starting to take a hold of me, this blogging world. I started researching ideas for online work just over a year ago and somehow I came upon a WAHM site, then that led me onto another WAHM site and so on. I feel like I am now on the biggest learning curve outside Motherhood and since leaving school at 15, that I’ve ever experienced and I’m lovin’ it! It’s overwhelming, but for a change I’m not running away from the challenges. I’m determined to be a living example to my daughter of someone who can stand on her own two feet, well, with the help of my partner, family, friends..…you get the drift? We all need help & support along the way.

Some of my loves are Photography, bush walking, moon & star gazing, Op shopping, being a Mum of course and I think I can now add writing to the mix. I am proud to say I have sold my Photographic works and have been successful in a few Exhibitions over the years. I would like to ramp it up and get a bit more serious about selling my Photography, too. The bushwalking, well, it has been on hold, but I intend getting back into it one of these days. I’m often out in the wee hours looking at the moon & stars with camera in hand. I just love the night skies here in West Gippy Anywhere, really. I love a bargain, so Op (Charity) shopping goes down a treat.

So, just a snippet of who I am. I look forward to seeing how this new life as a blogger unfolds and hope you can come along for the journey. Get to know me some more as I get to know myself, check out where I might be going, share in some opinions on lifes topics. I might even add a dash of humour, so be prepared and take a peek at some of my posts.

Thanks for checking in.

WAHM Christine alias Gippsygirl.

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