Dear Mr DJ in your funky, backwards, wocka wocka cap at the local pub, I have a few little things to point out to you. Last Friday night, you totally lost out BIG time. You see this 40 something Mama was in ‘da house and ready to rip it with her posse. The entourage was…
HAPPY ‘ANNA’VERSARY, DARLS!
Today sees our 9 year wedding anniversary tick over. And so… You know you’ve been married close to a decade when : Slipping into something ‘a little more comfortable’, is changing into his tracky dax and uggs. That giant wedding portrait that you paid an arm and a leg to have framed, and once hung…
HITTING HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LATE ’80’s.
Sometimes I ache for the simple days. The younger years. When everything seemed so incredibly serious. The thoughts that buzzed around my head as I hit high school in the late ’80’s were……. The Blue Light Disco is next Friday and Mum says I can’t go because I have been ‘running with myself’ lately….
R U OK? Well, are you?
Last Friday morning, right when I was mid ‘sweets cannot be eaten for breakfast’ negotiations with my 4 year old, and simultaneously searching under the couch cushions for my son’s school hat, I happened to glance out the lounge room window. My car was parked on the street and the car in front of it…
FINDING ‘ME’ AGAIN AFTER MY BABIES
I was AMAZON WOMAN. Hear me ROAR! I was expecting a red carpet departure, a royal throne to lounge about on and a lifetime supply of hand fed grapes. Get this. I had just given BIRTH, people. Out my very own bits; there were (many, many, MANY) stitches, quite an unexpected dose of trauma and…
STARTING SCHOOL : WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU
Term 3 in Australia is cranking up and my little man is still loving school. But am I? He has made some gorgeous friends, works with incredibly patient and creative teachers and his independence is soaring. It seems (*sigh) my baby is growing up. It’s just that, what I haven’t really shared with you are…
MY CHUCHKA NEOPRENE TOTE : I’m RAVEN about it!
* I was gifted this fabulous bag for the purpose of a review, but I have loved this company and style of bag from afar for a long time. All opinions are my own and I am a smug, new bag owner. Picture this if you will… I have embraced a kind of ‘green shopping…
I DREAMED I WOULD HAVE A DAUGHTER
I dreamed I would have a daughter. It’s just that I was absolutely certain my second and final baby was going to be a boy; it would be a blessing for my son to have a little brother. I diligently pulled all the baby clothes out of storage and prepared them for your arrival. We…
MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL : Knee crossing laughs by the Bondi Theatre Company
MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL : Everything you ever thought about parenting…and so much more Get the gaggle together, girlfriends, because this one is sure to test out your pelvic floor. The Bondi Theatre Company has nailed the breathtaking highs of motherhood, whilst flipping those lows into something to giggle about. Every utterance about your baby that…
CRUISING THE CIRCUIT : Kids Parties
I am a party lover. I used to love a good theme night; Mexican food, sombreros and tequila on arrival was a fave. I loved to dress up, chat and mingle, sip some sparkling wonder juice and listen to some great music. Get to bed late; sleep in late and feast on a cheeky, cooked…