“S/he’s looking out my window!” “I can’t reach my water bottle!” “I’ve dropped teddy!” And, of course, the classic… “Are we there yet?” Say what you want about fidget spinners, but they saved my sanity on our recent road trip to Dubbo. Do you know how many renditions of, “We’re goin’ to the zoo…zoo…zoo. How…
IT’S RAINING, IT’S POURING : Must be school pick-up
We are actually walking distance from my son’s school. We love it. We hold hands, the little one skips on ahead, the big one prattles on about how great his day was, the sun shines warm on our backs and beautiful home baked goodies such as zucchini and beetroot scones await our homecoming. Really???!!! Not…
IS BLOGGING WORTH IT?
I thought about jumping out of an airplane or designing henna tattoos, but…I was too shit scared and too completely artistically stunted. My husband loves cycling (and might I stress the word LOVES…as in ‘lives and breathes’ it). My mum likes calligraphy and sewing (I failed to inherit these ‘nifty’ skills). My gorgeous friend takes…
YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL OUT OF THE COUNTRY….
Bed. Sleep. Last night I hit the pillow at 7pm. Ever have those days when your body screams FLU APPROACHING? Bunker down. RETREAT! RETREAT! I handed the baton to my husband the minute he walked in the door, and snuggled under the covers. Then it sideswiped me. It was the classic hot water bottle that…
FLUSH WITH LAUGHS
(* I was gifted 2 games by Hasbro to review, but this is my blog, my words, my opinion…my terribly lame jokes.) I loved Connect Four growing up. I am pretty certain now as an adult, that as the youngest in my family, I may have actually been allowed to win on most occasions. However,…
HOW A PAIR OF SLIPPERS CHANGED ME
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. This year I was away from my little family until the evening, so my lovely husband arranged a special gift in advance. And he nailed it. It’s just that…well…you see…he bought me slippers. Genuine ‘Mum’ slippers. Woolly and warm and cosy and practical and I love them. But…I did have a…
MY MOTHER’S DAY SWISH WISH LIST
It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday here in Australia. So what’s on your list? Health? Love? Happiness? Let’s throw in the ‘wealth’ part, too, just for good measure. (I would totally be prepared to trial ‘wealth’ to investigate if it really can buy happiness if anyone is happy to donate.) So I am enjoying reading loads…
SmartBand : Essential for all new parents
Whilst chatting to a breastfeeding Mum recently about how it was all going, I found myself double clutching my breasts in a very public setting. Why is it, that every time I discuss feeding, I cannot keep my own hands off my breasts? Is this normal? However, I digress. Whilst having this conversation, I was…
MOTHERS’ GROUP SCOOP : What you really need to know
MOTHERS’ GROUP SCOOP : What you really need to know I loved my Mothers’ Group. It was an essential life line right when the euphoria had started to wear off and I was left day in day out with a tiny human attached to me. I made some lifelong friends and it was reassuring to…
Term One : TICK
Tomorrow is the last day of Term 1 here in NSW. All going well in the next 24 hours, we have (nearly) made it. Here is a little round up for you…. I did not mix up the sports/summer uniform once; not one time. Yay me! We only had tears once and it was over…