Just when you thought it was time to kick the heels up and relax…the next phase begins…
parenting tips
5 MISTAKES YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE AS A PARENT
As I lay awake staring in to the dark at 3am Sunday morning, I began my usual routine of ‘thinking’. You know, about ‘things’. All of the THINGS. This can range from a sudden urgency to confirm when the Library books are due back, to the expiration date of the milk in the fridge, to…
HOW TO LEAVE HOME WITH SMALL KIDS (and other ridiculous thoughts)
‘Leaving home’ with the kids in tow, is to be feared. For it is no longer the simple, ‘grab your keys and jump in the car,’ kinda thrill. It is not the, ‘will I stop and grab a coffee on the way?’ kinda option. Gone are the days of the, ‘let’s just hit the open…
Shots and Shimmeys
I blame Michael Jackson. (Please forgive me.) With “Don’t Stop ’til you get Enough,” pumping surround sound, we pushed through the doors of the bar and skidded sideways on to the dance floor. I was 25 and my moves were sharp, my face had just the right sexy pout and all the words poured effortlessly…
Sorry, kids; not sorry!
I am not even close to perfect, my darlings, but…well… I think… I am cool. I am sooooo damned cool I still use the word, ‘cool’. To really get my point home, I might throw in a deluxe ‘coolio’. You are two lucky dudes to have a mum like me. But I know there might…