New Me…
It has been a long time since I have updated anything here!
My daughters are now 11 and 8 and reading back on the posts I shared, those days feel like a lifetime ago.
I...
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Becoming a Mum; Becoming Me
I never knew how much I would love being a Mum. Being a Mum, for me, was one of those things you went on to do when you got married. I was not overly maternal, was never the...
View PostA Royal Celebration: A Party for our Princess
Sydney turning 4 felt like a land-mark birthday and planning her party was a labour of love for me.
I honestly put as much effort into planning her party as I did...
View PostOur Big, Little Girl Turns 4
My baby girl turns 4 on Wednesday.
4!!
It has been 4 years since she came into the world and changed me into someone I never thought I would be. 4 years that I have been...
View PostPoomageddon
Poomageddon (Poo|ma|ged|don)
Definition of Poomageddon in English:
The final battle at the end of the world between the forces of good and evil.
A catastrophic...
A Very Sad Condition
"Sad? Why should I be sad? It's my birthday. The happiest day of the year."
January is such a rubbish month.
No one has any money; most people have given up alcohol,...
View PostThe Force Awakens: A New Year
The last few months have been busy in so many different ways. It is only now that I feel I can sit down and properly write my next post.
I alluded to what I am like in my previous...
View PostGetting Brave with Books
In our house, we have books for all seasons.
Books play a fundamental role in how we parent and there have been so many situations that we wouldn’t have been able to prepare...
View PostOur Reward System: The Reward Jar
We have tried many methods of bribery and corruption in our house to get Sydney to do things, or not do them, but the only thing that has been successful so far has been the introduction...
View PostDepression – Light at the end of the Tunnel
This blog post has taken me nearly two weeks to write. I have drafted and re-drafted it and then worried about posting it, and then changed bits and then put them back in again....
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