A mother’s tale
“Mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy……” I’m not going to lie, I’m still loving hearing it. No doubt that will change one day. Just like there are days I love being a mum. And there are days I don’t. And as the cliched saying goes, I wouldn’t change a thing. Mind you, there are days I think […]
Unpredictable nature
Every day is fast becoming a different story in our house. It can be a case of which side of the bed….sorry cot….will Miss Izzie (or mummy, if you ask my husband) wake up on today? There are days I feel we go forward two steps only to move back another three. It’s as good […]
Through their eyes
I was really at a loss as to what I was going to write about next. Yes, dreaded writer’s block had hit me like a tonne of bricks. But a scroll through Facebook proved fruitful, for a change. I came across an interesting post on the Kidspot page. I think what caught my attention was […]
A tale from afar
There’s nothing quite like travelling with children. I mean, who would want nothing more than being stuck more than 30,000 feet above the ground with their delightful offspring not wanting to sit still? It’s just the best fun (not!). You try distraction with iPad apps (lasts five minutes), watching movies (yeah right!) and playing with […]
Misconceptions of time
“What do you do with yourself these days?” It’s a question I’ve heard a fair bit lately. While many have given up asking when I’m going back to work, it seems now the hidden question is along the lines of what I do all day. I may be a stay-at-home mum but I certainly don’t […]
Testing the boundaries
You know when someone really pisses you off how you want to punch them in the face? Well you really can’t do that with a child (not that I want to either, it’s just for the benefit of description purposes). Instead you find yourself in a position where it’s more like take a deep breath, […]
Reading between the lines
I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm. Most nights, when I have a few minutes spare, you’ll find me lost in a novel of some description. But during the day, it’s a different….pardon the pun…story. Now it’s all about ABC, 123, Izzy the Ice-cream Fairy or even finding that green sheep. Yes my choice […]
Speaking in tongues
Oh bwee ab a bop ah op oo eeee. Did you get all that? Nope me either but I hear it (or quite a variation of it) daily. Miss Izzie loves a chat and I love listening to my little chatterbox. But man I wish I could interpret some of her words of wisdom. It […]
Every bite counts
The five second rule still exists, right?! A biscuit here, a bit of fruit there, a big chunk of the day is about food for our little monster. And in typical fashion, a lot of it ends up on the floor. But in most cases, not for long. Either I’m picking it up or she […]
Pointy end of the stick
Teething is a bitch. There I said it. The cold hard truth. Well in my eyes anyway. It’s like everything you did to antagonise your own parents as a child comes back to bite you on the bum in one fell swoop. Okay so maybe I’m dramatising it just a little bit. But after a […]