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Trying Toddlers
TIMELY TIME OUT
Time out. I have sent myself to time out and all I can think of is the chocolate bar and how fast I would smash it. Get on to this one, folks, because I have turned the tiny tables and confused the tiny minds I am hoping to broaden. You see, earlier today the kids…
HOW TO AVOID THE BED TIME BATTLE
Sometimes I pull out the ‘genius’. I get my mummy on and do something that may be deemed ‘family tradition’ worthy. The fact that it stemmed from laziness and bedtime battle fatigue is beside the point… Last night, we rolled out…. Camp Night In. I had the great misfortune recently of having to purchase and…
AND THEN I CRIED SOME MORE
I really hope you haven’t been here, but I think you might have. Have you experienced that moment when you charge into your bedroom, slam the door behind you and weep on the floor with frustration, resentment, anger and sheer bloody exhaustion? You plan on allowing yourself just 5 minutes… just a breather…just a circuit…
TEARS AND HOT CHIPS
I was wearing my ‘going out *thongs’ (you know, the ones with a diamante on them), my comfy sports bra and my unwashed hair was piled almost convincingly up in a top knot. Loosely of course, because of rubbish skills and no time, not an on-trend fashion sense. But I was wearing a nice…
HIGHWAY TO HELL
All I can say is, when the husband sauntered out of the petrol station after our last pitstop with bread and milk, I nearly kissed his genius feet. We were smashing it. This road tripping traveling with kids malarkey was a cinch. We were on the home stretch. Sydney; HERE WE COME! That was possibly…
21 AGAIN…LITERALLY
Today is my 21st (x2) birthday. I think that means I get to celebrate twice as hard as I did on my actual 21st. “Oh, but she looks so young!!” I hear you gasp…(OK; so it’s my blog and I get to write what I wanna!!). But, the reality is, the husband and I had…
THEY LOVE HIM BEST
I make breakfast, lunch and dinner most days. I gently stick on band-aids and wipe away tears. I wipe their bums and clean their clothes. I find their lost toys. I distribute treats and conjure up surprises. I love them fiercely. Yet who is it that they race for the moment they wake up every…
THE DAY NO ONE PEED IN AISLE 5 – LIVING THE DREAM
Oh I live a glamorous life indeed. This morning I popped in to the shops and did a quick spot of grocery shopping. Yes; I am a mum, and yes, I did put the word ‘quick’ in a sentence about grocery shopping. Obviously I was kid free. The tiny wreckers were being looked after and…
SOMETIMES LIFE’S A BEACH
Yesterday I had a glorious morning. I posted the obligatory Instagram shot of the #kids #enjoyingthesunshine at #coogeebeach, and then began packing up. Obviously the kids were NOT impressed. And so it began. She (Her Royal Threenager the First) was HUNGRY. Despite the fact that I had packed lunch and given it her earlier, I…