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Creating Veruca Salt

Recently I  watched a television show that featured a parent organising a birthday party for their 7-year-old daughter.  The total cost of the event was $12,000 which made me choke on my coffee.  When...

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Holiday Fun?

    I love it when school holidays commence!!  It’s great having my kids home, especially as it signals a beak from the school drop-off and pick-up routine.  The morning in particular usually involves...

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Congrats on the Baby! When are you going to join the gym?

If you read my posts, then you have probably gathered that I regularly watch television.  It’s the thing I do to unwind once the kids are in bed and I can secretly watch my cheesy programs.  Although,...

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Normal??

When you find out your pregnant all sorts of emotions envelop you.  Dreams and ambitions develop for your unborn child however, you ultimately want a healthy ‘normal’ child.  Lately I’ve been talking...

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Perspective

  It’s pretty hard sometimes to keep your life in perspective.  I often get trapped in a domestic bubble that revolves around the two C’s: Children & Cleaning.  I have days where I struggle with...

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A Mother’s Guilt

  As a mother I feel that my primary role is to do everything for my family. No matter how big or small.   I don’t delegate chores or responsibilities and continue to take on a bigger work load.  If...

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Are You a Perfect Mother?

  I believe that most people are honest, kind, supportive and have good intentions.  However, sometimes I meet people whose nasty words test this belief.  Most things don’t bother me but being called a...

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‘An intelligent mind is never bored.’

    I love Nigella Lawson!! A wonderful example of a ‘Domestic Goddess’.  She is beautiful and glides around the kitchen making fantastic food.  I’m NOT a goddess but a ‘Domestic Soldier’ who is clumsy...

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Empty

    During the last few years, I have befriended a lovely group of mothers.  These women have become my confidants during frustrating and over-whelming times.  Sharing our tips, experiences and...

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Who…? What…? Where…? When…? Why…? How…?

  The number of interesting questions my children have asked is pretty incredible.  Sometimes they blurt them out at strange moments and catch me off guard.  An example of this was when my four-year...

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‘Happiness is a Butterfly…’

‘Happiness is a butterfly,   which when pursued,   is always beyond your grasp,   but which,   if you sit down quietly,   may alight upon you.’  (Nathaniel Hawthorne)     Before parenthood, I worked...

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‘I’m Bored!!’

  Mothers hold a variety of opinions about summer holidays.  For some they are a curse but for others they are a blessing.  I LOVE them!!  No school run or the mad morning rush to get them there on...

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Less is Best

    I find the small pieces of plastic that qualify as ‘kids toys’ ludicrous.  Trying to fight  the spread is like fighting an oil spill; never-ending.  After the initial excitement, the small pieces...

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The Birds and the Bees

‘Mummy: Where do babies come from?’      Sooner or later, it’s the awkward question that all parents have to answer.  Addressing the mechanics of the topic is relatively academic but explaining its...

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Made Redundant

  My job as a stay at home mother is constantly busy but lately I’ve been feeling a bit ‘redundant’.  My second child started school where she miraculously transformed from a little ‘kindy tinker’ into...

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Just say NO!!

  ‘No is a complete sentence. Make sure that when you say yes to someone else, you aren’t saying no to yourself.’ (Paulo Coelho)     Do you feel pressured into volunteering at your kid’s school?...

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Mind your own Business?

     While shopping last week,  I witnessed a disturbing scene.  A little boy of about 3 or 4 was being viciously screamed at by his mother in the middle of the shopping centre.  She was yelling awful...

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Proper Mother Etiquette?

    I don’t know why they say ‘terrible two’s’ it should be ‘treacherous three’s’!   Lately my 3-year old son has been ‘challenging’ which is a polite way of saying a ‘little ……’.  He has been having...

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Lean on me!!!

      What are your strengths and weaknesses?   This question is usually asked by prospective employers at job interviews.  We have been trained to answer it with a selection of character adjectives...

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‘It takes a village…….. ‘

    I believe the sentiment of this traditional African proverb has changed within today’s modern family.  There are many factors that may explain why we aren’t open to community based parenting....

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