My current definition of time poor…
Dad is at home full time at the moment, I am working three days a week, yet somehow there are still not enough waking hours to do all we would like to do and get done all we would like to get done....
View ArticleMy current definition of what the phuck?!
Heard my daughter awaken from her night’s sleep. As per routine I glance at my iPhone for the time, 6.20 am, that’s not too bad, wishfully would prefer later for a Saturday morning. Her father beside...
View ArticleMy current definition of living in the moment…
How can you not when there is a child in front of you changing every day and marking the passing of time with her upwardly increasing age! Tagged: children, in the moment
View ArticleMy revised definition of juxtaposition…
We have not yet replaced a light bulb in the kitchen, so I light a couple of candles and sit at the table using my iPad. Who says old and new technology cannot work together?! Tagged: candle, candles,...
View ArticleMy current definition of forced to share…
Yesterday I got a yoghurt out to eat for myself. The midget steals so much I have to get her own spoon so I have an outside chance of getting any. And even then the little minx keeps trying to push...
View ArticleMy current definition of heaven…
Walking with you daughter’s hand in yours at a snail’s pace from day-care to home (even though you could carry her home in 5 minutes), watching her actively walk a crooked line on the footpath so she...
View ArticleMy current definition of exhaustion…
I admire the pattern on the toilet paper! Ok, some explanation required. We had one of those random had to take the little girl to emergency but it was not actually anything to be concerned about...
View ArticleMy revised definition of heaven…
I am the last home from work tonight, my other half having picked up our daughter. I open the front door and my little girl comes barrelling at me down the hallway, arms outstretched for a hug and...
View ArticleMy current definition of balanced diet…
My daughter wants demands crackers for dinner. However at 2 and a quarter she knows balance is important in a diet and at least gets the honey, peanut butter, and marmite jars out of the drawer and...
View ArticleMy current definition of excitement…
…my first sale on Etsy! To the lovely person who hit buy on my shop on Friday evening, you will never know how much you made my day (and the whole weekend). Well I suppose I could have sent a note in...
View ArticleMy current definition of missing in action…
…but I’ll be back to my blog in due course. The out-laws are in town so we are having much family time. And with temporary built in baby sitters actually going out – a forgotten concept! Wallets and...
View ArticleCurrent definition of bad mother…
…I let my little girl watch The Big Bang Theory tonight. She is the daughter of two science trained parents, so technically may just be preempting a possible future outcome! Though I was quite...
View ArticleMy revised definition of bad mother…
It is not letting her wear boots on a hot day. But it is your three and a half year old telling you those boots are too small at the end of the day and discovering the tops of her wee toes have been...
View ArticleNOT the current definition of a guilty mother…
On my day off with my little girl when she was having a rare nap (I am so sad those days are now almost gone!) I sat in our courtyard garden to eat my lunch and read a book (something I never do), and...
View ArticleCurrent definition of motherly love…
We buy a bright pink cookie with 100s and 1000s for her, and for me a packet of crisps. What do I eat…that pink smiley face cookie! Need I say more?! Tagged: motherhood, working mom, working mum
View ArticleMy current definition of overdue…
…when your four and a half year old undoes the kid safety lock for you so you can get the laundry detergent out. Methinks it is time we took that lock off the laundry cupboard door! Tagged: child...
View ArticleCurrent definition of p*ssed off!
We are conscientious in the purchase of goods, an example being buying refills instead of a whole new bottle. With a small child (ok and with messy adults!) spray on stain remover is bloody useful....
View ArticleCurrent definition of a petrol head…
…me! Deep dark confession time. On occasion I am a fan of fast cars. Perhaps even worse I have liked cars since I was quite young. I am at the F1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park this weekend. I...
View ArticleCurrent definition of wisdom…
…from my recently turned five year old daughter this morning. There is only one Santa, one Easter Bunny, and one Tooth Fairy but there are lots of Disneyland’s! Image courtesy of www...
View ArticleCurrent definition of old dog…
… new tricks! I did my first ever crochet chain on the weekend – high fives, champagne, streamers! I have wanted to learn for years, and for some reason on the weekend I had the gumption to give it a...
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