Down the Babywearing Rabbit Hole
You may have noticed that I’ve not been getting my blog posts published lately. I did get one up on Friday. It only took me 5 days to get written. The problem is that I have discovered the babywearing...
View ArticleHim, Me and the Sea
Last Thursday, Felix fell asleep in the car on the way home from town, as babies tend to do and because we had nowhere to be and didn’t have a 4-and-a-half year old to get bored with us, so I decided...
View ArticleHidden Veg with the Cuisine Companion
DISCLAIMER: The lovely people at Tefal have gifted me my Cuisine Companion and I will be sharing my experiences throughout the year. All opinions and experiences are my own and shared honestly. I hide...
View ArticleIt’s time. For swimmers
While on our first big family holiday (and my first trip to Queensland) we did all sorts of things. Everyday involved some form of swimming, whether it was in the gorgeous pool where we were staying,...
View ArticleWhen heavy feels light
Late the other night, after one of Felix’s numerous night feeds (he hasn’t gone back to good sleeping since his bronchiolitis), I sat in the dark kissing his chubby little cheeks, putting off when I...
View ArticleRight Now
As you read this I am maybe in theater, or maybe I’ve made it into recovery. Maybe I’m already on the ward, resting up. One way or another, I am currently in hospital to have my gallbladder removed....
View ArticleA week gallbladder free
Found this selfie on my phone just before going into theater last weekI was pretty excited to be here; a week post op and gallbladder free. Ready to take on the world and eat all the things (sensibly...
View ArticleMe: 0, Life: All the wins
Yesterday I was given a tentative ‘all clear’ to pick up, carry and hold Felix (carefully, when necessary) and to drive after a looooong two weeks. To celebrate, I got a flat battery at school pick up...
View ArticleLook what I’ve started
In August I wrote about falling down the Babywearing rabbit hole, in that post I said this; I pressed ‘CHECK OUT’, scoffing at James telling me not to become obsessed and start spending all our money...
View Article4 reasons I’m thinking of taking up drinking wine
“I don’t drink wine.” I utter those words with more frequently than I ever imagined I would. That and “No thank you, I don’t drink tea or coffee.” Both get shocked reactions. I’d never realised that I...
View ArticleStuck on the couch
You guys, I am currently stuck on the couch. This little man, he’s giving me a run for my money and right now, is having the best nap he’s had all year – possibly longer, so I dare not move. I have a...
View ArticleEndings, beginnings, moments
I had intended to reply to all the lovely comments on my last post in a timely fashion – I truly do appreciate your words of support and understanding and wanted to thank each of you – but, that night,...
View ArticleLife Lately
I’ve had posts to write and others to schedule recently but I’ve found myself stuck. A terrible thing happened. It’s not my story to tell, yet it is something which has deeply impacted my life and...
View ArticleI have nothing to offer you
I won’t lie, I felt quite relieved with the recent spate of ‘useless blogger’ posts (which were ignited by this post by Veggie Mama). The pressure to be useful has been a real weight for me as I’ve...
View Article33
So, on Sunday I turned 33, which seems entirely unlikely considering I still think I’ 23. Apparently that was TEN. YEARS. AGO. What?? We celebrated inside for the most part, thanks to the East Coast...
View Article‘Old’ people and Snapchat
Recently I joined Snapchat and, like all good ‘older’ people, I did so fashionably late after proclaiming it the work of the devil (okay, maybe I didn’t go that far, but I may recall saying it was...
View ArticleDMW Challenge
My grandpa, who turned 89 on the weekend When I lived with my grandparents as a teen, my grandfather was always telling me to “DMW”. If I said I had a headache, he would say “DMW!”, tap the bench twice...
View ArticleThat time I started a business
In amongst many doctor appointments, med changes (aren’t they a bitch?!) and trying to find the balance that will get me on the right track to a healthy mental state, I have decided to jump on board...
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