There are so many articles and books on the perfect parenting skills or ways to help you be the best parent you can possibly be. Advice that swears to get you to the point in your parenting career where you will feel adequate enough to wear the badge with...
Marriage-Self-Motherhood
Angels in the operating room…
This post is a bit of a tricky one for me to write about. Only because, I’m not too sure what to cover off but hopefully there’s something in it for everyone. Last Friday, I had my Hysterectomy, something I’d been waiting for a little over 7 months on...
The weird thing about getting older (Well, maybe not so weird…)
When I was younger, I used to hear adults saying things like “Life goes by so quickly“. Or “Kids grow up so quickly, enjoy them while they’re young” Or “Don’t live with regrets“. Or “Look after your body and yourself“. Most of these things escapes the mind of a...
Change of discipline in schools
Having a chat with my 6-year-old daughter in the car one morning, on our way to school, she asked “Hey mum! What was your school like?” This question had me delve into a childhood memory, which I had long since forgotten about. Our classrooms weren’t as brightly coloured and filled with...
Make time for yourself, your life and your loved ones
A few months ago, I read a post (Productivity Tip #2 – Schedule your time (and stick to it)), by my fellow blogger friend, Terence Brown of Help Grow Change After reading, I set a challenge before myself and decided I would give it a go…In doing so, I found...
When mum goes on “Strike”
This week, I decided I’d had enough. My family life has become draining. So draining in fact, that I no longer found joy in any part of it…my kids, husband, marriage or me. I started feeling very resentful a very long time ago and truth be told, I was...
How do I explain to her that I will not live forever…
A few weeks ago, I was mindlessly watching something on TV…the name escapes me now but it was much like CSI. In the end, some crazy guy shot and killed a teenage girl’s parents and little brother in front of her. At the time, I didn’t realize that my...
Hot milk and a blog post at 4:30am
I woke up at 2:30 am. Came upstairs to find my husband sleeping on the couch in front of the TV, woke him up and went back to bed. Problem is, it is now 4:30 am and I haven’t been able to fall asleep. I tossed and turned and...
“Forewarned is forearmed “
I used to think that if I didn’t put every effort into something…that it would be the same as failing…I no longer do. If I gave up because it was too hard and I just couldn’t see a positive outcome…I’d be failing. Not true… If I gave a little...
The job description no woman would willingly sign up for…
When I met my husband, I fell in love. It was easy enough…so marrying him was a no-brainer. We weren’t raised in a community where living together before marriage was a norm. Therefore, what I learnt about the love of my life only came after the fact…that is, the...