I like crafty mum blogs, (crafty as in making stuff not witch’s cackle). My current favourite would have to be tinyhappy.typepad.com. I love the world of serenity she creates where there is time for needlework and noticing the changes of the seasons. I too am into quality craft, here is an example of what I [...]
We walked out of the library today and were wandering down the main street. Cars were bustling along, people were doing errands, dogs were being walked and we were going to the supermarket to get supplies to make playdough, namely Cream of Tartar, whatever that mystery ingredient actually is, and an interesting colour- perhaps aquamarine. [...]
I have come to understand that guilt is a recurring emotion us mothers experience, no matter how wonderful we are or how hard we try.
In just one week I felt guilt at least 10 times. This horrible feeling came over me when…
-I went out on a girls night and left Milla at home (with her [...]
Since my husband has been on holidays, things have really gotten out of control in the household. Milla’s routine is completely out of sync with human kind, the house is a pigsty as many odd jobs have been started and are incomplete, and my exercise regime has been replaced with leisurely walks to the cafe [...]
I have heard the saying, ‘Silence is golden,’ but silence isn’t peaceful it’s terrifying. Silence means that little ones are completely absorbed in what they are doing, silence means little ones aren’t easy to track, silence means mischief is being made.
Never is this more certain than when Squirm is silent. Usually she will wander around [...]
In even the most genteel of female creatures there is a killer instinct that lies dormant until a certain, momentous event takes place; she has a baby. This biological, primal instinct transforms a woman into a potential fighting machine that would stop at nothing to protect a helpless little creature who has become more important [...]
I realised today how often I sing to Milla and I came to the conclusion that I may well sing more words in a day than speak them. I then spent the rest of the day quietly observing how often my husband sang to Milla, and he too appeared to sing more than speak. Unhealthy.
Our [...]
We had thought that the kids would enjoy a trip to the museum, particularly as there is a new dinosaur exhibition and you all know about my children’s fascination with dinosaurs. So off we went. It wasn’t until we were walking around trying to weave our way through the crowds that I realised what an [...]
I have not mastered the preemptive no. I don’t think I will ever master it, I don’t have enough imagination to predict what the cherubs will decide to do next and the last thing I want to do is give them ideas on things that they could but shouldn’t be doing.
Today I found Wrigglebot ‘washing [...]
For a while now, I’ve been taking my little one to the Story Time sessions at the local library. We both love it. Milla is highly amused by the various props Serena pulls out of her red velvet bag, and I get to be the nutty mother who sings and dances to the lullabies we [...]