It is the final weekend before the most wonderful time of the year. You know Christmas is literally just around the corner when all most of the presents are bought (and hidden), most some are all wrapped up, your child’s school Nativity play is done…
It’s that time of the year again, when we look back at the year that was, make resolutions for the year that is going to be, and generally ponder over life. I found myself doing that yet again this year and then I went a…
I thought my labour was tough. Then when we brought Little Man home, and I realised the massive responsibility of looking after and raising a little human, I was overwhelmed. Breastfeeding was difficult. The sleepless nights were a daze. The Terrible twos are named so…
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I decided to pen a rather soppy post to my son – Little Man as you’ll might know him – to thank him for so many things. For bringing so much joy and happiness to our lives, for teaching me…
After a day that started at the crack of dawn (or if you’re a mum of a newborn, at 4.30 am possibly), then got busier and crazier with the school-run and toddler groups and tantrums and after-school classes, and then ended in bedtime drama, you…
September was a tough(ish) month, as the start to Little Man’s new school was a bit difficult. There were tears and fears and a lot of pleading and appeasing. But I learnt how to effectively manage those tearful drop-ofs and by the time October rolled over,…
Once your toddler progresses to a pre-schooler, it begins. No, not the tantrums – (those begin at the brink of turning two) – but the equally-dreaded school run. It’s something you will have to face every morning and every afternoon for the next decade or…
I’m loving the #itsok challenge that Jennie from the parenting blog Rice Cakes and Raisins has started. It’s a mission to make us fellow mums feel a bit better about ourselves, our parenting skills (or lack thereof) and to reassure each and every exhausted mum out…
Don’t you often (always?) feel like your mind is one big gobbledegook mess? Thinking about at least five different things at one time. Concentrating on one thing but reflecting upon three other things at the back of your mind? A mum’s mind is ALWAYS…
Welcome back to the second edition of #Mumspeak. If it’s your first time here, #Mumspeak is a monthly series where I put forth a parenting-related/ mum or dad-centric question, and invite parent bloggers to give their honest, unadulterated answers/ views/ opinions. This week is…
