5 Reasons I Love the Terrible Threes

Yes, you read that right. Ok, so I know the Threenage years are tough – very tough – what with your three-year-old beginning to have a mind of his/her own (an irrational, illogical one at that!), strong opinions, pendulum-swinging likes and dislikes and of course, the…

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Dear Guest in my house…

Among the gazillion things that undergo a change after having a baby (your body, your sleep patterns, your social life) is your home. What was once NEAT and PRETTY is now a dumpyard of toys, nappies, plastic plates, plastic spoons, plastic cups, more toys and…

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When Two becomes Three…

When you’re expecting, everyone and their best friend will tell you that your life will change. Forever. Of course for the better with that cute little chub, but there will also be a LOT that you will have to give up. Like your sleep. Your…

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Threen-speak: Minding that language!

Two-and-a-half months ago, I had written a blog about Little Man’s adorable (and slightly weird) developing language skills (you can read about it here). And I’d promised to be back with more, as Little Man continued to learn big words and bigger sentences. I have…

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Birthday Party Virgin. Who me?!

So, this was the first year I hosted a proper (big-gish) birthday bash for Little Man. And I now get what all the buzz /stress /planning for a kids’ birthday party is all about. No, this wasn’t Little Man’s first birthday – we celebrated that…

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Six things every first-time mum-to-be must do…

All you pregnant-for-the-first-time mums-to-be, here’s some heart-to-heart advice from one rookie mum to a rookie-mum-to-be. Don’t take these for granted, EVER, because once you’re a mum, you will long for… 1. Sleep This is THE number one thing a new mum craves for – night and…

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Adventures in Potty Training – Part II

As I mentioned, our potty training journey hasn’t been one of those quick, trained-in-less-than-a-week kind of stories. It’s ongoing. And long. And while it is tedious and quite boring, there are moments that make it quite light too. That make me laugh despite the messes.…

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Adventures in Potty Training – Part I

I posted Potty Train + Mummy Brain = Disaster last week, and received a lot of different responses – ranging from laughter to sympathy to empathy. So I decided I should start a mini-series on Potty Training (the BIG change in both toddler and mum’s…

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Why ‘Bad Moms’ made me feel good

Bad Moms – the chick-mom flick starring Mila Kunis as an over-tired, over-worked, over-stressed mom – was on my 'must watch' movie list since I first saw the trailer. Of course, movies in theatres post Little Man are as frequent as leap years, but being…

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