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Less boring, more fun: Ideas to spice up your daily routine
5 Sep 2020

Less boring, more fun: Ideas to spice up your daily routine

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles, Tips n' Tricks | 0

As a Mum, there are a number of roles I play on a daily basis. Some are fun (like going biking and for adventure walks with my son), some not so much (think homeschooling during the lockdown!). From carer to … Continued

What Should Your Next Step In Life Be?
23 Jun 2020

What Should Your Next Step In Life Be?

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles | 0

After such a whirlwind of an entrance into the new decade, one that none of us were prepared for, it’s important to consider what our next step may be. For some, that entails moving back to normality piece by piece, … Continued

The Rules of 'Pandemic Parenting'
28 May 2020

The Rules of 'Pandemic Parenting'

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles | 0

Parenting is a roller-coaster in itself. But 'Pandemic Parenting' (parenting during the lockdown) is a proper circus! There is chaos, child or children are seen jumping from sofas and other objects around the house, loud music goes on in the … Continued

Tried-and-tested tips to make 'homeschooling' work
18 May 2020

Tried-and-tested tips to make 'homeschooling' work

by Nicole | posted in: The Learning Curve, The Mummy Chronicles, Tips n' Tricks | 0

'Homeschooling' – the new buzzword among parents in 2020. Whether we like it or not, we've all been thrust into it. And we've got to make it work – somehow – for the forseeable future (there's a strong possibility we'll … Continued

homeschooling, homeschooling during lockdown, tips to make homeschooling easier
The rise and fall of the Homeschooling Parent
14 May 2020

The rise and fall of the Homeschooling Parent

by Nicole | posted in: Rants and Rambles, The Learning Curve, The Mummy Chronicles | 0

As parents, we've got to make numerous decisions for and on behalf of our children, almost every day. Breast or bottle-feed? Cloth or disposable nappies? Give them a pacifier or resist? Home-school them or not? If not, which pre-school is … Continued

homeschooling, learning, lockdown, making learning fun, quarantine, teaching
Things to do (indoors) to keep kids from saying 'I'm bored'
24 Apr 2020

Things to do (indoors) to keep kids from saying 'I'm bored'

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles, Tips n' Tricks | 0

Every parent dreads rainy weekends, and being cooped in the house with bored kids. But with the current lockdown the world over, that is exactly the kind of situation parents are in. Except it's not just one weekend or even … Continued

lockdown, quarantine
Signs you're suffering from a kid's party hangover (that you hosted)!!!
5 Oct 2019

Signs you're suffering from a kid's party hangover (that you hosted)!!!

by Nicole | posted in: Rants and Rambles, The Mummy Chronicles | 0

If you're a parent of a child up to seven years of age, you will know a lot about children's parties. You would probably have hosted a couple yourself and would definitely have been to more than half of your … Continued

children's birthday parties, kids birthday parties
10 signs it's the end of the school year…
16 Jul 2019

10 signs it's the end of the school year…

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles | 0

The last few weeks of the school year somehow always seem to stretch and drag on, despite being filled with activities (refer to point 7). I guess the past nine months take a toll on the children (and us mums … Continued

end of school year
Week 29 – The #itsok linky
5 Jun 2019

Week 29 – The #itsok linky

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles | 0

The last half-term of the academic year is done and dusted, and we are almost at the end of the school year! Which means summer's around the corner (and so is the 6 week summer break) which means the kids … Continued

The 'little' joys of motherhood…
29 May 2019

The 'little' joys of motherhood…

by Nicole | posted in: The Mummy Chronicles | 0

Motherhood is a strange thing. It's a roller coaster of emotions and feelings, from ultimate contentment one second to wanting to pull your hair out the next; from feeling like the luckiest person in the world to feeling terrible momguilt. Read … Continued

momguilt, motherhood, parenting

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Hi, I'm Nicole

Former Lifestyle journalist, now a work-from-home mum blogger chronicling my experiences and unarticulated thoughts about motherhood, toddlerhood and family lifestyle in this blog.

I fancy the absurd, the unusual and the out-of-the-ordinary… as I pen my thoughts, I realise that motherhood is a little slice of each. So here I am, cracking the motherhood code, one day at a time…

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