Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Shops are brimming with cards, flowers and gifts and restaurants are throwing ‘special offers’ at us. But after all the marketing gimmicks and that little bit of extra attention (and chocolates and wine) we mums get, what next? Does…
You know motherhood will change you. Your feelings. Your priorities. Your work-life balance. Being a mom will make you fatter, sleepier, more responsible and perhaps more patient. You will do things you never thought you would do. Like stand and stare at garbage trucks or play ringa-ringa…
As one year came to an end I decided to make amends. Change some things (just a few) Toss bad habits and start anew. New Year Resolutions (a fancy term for a solution). I've made a long(ish) list But… with a twist! You see, I'm…
It’s the end of the year, a special year for me. I gave birth to my second baby – my blog – in 2016. And have watched it grow in posts, visitors and subscribers over the past 12 months. And of course, met other blogging…
Here’s a thought. I think there should be a sports competition just for mums. No, not because we love to exercise but because we run, long jump, wrestle and weightlift anyways. Everyday. Plus we have an immense amount of endurance. You see, looking after a…
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…
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…
After three years of being Mom (to a baby, then a toddler and now a threenager), I have come to realise that these little beings have their own internal alarm clocks. And I’m not talking about the biological one that makes them wake up at…
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…
If you ever told me to write an ode to a wet wipe Before I became a mum I wouldn’t think its much fun But here I am Mum to 3-year-old Little Man All set to type My heartfelt thanks to a wet wipe For…
