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…
Motherhood is a strange thing, you want to be the best you can be – the best mother to your child, the best teacher for him to learn from, the best role model, the best human being – but after years of minimal sleep and…
This month’s #Mumspeak is on the much-debated topic of Sharenting: the act of sharing pictures and information of your child/children online or on social media. In today’s world of Facebook and Instagram, it is not uncommon to see pictures of important events, special firsts…
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…
I’ve spoken about Little Man’s tearful drop-offs when he started nursery almost two years ago. As with most children, the settling-in period was tough. Very tough. For him and for me. To see those tears every morning as I tried to smile and walk away,…
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…
Mumguilt. We ALL have it, feel it, hate it but learn to live with it. Because no matter how hard we try or how much we do, it just never seems enough. If we are SAHMums, we feel guilty about not being able…
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…
It’s back-to-school time for most of us around the globe. Kids in school = more time for us mums to blog. Which got me thinking: why do we mums enjoy blogging so much? What is it that drives us to write about our motherhood experiences?…
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…
