I am sitting here on a Tuesday evening watching a rerun of The Truman Show, and I realised that our lives sometimes tend to play out like another episode of our favourite show: get up, make sure the kids are fed, changed, cuddled and off to school, go to work, do a grocery shop, sit in traffic, make dinner, have a shower, go to bed... and repeat. It's so important to ensure we ... Read More
When did this happen? 6 months of cuteness
So yesterday I became a mom of a 6 month old - and realised that we've survived 6 months of parenting two beautiful boys, I've exclusively breastfed for 6 months (YAY ME), and this little sausage is now on his way to turning one already. They say time flies at this age, but you never really know what that looks like until you've just past it. Those early weeks of sleepless ... Read More
The Working Mom’s Guide to Getting Out the Door in the Morning
If you’re like me, a busy working mom, then you know what that 6am – 8am bracket looks like most days. There’s always potential for perfect mornings as you hit 7.30am and then your toddler doesn’t want to put shoes on and has a meltdown in the middle of the carpet or your baby spits up all over his freshly changed outfit as you keep a beady eye on the clock. With two kids in ... Read More
Five Months In: Life As a Family of Four
So, this last week my little Oliver Pop turned 5 months. I mean, that is almost HALF A YEAR. Where on earth has the time gone? I cannot believe that he’s no longer a tiny squish of a newborn, but a wriggly kicking baby full of life and giggles and toe nibbles. If I have to look back at the last few months, there are moments of absolute clarity but plenty of blurred days and ... Read More
Twas the Night before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, and all was still… Well unless you’re a parent or just generally unprepared for how quick the 25th of December has made its arrival! We’ve spent today AWAY from the shops (thank heavens, my local centre parking lot was looking chocca) and taking time to just chill out. I popped into see my best friend whose husband was chopping up butternut ... Read More