Sitting on the toilet with an audience that consists of three year twins I think to myself about how this lack of privacy has changed my life. I often have an audience nowadays when doing, well, pretty much everything! The other day I was getting dressed when I turned around and found that R and…
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Being a mum without a mum
Read moreWhen I was growing up I always knew that I wanted to be a mum. I wanted two children, a husband and a nice home along with a great job, good friends and to be financially secure. I never imagined that when I did eventually become a mum I would do so without my own…
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Grieving definitely doesn’t get any easier
Read moreIn 2005 mum passed away. She left behind a husband and two daughters. She’d fought ovarian cancer for years. When she passed away people would tell me that this feeling of emptiness, loneliness and great sadness would gradually fade away into a terrible memory. I would get over it. The truth? I’ll never get over…
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The perfect work/life balance
Read moreIs there such a thing as the perfect work/life balance? Before I had children I had a full time job working in a call centre. I would work Monday to Friday and also the occasional weekend and late shift. Weekends were spent with my husband either going out somewhere nice for the day or usually…
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Why I could never be a stay at home mum
Read moreSome people may think badly of me after reading the title to this post, but I assure you that I love my children more than anything in the world and would do anything for them. I just don’t think I’m cut out to be a stay at home mum! I absolutely admire anybody, Mum or…
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The Guilt of Modern Motherhood
Read moreSitting down to relax in my living room after a full on, busy morning with the little ones, I picked up my copy of Red Magazine and settled down on my sofa for some much needed ‘me’ time. It was around 12.30pm and our twins were sleeping peacefully in their cots following their lunch. It’s…
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International Blog Swap Day
Read moreA few weeks ago, the lovely people over at TOTS100 invited some bloggers to join in with an international blog swap with Australian Parent Bloggers. I was teamed up with Kylie and here is her post to introduce herself and her blog to you! Hi There! My name is Kylie, but you can call me…
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Being a better parent: The mindful way
Read moreThis is my second post on this topic. To read my first post, please click here. Just to give you a brief overview if you didn’t read my last post. Mindful parenting is all about being in the present, taking time to think and responding without judgment instead of reacting. Too many people nowadays are…
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10 Things Nobody Told You About Being A Parent
Read moreImage courtesy of Photostock/freedigitalphotos.net There are two types of people who will try to tell you what to expect when you have your first child. There’s the “you will LOVE it, it’s so much easier than you think it’s going to be”- don’t listen to them. And then there’s the, “DON’T DO IT. YOU WILL…