Monthly Archives: May 2012

Claim the fame!

Ooo la la! Yesterday I opened our local newspaper to this article: Now it may be my only ever claim to fame so I’ll take it thanks! But more than that – today is a shout out to all parents, no matter what you do or how you do it. In this article it talks…

The poster who thought he was a zoo keeper…

I actually don’t know why they keep ignoring me. Surely the noise becomes quite inconvenient when they are watching the television, having a conversation or trying to sleep. I know I am one of the best zoo keepers in the world but with so many animals to look after all on my own, I can’t…

The forgotten mop

Neglected. Abandoned. Affronted. Cast aside. Decayed. Declined. Deferred. Depreciated. Deserted. Despised. Deteriorated. Disdained. Dismissed. Disregarded. Evaded. Forgotten. Ignored. Lapsed. Omitted. Overlooked. Passed. Over postponed. Scorned. Shunned. Spurned. Tossed aside. Unconsidered. Underestimated. Undervalued. Unheeded. Unused. Unwanted. Unwatched. All the words I would use to describe my scalp-covering. Most people would just call it hair. Tomorrow I…

What is important in your child’s development?

Each week I take Evie to kinder gym. I know it’s important for her to have the chance to crawl, run, walk, slide, roll, fall and climb. Not to mention she loves it! Image source Today I’m partaking in a little lazy blogging and sharing with you an article from our kinder gyms newsletter (edited…

Weekend reflections

Each week Neen from Neenish Arts writes a bit of a weekend debrief. Whilst I enjoy reading them, I also find it really useful in my own life to stop and reflect on the week or weekend that was. Reading hers each week is a reminder to do this. This week I’m blogging it rather…

Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day! May you be loved and appreciated every day of your life! My day started with Patrick getting up at 7am and by 9am he had prepared 2 roasts and put them in the oven, made me a 3 course breakfast and a smoothie, done the dishes, organised Evie’s breakfast and then taken…