I am a child of the 80's and therefore I can sing every line of the pop classic, Girls just wanna have fun. (Yes, pop tunes can be classics too!) Yet while the words are indelibly printed in my memory, the notion of having fun has waned. As the eldest child I have always taken responsibility, or … Continue reading Present over Perfect book club: embrace fun
reminder
My girls are at an age now where they are enjoying the Christmas countdown. So much so they have asked me to have the numbers up, so they can see how many days to go. It makes them so excited, watching the days tick down, the inevitable fun of Christmas morning inching ever closer. As … Continue reading reminder
I can …
At the beginning of this year, I found my daughter in her room crying her eyes out, absolutely devastated. After calming her down enough to get the story from her. I discovered she was crying because "I can't read yet, Mum". The end of the year is coming up and this little girl is reading … Continue reading I can …
embrace
It is December this week, and I see it hurtling towards me. I feel inside that tensing and bracing, getting ready for the oncoming onslaught of busy. This happens every year. Every year, I fight it. The busy that December brings. And, every year, I lose. So I am wondering what will happen this year … Continue reading embrace
five years and 250 posts later … what this journey is teaching me
When I started writing this blog in May 2010, My eldest was 9 months old. And I started writing in order to have a moment to myself, a moment of reflection and contemplation. I had two readers at that stage, Mr and my sister. And I was quite happy with that! Now when I started … Continue reading five years and 250 posts later … what this journey is teaching me
her and me
We were cooking today, her and me. Measuring together, talking, smelling spices, adding milk. As I caught a glimpse of her sitting licking the spoon, I caught a dull hard jab in the middle of my chest. And I was overwhelmed with missing her ... in advance. You see, I have been filling in forms … Continue reading her and me