I know my mom has landed when the shopping list reads “Wine, chocolate, gin, tonic ...”
Armed with a bottle of whiskey for the LH and gifts for the girls, Super Granny breezed in through the doors and...
I’ve had an inbox full of Holy Crap e-mails this week and it’s been great to get your feedback. It’s amazing how much more fun Chia seed is when you give it a funny name and stuff it in a cookie.
All...
Well, there is nothing quite like Chia seed posing as cockroach poo to get your day off to a worrying start. I am familiar with all things roach after an epic battle a few years ago. It began when I w...
Gabrielle. The storm that never was. I have to say that after securing the house and tying the trampoline to the palm tree, it was a bit of an anti-climax. I should be counting my blessings as with th...
You haven’t experienced a glitter explosion until you’ve turned your back on a five-year-old and an art spinner. If you don’t know what an art spinner is, you probably need one in your life. You pop s...
Our little belle turned three this week, which means the terrible twos are over! Or are they? I can hear the more seasoned parents out there laughing a nervous laugh.
But we are 36 hours in and so far...
Earlier this week I was having flashbacks to my teens. Dating unsuitable boys, hitch hiking through Africa, getting a “rebellious” tattoo …. not all that wild really, but a little boat-rocking none th...
Food for Thought
There are highs and lows when it comes to parenting, and it starts right at the very beginning.
Getting the baby in? A high.
Getting the baby out? Hmmmm…. I can’t pretend that pushi...
I am brilliant in the kitchen 50 percent of the time. The other half, not so much. I burn things, break things and create an indecent amount of washing up.
I put things together that shouldn’t be allo...
Food for Thought
“Mummy, you are NOT coming to my birthday party!” announced Belle at bedtime.
After trying to sweet talk her in to a post beach hair wash, I ran out of patience to do it nicely. Ther...
