After almost ten years of parenting (nine years and eleven months to be precise) there are days (OK, weeks) when I feel still feel like life is totally chaotic and, well simply out of control. Order is beyond my grasp. In this time I’ve discovered some things to help me…
Over the Christmas Holidays each year we get to thinking about the next big chunk of time that we’ll have off and get out the holiday brochures or start googling. Since we’ve had kids we’ve gone abroad on holidays three times (to Italy twice and Portugal once, read all about them in the…
Commuting is hard. Whether you’ve chosen to commute so you can afford a bigger house or to be closer to family, or like me you lost your closer-to-home job and it was the only option, it takes its toll. These days in my new(ish) job I travel 80km each way…
I always say that I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I definitely use the time off over Christmas to re-evaluate things. It’s the same as the “back-to-school” resolution, or the “back from holidays” ones. Plans to improve myself, my health, my home and my work life balance. My non-resolutions…
Ask a parent what’s their least favourite activity to do with their kids and you’ll usually get a resounding chorus of “swimming lessons”. It’s all the getting dressed you see. And the wetness. And the heat in the dressing room as you try to dress one child and argue with…
Do you have a “Fussy Eater” in your house? I think all kids go through phases and by us parents obsessing about it we make it worse. Parenting magazines and websites are full of tips on “how to get your fussy eater to eat their veg” (In fact I recently contributed…
We had a sad incident the week before last where a family member (who may just be the one who is typing this post) didn’t close the freezer properly and by the time it was discovered the icepops were liquid and the freezer dinners were only fit for the bin.…
As back-to-school looms I find myself giving unsolicited advice about school supplies to anyone who will listen. As is often the case, this advice tends to take the negative turn, with words like “crap” and “not worth a shite” cropping up. I call it cautionary advice, or helping others learn…
Weekdays are the hectic ones, with the whirlwind of school, work, commute and activities it can prove challenging to get your kids eating good healthy meals every day. Here are some of my tips to relieve the stress of figuring out what’s for dinner and getting it on the table…
1. Place booklists in a safe place in June. 2. Forget where the safe place was in July. Tear house apart to find one stuck to the fridge and the other in your handbag. 3. Realise four minutes later that you had taken photos of them in case you lost…
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