January is a tricky month. It’s the month of juggling work and kids not to mention coping with fluctuating levels of energy. Not to mention days when you’d much rather be sleeping than getting back to reality. And then there’s mum guilt. Last big holidays I declared myself the ‘worst mum in the world’ without […]
What makes you happy? Do that Read More
Last week I did a lot of thinking about time. Time management, efficiency, not enough time, time for me and time for family. Time was a BIG, MASSIVE challenge for me last week, one of those weeks where I felt I could have cloned myself, added an extra 10 hours to each day and yet
Are you running against the clock? Read More
You know how those days leading into a trip away are chaos, you cram in so much that you’re lucky if you remember to eat and there are so many lists and things to do spinning around in your head that if you were to have a brain scan the doctor would probably be surprised
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I’ve been working a lot of late nights lately. With purpose and results. But I’m getting tired and really feeling the pull of needing time for myself and my family. So this morning I slept in a little. Knowing it’s one of my days to get the kids on the bus and realising that it’s
Morning routine, the school bus and a wild beast Read More
Some days I miss my dad like crazy. Those are the days that I remember he was actually kind of cool. That he was the ‘doing stuff’ guy from visits to the beach to french cricket, bush walks, long long bike rides and spots of tennis. My dad loved to do things. He loved to
So… how many back up plans do you have? As a working mum I KNOW that you are used to thinking on your feet – ready to drop everything and run should a call come from school, pre-school or daycare, prepared with 100 tricks up your sleeve if your little dahling comes up with a
Plan A, B, C – alphabet Read More
Remember when talking about ‘binge drinking’ was a big deal in Australia? It was burned into my brain during the Rudd era, when the Federal anti-binge drinking campaign was launched and our media was utterly saturated with messages about how bad it was to bring children up in a house with drinking, ANY kind of
For goodness sake, just put it in a coffee cup Read More
I don’t know where this acronym FIGJAM actually came from but the first time I remember hearing it is in a movie that I saw in my youth… Was it Mel Gibson? Was it someone else, maybe you remember? Anyway? What I wish is that I took the acronym on board then and there, and
This morning I’ve set a goal to put up 4 posts on my blog by 11am. This is number 2 (of the 4). When I finish I’m going to celebrate by hanging out some washing – OK, that probably doesn’t sound like celebrating but actually it means some time outside and that I’ll smell civilized
Set a goal and go for it Read More
Being a working mum has a tendency to be BBBBUUUUUSSSSSSYYYYYYY. I remember thinking when my kids were younger that it would be oh so much easier once they went to school. But actually (sorry mums of little little ones) it’s NOT. IF you can retain your sanity through the hour or so of morning rush,
Don’t fluff up the situation Read More