Changing Perspective Really Does Help
Have you ever had that feeling when you are so busy with your child that it just becomes too much? I question myself so much in the choices I make as a parent, especially when they enter a new phase. I am just starting to feel confident in raising two small boys and now they […]
A Mother’s Day Wish – If Only
It is that time of the year again when the shops are full of Mother’s day cards, every shop is selling stuff but mostly not so useful items at ridiculous prices. Fathers and children are not only making/buying cards but also buying “not so useful” gifts and making burnt toast with a hard boiled blue […]
Missing Items – The Story of My Life
I could feel the chilliness in my bones this morning when I woke up. Winter is coming. Unfortunately the chilliness traveled through my bones and settled in my mouth as both my darling boys have misplaced their school jumpers. I had decided a long time ago to only buy one jumper for each boy at a time or […]
Let The Kids Pack Their Lunch … Brilliance or Insanity??
A while back I decided to take the plunge and give my two darling masters of the house the “privilege” of packing their own lunch boxes. This was in fact the word I used to entice them into doing it themselves. I thought it absolutely brilliant to give myself at least one day off per […]
The Dawn Of The Tweens – I Was Not Prepared
Do you know how many results you get when you search the word “Tweens” on Google? An astronomical 12,700,000 entries and counting. That is absolutely mind boggling. I have two boys, ages 11 and nearly 10. The youngest son is turning 10 in May and he cannot wait to enter the double digit phase. “Why on earth […]
Flexibility for Working Mothers – Just Imagine
Have you ever wished you can fast forward the development of flexibility in the workplace for working parents? As a working mother I want to fast forward true flexibility in the Australian Workplace. It is one thing to promote flexibility on paper, which by the way most companies include in the human resources company policy, […]