kids

Kids. I flipping love them, but is anything sacred when you bring them into the mix?  Definitely not in our house.  Here are 7 things that we definitely don’t spend money…

It turns out that even after 5 years worth of practice, I am horribly useless at packing our baby bag. I’d call it a nappy bag, but that’s kind of…

Before I became a Mom I hardly felt guilty about anything. I used my time as I liked.  Sleeping half of it away and spending the rest of it with…

Does anyone else count down the days and then hours and then minutes until Friday?  I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one.  Even though this week was absolutely fantastic,…

So remember when that wall just jumped out of nowhere while I was leaving my parking garage and I scraped my car so badly that I cried all the way…

Do you know what I realised this weekend? You never fully “own” this parenting thing.  Yes, some days are great and you totally feel like you got this parenting gig…

My Knox Yes, MY Knox. (You’ll have to fight me to call him your Knox – sorry future girlfriend, it’s just how it is around here.) There are so many…

I’ve always wanted a reason to have a Shaun The Sheep party. In case you’ve never experienced the awesomeness of Shaun The Sheep – let me educate you quickly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43OWPI-Ychs…

Do you know what I’ve been waiting for since I became a Mom? A full nights sleep. 5 years later and I am still waiting… But that aside, things are…

There’s no skirting the issue that relationships (and marriage) are hard. Having said that, do I think I’ve landed with my butt in the butter?  Abso-freaking-lutely.   It’s not everyday…

I thought I was going to be a “boy Mom”. Who knows why.  Whenever I pictured myself as a Mom, I always had a baby boy (with blonde hair and…

I took some photos at the park the other day. When I took them I thought they turned out pretty well – I was excited to post them.  Last night…

There was a time (just a few years ago) where I could direct you to the closest baby changing facility in any shopping mall in Cape Town. I could also…

I don’t like my body. I’m not sure if I have ever walked past a mirror and not cringed at a bulge there or the wobble there, or how weirdly…

In case you thought parenting was easy, I’m here to remind you that it most definitely is not. Just the other day I was driving home and thinking about what…

If I can give you any advice about going to do a skin allergy test is that you shouldn’t do it. The second bit of advice is that if you’re…

Becoming a Mom is such a unifying experience. Obviously excluding those competitive momversations, put two women together (that don’t know each other) and if they have kids they are basically…

Finding the right words to convey my thoughts today is proving a lot more difficult than I thought it would. Basically, the last few weeks have been kind of amazing. I…

There was a time in my life when I used to be scared of being alone at home with my kids.  Every moment, from the time I got home at…

My baby girl, you are not a baby any more! Today we celebrate you turning 4 and despite initially being a bit bummed that you were getting older (when you…

Apparently the older your kids get, the more you are supposed to “do” at a party. It’s no longer about just getting together to have fun, you actually have to…

Sherbs.  I honestly need a weekend to recover from my weekend. That being said, the party was all sorts of fun and the girls had a fantastic time (which is…

* Today is Kyla’s birthday and I just couldn’t get words to work for me, so  instead of a letter to her, I’ll post the next best thing.  How to…