motherhood

Oh my goodness. You know when you enter a competition and then forget about it because the chance that YOU would be chosen is like the one time you tried…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

Expectations. Although it doesn’t seem like it, this is a very dangerous little word.  Especially when it comes to women. Case in point – The Oxford Dictionary definition of the…

Having kids is a bit like cutting out a piece of your heart then letting it out of the safety of your chest and out into the wide open World,…

I love the promise of a long road trip. It doesn’t really matter where you’re going, does it?  Because when you get into that car with your padkos packed, your…

Did you already have plans for 9 May at 2pm? Oh dear.  Maybe you should cancel them because it’s time for the #CTMEETUP! The only “requirement” of attending is that…

We’ve recently encountered a problem. Riya has been complaining about a sore tummy.  A lot.  Like all the time.  Like at least 5 times a day for the last month…

If you’re reading this then you’ve probably booked a photo shoot to capture the absolute cuteness of your children as they are right now, the sweet little things. Except that…

One thing that I have learned through parenting three children over the last 5 (almost 6) years, is that you should NEVER, ever acknowledge that you have triumphed in a…

Does that sound a bit selfish? Maybe. Or even worse, maybe it sounds counter productive because, hello?!  This is when you get a chance to have that hot cup of…

Sometimes I sit down. And then a few seconds later I have to get up.  Because someone needs their nappy changed or homework assisted with or wants me to play Uno…

I’m sure that as a parent you know that sometimes you can get it so right.  The kind of right that leaves you doing a little victory dance in the…

Despite the Terrible Two’s being the most annoying phase ever, it has also coincided with him learning a mountain of new words and having no fear in putting them into…

I think that this is the first time that I am reverting to a Currently post because I feel like it and not because I feel overwhelmed with life.  I feel…

There are quite a few things that make me really happy. Spending time with my kids playing Uno or watching them splash in the pool or trying not to smash…

It’s happening.  Like really happening. We had such a great time at the #CTMeetUp last year that we thought that we would have another (smaller) meet up that only focused…

Every Sunday night was the same…  We’d go to church and then to our best friends place (or they’d come to ours) and we’d have an easy supper.  It was…

We went to our PTA meeting last night. It was our first of TWO nights that we have to attend because – too many children. You know the kind of…

Looking after myself has never really been a priority. I can’t even blame it on having kids, because if I’m honest, I was lazy before I had them too. Now…

When I pictured our first day of school I prepared for the worst. I envisioned children that had unbrushed hair, mismatched clothes and questionable status on teeth brushing to be thrown…

What is it about kids that makes them want to be super helpful at inappropriate times? You know what I mean.  It would really be helpful if they chose to…

I’m not usually a feeler. My emotions are normally kept under a fairly thick skin that regulates all the little feely things that I witness so often in the big…