It's now been four weeks week since I returned to work from maternity leave and the thing that I've been dreading most has finally happened. I knew it would, after all it's inevitable with small children, but I'd been hoping and wishing that it wouldn't. And today it did. Yep, I'm talking about the dreaded call from the childcare …
Author: Nardia
Glutton for punishment
What is that old saying, if you want something done give it to a busy person! OMG, I wonder what on earth goes through my mind sometimes! Let me break it down for you. Before having children I was the person who was on every committee, involved in a number of different sporting clubs, not for profit …
Today I lost my shiz
As far as motherhood is concerned, I’m pretty confident in my abilities and think that I’m doing a good job the majority of the time. I’m certainly no expert but then I also don’t claim to be. I subscribe to a fairly laid back parenting approach entrenched in the good old fashioned basics that underpinned …
Burning the candles at both ends
Friday is my day off. I work a full time week over four days so that I can enjoy my Fridays off with the girls, being present in the moment and keeping in touch with my mummy-life. But not today. Today I have been working like a mad thing in between playdates and helping a …
On the couch
I don't get to watch TV often these days, but when I do I am pretty selective and keep it down to my favourite few (Revenge anyone?). But sometimes, when I don't want to think, I like to turn on the random reality shows as background noise and write or catch up on life. Tonight is one of those kind …
Not tonight
You know when you hear tragic news about a small child and it bums you out completely? That's me tonight. There was a tragic tragic accident in our community last night where a young 5 year old boy was killed. By his own mother who was driving the family car. What she must be going through …
My go-to place
So many thoughts swirling around the vacant space I call my brain these days. That is, of course, when I'm not putting out spot fires and pushing against deadlines at work! As tends to happen when I have a spark of brilliance or realisation like the one I had yesterday, the little mouse in her wheel …
I call bullshit
On Friday I was filling you in about the apprehension I had in attending a storytelling workshop over the weekend, and then of course I got hit by a nasty bug so I haven't had the chance to digest, reflect and post about how it went. Well then, you know what today's post is about, right? Despite a …
A LIFE LIKE OURS 