I just struck a deal with my hubby. For at least a couple of hours over this long weekend I renounce my throne, as it were and most definitely abdicate my responsibilities. For at least a couple of hours, I plan to sit in my chair, or maybe even on the grass, with a magazine in …
Author: Nardia
When inspiration strikes
So this afternoon, whilst I waited for Miss A to wake from her nap, I made myself a cup of tea, pulled out a couple of Tim Tams and started to make a list of the things I had to do to get ready for our long weekend of camping. It's Australia Day this coming …
Tonight’s post is bought to you by the letter Zzzzzzz
Sick kids are exhausting! And this mumma does not have a lot of patience when running on 3 hours sleep! On Saturday Miss A showed signs of the sniffles and a little cough which has now escalated to a very chesty, wheezy bout of bronchiolitis. Unfortunately Miss B has woken up with the same. And …
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The gap between intent and action
EEK! What started as an idea to talk about my colourful new blog title header and how it came to be, has now got the potential to become a PhD thesis! So I'm going to make a concerted effort to rein in my thoughts on this one... if that is at all possible! I had intended …
Memory Lane Monday – Nana
I was looking for something in cupboard today when I saw this and thought it'd be a great MLM. This is a picture of my Nana, her sister and her mother taken back in 1918. How fabulous are these old photographs - despite my dodgy attempt to get a good picture of them, the …
Lazy Sunday
The morning after a party is always pretty rough if you've had limited sleep and one too many beers. Fortunately for me, I didn't end up having too many drinks at the 50th birthday last night. Not because I didn't want one, but rather, because I've come to realise that trying to wrangle a toddler who …
The packing of all the stuff
I love a weekend away, but I'm not at all a fan of the rigmorale associated with going. Today we're off to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of my hubby's cousins so I'm in the process of pulling together ALL THE STUFF required of carting an infant and a toddler on an out-of-town trip. We're …
She just gets it
So I did something bold today... I told someone about this blog! Well, in all honesty, it wasn't just 'someone'. I was always going to tell my friend, Mrs Mone about this blog, I just hadn't planned on telling her this early. But as things happened, I did and it went down like this... Having not seen …
Passionately curious
On Monday, I read an article written by Carly Jacobs who writes over at her blog, Smaggle. And I’ve not been able to stop thinking about it since. You know how I was talking about the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon recently? Well in addition to mindfulness, a lot of things relating to passion have been cropping up …
From corned beef hash to dog food in 2.5 seconds
I am definitely no Susie Homemaker. Or Martha Stewart for that matter. Especially not Martha Stewart. My kitchen and I are not great friends although it's not for lack of trying. I am a much better baker than I am a cook although I've been making a conscientious effort over the past few years to …
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