Conflicting Priorities

The One Where the Chaos Manager Falters

Every now and then there is something in the air. Naomi vlogged it and Eden blogged it. And now, I in my own blathering way will say something about it. It never ceases to amaze me just how much time it takes to keep a house in order with kids. I read an excerpt from [...]

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Words Out of My Mouth

Every now and then you hear yourself, as if you are watching from the corner. Sometimes it’s just the nature of having a toddler around. Things like, “get your hands out of the rubbish bin”, just roll off the tongue. As does “don’t strangle the cat”. And then there are other things, that you really [...]

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Guest Post @ Hobo Mama

I’m guest posting today at Hobo Mama. You can check it out here: Work, Identity and Staying at Home.

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36/365 – Distraction and Absence

Sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Having work that is deadline oriented, rather than just based on number of hours is part of the problem. It’s difficult to have a plan. One day I could get all of my work done and on other days I’ll be on the computer all day. It’s good [...]

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The Perfect Day

Once in a while we have a perfect day. It’s not that I wasn’t working, because I was. Or that the rascal didn’t have her fair share of tantrums, because she did. But somehow, on same days, everything just seems to be happy and joyful. She busied herself on her play-desk while I got some [...]

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I Only Whisper

Before I even decided to get pregnant, I knew there was a choice I needed to make. There were so many things I wanted to do – like go back to University and become a forensic scientist, travel the world, climb mountains (not figuratively, actual mountains). But I knew that I wanted to be a [...]

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Unleash the Control Freak

This year I want to get organised. And not just with the big stuff, with all the little details as well. But I suppose if I could get on top of the little stuff, the big stuff would follow. Control freakdom is creepy that way. Now, my inner perfectionist may be dead, but my inner [...]

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