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46/365 While I Was Gone

Every Monday, Riley has adventures with either her Aunt or Josh while I’m at work. They swap days. When I first started going into work when she was 9 month old, it was hard. Really hard. I missed her, and she missed me. And more importantly she missed breastfeeding. After awhile it got easier. And [...]

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The Way Things Are

So I might have said something recently about not blogging about trying to conceive. And I might be going back on that already. A girl has the right to change her mind, right? I could rationalise that I’m still not blogging about the two week wait, just pregnancy in general. But really, that’s one of [...]

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On the Horizon

Sometimes I chain of events happen that give you that extra burst of joy. The redesign was one of them. It’s like moving furniture at home. Everything is the same but different and just a little bit new and shiny. It feeds my gypsy soul. Another one was having a shower with my beautiful little [...]

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Going Viral (Not the Good Kind)

I like the idea and the reality of a family. You have company without having to get out of pyjamas. You get to be around somebody who has seen you at your absolute worst and still thinks you’re pretty awesome. You have in-jokes and non-secret codes. All in all, it’s a pretty sweet deal. That [...]

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Somebody Tell Her That

This year, Mothers’ Day was a pretty awesome day. Sleep in, pancakes for breakfast, lunch made for me, a nap in the afternoon and generally waited on hand-and-foot. But. And it’s a big but. Somebody should have told my daughter that it was Mothers’ Day. Would not let me pick her up all day – [...]

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The Unrelaxing Long Weekend

I thought it would be a brilliant plan to make a dent in the painting. Long weekend. Perfect time to do projects around the house – or so hardware store advertising would have me believe. Obviously the marketing geniuses for those advertising campaigns don’t have toddlers. A sweet little bundle who looks up at you [...]

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Selfishness Thy Name is Motherhood

They incomparable @indydreaming shared this article a while ago, and it’s been rattling around in my brain. It’s an interesting read. Although it’s directed at the UK election and a particular Parenting forum, I think it actually says a lot about mothers in general, or at the very least how they are perceived. And is [...]

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Sunshine in a Cage

It has been far too long since I visited Pompa. Weeks go by, and sometimes I don’t think about it. But then I feel guilty, or rather the guilt builds up to the point where my choice is either to be swallowed by my own self-loathing or go and visit him. Visiting him is so [...]

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The Cottage

On Saturday I made my maiden voyage (driving on my own) to Sydney. No animals, people, or property was harmed in any way. Major success. I was there for the Sydney Mum/Parenting Bloggers Meet Up, but decided I might as well make a day of it and headed down nice and early. It is also [...]

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Kindred Spirit

Riley and one of her grandmothers (she has three). This is her with Virginia. She has always been extremely taken with Virginia (I understand the feeling is mutual), even though they don’t get to see one another that often. She took all of about 2 seconds to warm up today. And then demanded, through a [...]

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