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The War on Mess

This morning’s vlog is brought to you buy a war that I am pretty sure I am losing. It’s not pretty. And finding a spot in the house that didn’t look like a disaster zone was the most creative I’m likely to be all day.

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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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Going Solo

I’ve done working in the office, I’ve done working at home, I’ve done working in the office and at home and I’ve even done two work from home jobs at once for a dizzying couple of months. But at the end of next week, I’ll no longer be working. Except for freelance. Because multiple irons [...]

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Life in Minutiae

The great thing about friends you speak to often or friends you have known for a really long time is that you can speak about your life in tiny details and it doesn’t bore them to tears. Or at least, they pretend it doesn’t, because you listen to their details as well. Which is just [...]

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The Thin Line of Busy

There’s a thin line between good busy and freaking crazy busy. A very thin line. Which I have been walking this week, but not doing it very well, at all. I like being busy. It suits me. Mostly. I have a part-time job. A part-time job that I’m finishing up in a couple of months. [...]

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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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Childhood is a Bad Bet

That’s the assertion made by Elisabeth Badlinter in her new book, discussed in this article. The idea being that it’s a bit of a waste for a parent to sacrifice every part of their life for a child, given that we live for an average of 85 years and childhood is temporary. Her theory is [...]

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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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SAHM Setting the Women's Movement Back?

I am so glad that I subscribed to the comments at PhD in Parenting’s article - Dr. Phil Stay-at-home mom vs. working mom show because if I hadn’t I would have missed out an an a really interesting debate. And that’s one of the things I love about Annie’s blog is it almost always sparks intense [...]

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