"This'll all seem funny one day.""Look on the bright side. In twenty years, you'll laugh about this."Hard to believe when something horrible is happening in your life. But often true. Most horrible things become funny with hindsight. Or, if not ...
Archives for July 2013
You don’t need expensive toys to entertain a toddler
Entertaining a toddler can be an expensive undertaking. Toys, trips to the zoo, trips to the aquarium and play centres, special meals and treats, ponies, private jets... the list goes on.But yesterday, I managed to entertain Ashleigh all afternoon by ...
Newborns look wisdomous
I felt this way with Ashleigh, and it hit me again with Mitchell.Newborns look intelligent. All-knowing.Wisdomous.Mitchell demonstrating his wisdomousness in his first week.When I look at Mitchell, I swear he's just calmly considering the world ...
Coordinate patterns instead of colours
Oh, wow. I never thought I'd enter the world of fashion blogging.I ain't no fashionista. Nuh-huh, no way. As long as things don't clash, don't look absolutely hideous, and are comfortable, they get my tick of approval.But Ashleigh loves clothes. She ...
Toddlers don’t speak logic
We all know that toddlers can throw tantrums sometimes.Tantrums about big things. Tantrums about little things.Tantrums about nothing. Absolutely nothing. No warning, no reasoning; just kicking and screaming on the floor for seventy ...
Don’t gush when life is going well
I promise I'm not being snarky. Or jealous.I don't want you to shut up because I'm sick of hearing about it.But when things are going well, don't gush.Don't flaunt it on your blog. Don't talk about it on twitter.And definitely don't post a ...