Have you ever done something and thought, "Oh my goodness. I can't believe I just did that!"? Or perhaps done something that made your husband shake his head in disbelief, shrug his shoulders and say, "I don't get it."? I did something that ...
Hey I haven’t met you, and this is crazy
Last week, I mentioned that I'd been to the ProBlogger conference. That post focused on the lessons I'd learnt, but the other standout experience was, of course, meeting my fellow bloggers. Including ones I have, for want of a better word, ...
We didn’t start the mummy wars
The mummy wars. Whether you believe in them or not, you can't deny that there is plenty of parental judgement going on.I know that not everyone is judging you, and that we often read more into situations than is actually there. But sometimes it's ...
You had a bad day
So. Bad days. They suck, right? THEY SUCK.I've had a few bad days lately. At least, that's what they feel like when I'm in the middle of them. Little things build until the little-thing-mountain feels like it's going to break my back.Until later, ...
Dumb ways to get hurt (the reader remix)
In November, I wrote a song (well, the lyrics) about the myriad ways I've hurt myself in the past.I kept a few in reserve, and asked you to share a tale or two of uncoordinated woe, thinking I'd add a few verses.But the response was huge. HUGE. HUGE! ...
Feeling grateful
I'm having a rough week. A could-have-been-so-much-worse-but-still-very-scary moment with the kiddlywinks has left me physically, mentally and emotionally drained.I had grand plans for this, my final post of 2013. But.I bought a gratitude ...
Dumb ways to get hurt
I've alluded to my (complete lack of) natural grace and coordination before on this here blog. More than once.Hey, it's even on my About me page. It's a part of who I am. Since I've not been able to beat it, I've decided to embrace it.I started ...
Isn’t it ironic?
Ah, Alanis Morissette. Almost twenty years after you released your hit song Ironic, people are still debating it. Are the examples ironic? If not, isn't the fact that a song titled Ironic doesn't use ironic examples in fact the best example ...
The glamour of filming music videos (guest post)
Welcome to the third guest post to feature during my bubby bloggy break. We've heard from two fabulous bloggers so far, so this week I'm changing things up a bit, with a post from my friend, and talented musician, Ken Seto. He'll be embarrassed ...
It’s time to reflect on the year that was 2012
2012 is almost over. And a favourite blogger of mine, Grace from With Some Grace, is hosting her usual Flog Yo Blog linky party with a twist this week.My task? To link up a 2012 year-in-review post.I've thought about ways to approach this. Month by ...