Emily

Sometimes our ‘toddler’ frustrations are ‘self’ frustrations

How many times have you found yourself facing toddler fury, frustration or tears and wondered what you could have done to prevent the situation?Ashleigh doesn't throw many tantrums. She's a thinker, and this seems to extend to situations where she ...

Some women go to great lengths to hide their pregnancies

When you're in the early stages of pregnancy, and not quite ready to tell the world you've got a teeny tiny bub in your (first-time) teeny tiny belly (or your subsequent-times not so teeny tiny belly), you sometimes go to great lengths to hide the ...

Parents are (mostly) realistic about their children’s abilities

I've written before that every parent thinks their child is a genius. And I stand by that.But even within this 'my-child-is-a-genius' world, in our hearts, we know their limitations. We can be amazed by something new that they do, but are rarely ...

3+1=4

A post demonstrating my mathematical geniosity?Not so much.A post making up cool words like geniosity?A little bit. It's a frabulously superific word, in my opinion. But not the main point.A post to announce something?Yep!And I'm sure those of you ...

The meaning of misogyny is(n’t) changing

What an interesting couple of days for Australian lovers of all things wordy!Misogyny ruled my life yesterday. No, I didn't experience hatred because of my gender, or entrenched prejudice. But the Macquarie Dictionary's decision to ...

Shopping trips don’t have to be boring

I had an errand-filled morning recently. Buy this from here, get that from there, drop this here, pick that up from there, and oh, can you also do this while you're out?I was prepared to be bored. I was ready to hate the morning.But ...

I’m proud to be a stay-at-home mum

This is not at all a difficult thing for me to say. Nor is it really something new I've learnt today.Cheating? Not really. Because I've learnt that some people aren't proud that they're a stay-at-home mum (SAHM).Not because they don't ...

I am a stay-at-home mum

This isn't something new I've learnt today, but is something that was driven home when I became disproportionately excited about something I purchased recently.Which inspired me to create this list.10 signs you're a stay-at-home mum:You're excited by ...

I haven’t found my voice yet

Don't take this literally. I haven't lost my speaking voice. Much to my husband's disappointment.This is a post about writing. I haven't yet found my writing voice.Or re-found it. I first discovered my writing voice in high school.Somewhat ironically ...

Friends and family make renovating easier

We're renovating. Unless you've been living under a rock, or, heaven forbid, just not reading this blog, you'll know that we're renovating (two years and counting!) and that I'm a little bit over it.We haven't had a kitchen since Easter. We've ...