Reflection – Page 7

Why my three-year-old likes you

You're wearing the same shoes as her.You have fun hair.You let her style your hair.Your favourite colour is purple.You also like yellow. And red. And orange. And blue. And green. And brown. And black.You're fun.You tell stories.You tell ...

The kindness of strangers

I was out walking with the kids recently. (Compelling start to the story, I know. Bear with me.)I was pushing Mitchell in the pram, and Ashleigh was walking. So, despite my lead sentence, I was not in fact walking, but dawdling. Stopping and starting ...

A new approach

Tomorrow is this blog's anniversary. I've been blogging for two years.Two years! WOOHOO! I have to admit I'm proud of myself for keeping it going this long.I didn't have any concrete plans when I started my blog. I still don't. It is what ...

Most things become funny with hindsight

"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 ...

Wishes really do come true!

Back in December, I participated in a meme started by Essentially Jess to write my Christmas wishlist.Five things I wanted over and above everything else.And here's how it panned out.1. A vat of Cankles BeGone.Apparently this product doesn't ...

Telling me to ‘relax’ does not make me relax

I find it hard to switch off at the best of times. But in the late stages of pregnancy, the nesting instinct hit.Hard.Despite the fact that I was tired and stressed, had higher blood pressure and resembled a blimp, ...

The hardest part of the morning routine is…

You wake up. It's 6.00am.You can't hear your baby crying. He's still asleep.You can't hear your toddler playing. She's still asleep.You can hear your husband breathing regularly. Inhale, exhale. He's still asleep.You think you should get up and have ...