Reflection – Page 8

Superstitions are hard to shake (guest post)

Another week, another bubby bloggy break guest post. And boy, oh boy, am I excited about this one! I am, of course, excited about all of my bloggy guest posts. Everyone has gone out of their way to help me out, and I'm so appreciative. But when I ...

You shouldn’t procrastinate because it’s (finish this title later)

Last week was a week of to-do lists.A week of writing them.Not a week of completing items on them.I seemed to forget that simply writing down what I need to do isn't the same as doing them. It's not even getting halfway there.It's just yet ...

Watching your child learn things on their own is amazing

I love helping Ashleigh learn new things. There's a sense of satisfaction and, I'll admit, self-serving pride when I explain something to her and see the 'penny drop' moment, knowing that she has understood.But she's reached that age where ...

Some people go out of their way to help pregnant women

I took Ashleigh to the supermarket on the weekend. (I can't wait to get my Super Fun Mum of the Year Award.)I was putting Ashleigh in a trolley at the entrance, and taking my shopping list from my handbag, when a gorgeous little old lady started ...

A change isn’t as good as a holiday

Regular readers may have noticed a few changes here at You learn something new every day.I've been changing this. Updating that. Altering this. Tweaking that.And it's been anything but a holiday.I've been working on these changes for a ...

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 ...

Everyone has a Christmas wish list

I've had a few people ask me what I want for Christmas.I usually can't think of anything. Nothing specific anyway; nothing available for $49.95 that wraps nicely and fits under the tree.SourceAnd I like surprises anyway. Usually. It depends on who is ...

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 ...

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 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 ...