The mummy wars. GROAN, right? Don't worry. I'm not here to provoke them. I'm not here to stir the pot, poke the bear or perform some other cliché of anger-mongering. I'm here to calm them. In song format, of course. Because that's what I do. ...
If I only had some grace
Ever wondered what song you'd sing if you met Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road? If I Only Had a Brain? If I Only Had a Heart? If I Only Had the Nerve? Or something else entirely? I don't wonder. I know. And now, I'm singing it for you. And ...
This is how we do
I haven't done a song rewrite for a while. And every time I hear Katy Perry's song, This is How we Do (which, thanks to my daughter's taste in music, is more often than I really need to), I can't help thinking about how totally not like that song my ...
Clucky
You know that feeling you get when you hold a brand-spanking-new baby, and they're so soft and squishy and adorable and trusting and THAT SMELL, oh that newborn smell, hits you and you tear up and blame that eyelash you had in your eye last week as ...
Yesterday (the Ballad of Paul and Kanye)
Yesterday He was just an old guy going grey. Now he's famous thanks to one Kanye. This Sir Paul guy can really play. Suddenly He is famous, not some wannabe. Becoming known to Generation Z. At 74, fame came suddenly. Why he wasn't ...
Tribute (to the greatest lip-sync in the world)
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! ...