Last week I was enjoying a rare treat of driving child free to the grocery store. I was listening to the radio, switching from ABC news with old fogey music, to the youth alternative station of Triple J (‘cos that’s the kinda girl I am). I was unashamedly singing out loud to the songs I knew, usually …
I had no idea how challenging navigating the parenting journey was going to be. I was one of those little girls who always wanted to be a mummy, I wanted babies and perhaps toddlers but I never thought of life beyond a cute little two-year-old. I didn’t have a picture of myself as a mum …
I had no idea how challenging navigating the parenting journey was going to be. My babies are now real life children, seven, five and almost four years old. Each child has a completely different personality and each has their own individual desires and needs. We are watching them evolve into people. Little people with big personalities. …
Time is of the essence; as a busy mum, I don’t have much time or any essence. A friend gave me the book ‘Buddhism for Mothers‘ when I was pregnant with my first child and although I don’t know the kind of mother I would have been without it, I am definitely a better mother for having …