Today I made a Retail Manager cry

Now, before you go thinking I’m horrible, please bear with me. Today I went to a local cafe with friends. We had been craving some quality chocolate, and I loved the hot chocolates there. When we arrived I noticed there were a few dirty tables and assumed they’d been busy and hadn’t had a chance … Read more

Hoping for some wins

I’m hoping for some big wins this week! Feeding to sleep I’m going to put my hand up and admit that I got Luca and myself into some bad habits. As a first time mum, I’ve had no idea what I was doing, just winging it (which I’ve been told is what every mum does). … Read more

Dealing with mum guilt and feelings of selfishness/weakness

I’ve been having a rough trot lately, although to look at my Facebook you wouldn’t think so. From an outsider’s perspective it looks as though I’ve been living the dream. Going to three Commonwealth Games events One of those nights staying at the Gold Coast (aka baby-free night) Dad picking up the solo duties But … Read more

First day at daycare…

I was thinking the other day about the term “when maternity leave ends”. Does that mean going back to work in any sense? Or part time? Or full time? In my own mind, it means when I go back part time (at least longer than what I’m doing right now). At the moment I’m doing … Read more

March update for the 2018 52-in-52 list

I didn’t do as well as previous months this month in ticking off completed items – in fact I only completed 2 for the month. But I’ve made progress towards some of the bigger ticket items – the ones that need to be continuously worked on. There’s 35 items remaining to go. Let’s take a … Read more