Teaching My Children Money Management
Money management and kids: two words that don’t go so naturally together. As a child, I wasn’t much good with money. I was paid to do jobs around the house – lawn mowing, car washing, that kind of thing –…
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Should Children Share A Bedroom?
When I moved house almost two years ago post-separation I got a bit sniffy about downsizing my home. This was in the days when I believed that the size of your house was directly relevant to your happiness, you understand,…
Mummy’s Day Off
Recently I sat down, scrolled through my calendar and discovered something slightly shocking. I have not been in my house alone since the 20th September. Furthermore, thanks to Elfie and Hux’s dad working away for a few weeks (and…
New School Year Guilt
When you’re a mother, the default mode seems to be GUILT. I thought this was just me until I started talking to my mum friends and realised this guilt phenomenon is universal. From what I can tell, save a few…
Raising Daughters
The parenting of little girls is a job that is so special. Boys are boys and boys are awesome, but compared to our daughters they really are as different as slugs, snails and puppy dog tails. Yesterday I did something…
To Dummy Or Not To Dummy?
I’m finding myself at somewhat of a crossroads with Hux. He’s a very sucky baby – feeding on demand which is about every 2 hours right now – and I reckon his late night feeds especially have become about comfort…