Valentine’s Day Gifts On A Budget
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? We don’t really but we do try buy something for one another, even if it is just a slab of chocolate or something small. February is such a tough time to have a celebration day, money is tight in January and most of us are still recovering in February so […]
Love, marriage, kids, date night and more….stories from real moms
This weeks Valentines Month couple is one of my favourite bloggers, Megan from By Megan Kelly. Megan and her husband both work from home and have two gorgeous little people. How long have you and your partner been together? Darren and I have been together for 6 years, and this year we’ll be celebrating our […]
Love, marriage, kids and date night…stories from real moms
Hello February, the month of love! Relationships take on a new meaning when you have kids, especially in those early days. You have to get creative with your alone time and popping in to Checkers together qualifies as a date. I have asked 4 moms to share their advice, tips and experience as dating with […]
Our home holds our story in it’s walls
I grew up in a big house, not a mansion but in my memory it was a big house. My parents had a huge room with a big window that looked out onto the garden. My brother and I each had big rooms plus we had a toy room and our kitchen was enormous. Our […]
Building and Establishing a Relationship with PR
Just like many others, when I first started blogging I couldn’t quite understand how bloggers managed to work with brands and PR. It almost seemed like I needed to be invited to an elite group of bloggers who all had their own groups and clicks, but truth is – it isn’t like that at all! […]
Things I know for sure about marriage.
A happy marriage is about three things: memories of togetherness, forgiveness of mistakes and a promise to never give up on each other. Surabhi Surendra That quote pretty much sums up what marriage is to me but these are a few of the things I know for sure. You ALWAYS have someone to phone when […]
I don’t want to see your dirty underwear!
My brother used to get lifts now and then with a family who lived nearby. I think they took him to swimming. Anyway my brother used to share all the family secrets on those trips, the mom would ask my mom about stuff or mention things that we hadn’t shared. It wasn’t ever really anything bad, […]
So who IS more important? Your partner or your kids?
I was recently part of a discussion where a mom asked who was more important your partner or your kids. It led to a rather heated discussion, I sometimes thinks moms could make “which type of cheese curls are best” a contentious issue but this is a rather interesting subject isn’t it? I would just like to […]
Belated thoughts on Valentines Day
David and I have never really been big on Valentines Day. We usually each grab something small on the day or the day before, just for the sake of swapping gifts. This year though I think I won because I provided a baby – a whole little person 🙂 Seriously though, the day sort of […]
A few random questions
In so many ways David and I are chalk and cheese. He is order and logic and I am creativity and chaos. So we argue a lot. Not in a bad way but David also likes to be right – so there are many “But thats NOT how it is” kind of arguments. So I […]