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This year, I want to be better at this motherhood gig. I want to be present for my kids, enjoy every moment and express my love for them in better ways than ever.
Surprisingly, that means starting with myself first and taking care of me so
Children are our pathway to understanding, the reason for patience and our inspiration for future hope – Lynne Kooij
I was the epitome of angelic motherhood the last few weeks (cue heavenly choir of angels here), as the chickenpox virus had the whole family (almost) trapped in our house since
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Of course I’m pretty much bedridden with this chickenpox and it’s actually a dream come true for a bookworm/tv addict/movie junkie like me.
Done the Star Wars saga, and happily settled in to watch some of the lengthier movies I usually don’t have time for like Shawshank Redemption and Emma,
My favourite radio station 89.9 LightFM is going to have a pre-winter escape […]tomorrow.
They’re asking listeners to nominate their favourite decade, and they’ll play music the whole day from that decade. It’ll be a full-on escape into the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or noughties — whichever decade reigns
[…]I was married at 19, had my first child at 22.
So I was the first in my circle of friends and family at my age to have kids. It wasn’t easy, especially because for a long time I didn’t have anyone I could relate to about the trials and
[…]This year, I’m reviewing my role as a mother what with my eldest now starting high school.
Technically, he’s in middle school. But since he’s moving from his old Primary School to a Secondary College, he’s taking the bus home, he’s spending a couple of hours on homework each night,
Boy don’t you know you can’t escape me
Ooh darling coz you’ll always be my baby
So today I’m doing the laundry, as I usually do on weekends. But it’s not quite the usual laundry I do.
I’m folding up the yellow school shirts in size 10 that have been
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So a couple of weeks ago, I had 2 kids sick with some sort of 1-day bug that kept us indoors and in bed mostly. I figured it was as good a time as any to introduce the classic epic blockbuster that is Star Wars. It was actually a re-introduction
I know because in the midst of all my drama at the time, you remained quiet, calm and a generally easy-going baby. I think because you were such a good baby, I cockily thought I could handle more babies and they would be all be as easy to take care of as you. Ha!
You were so alert and aware as soon as you came out — I knew you were going to be a very smart boy. I have not been proven wrong.
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This morning, my 2-year-old Ethan and I woke up at the same time (as we sometimes do since we still co-sleep) and I immediately started his day with lots of cuddles and “Good morning, baby” as I’m kissing his cheek. He didn’t respond immediately but after about 2 or 3
