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Working mother tries very hard to give her kids a stay-at-home mum experience. Crafting, baking, swearing at the sewing machine, painting and writing.
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At what point do we become responsible?

A friend is staying with her husband even though he beats her daily and sometimes twice daily. He goes out every night and sleeps with other people. He creepily smells the lady next doors underpants ...

8 h ago

Oooh, look at the pretty picture!

Look, over there!Distraction is a wonderful thing when all you want to say is make it stop, make it stop!.Anyway, Christie has very conveniently posted up my "Mum in the Hotseat" contribution...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

The censored post

I put a post up here this afternoon and took it down again within the blink of an eye. Seriously, it was here for about 90 seconds and then it was whipped back into my draft pile. That Pile of Whoa -...

2 days ago

Blark is blagging

Have you noticed that my posts are lacking their usual oomph lately? I feel like they are. Im trying really hard to find my blark, but its just not happening for me.All the stuff and nonsense thats g...

2 days ago

52 weeks of grateful: nurture

The number one reason that I love my recent life change is that I get to spend more time with my crazy little Tsunamis.I am not suggesting for a minute that they were in any way neglected whilst I wa...

5 days ago

Things they didnt tell you about parenting

You might be seeing a little bit about a certain book here and there in the blogisphere. It happens when 32 bloggers are brought together into a sensational ebook for a sensational cause. All proceed...

5 days ago

Old friends and the harshest critic

Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than visiting with a bunch of old friends. Id rather deliver a speech to a room full of 1000 tomorrow than rock up to dinner with a cast of 10 tonight, eight years...

6 days ago

Loving: Mr Printables

Sometimes I find a sight that makes my heart skip a beat.Sometimes its a site.Do yourself a huge favour and check out Mr Printables. I cannot get enough. Thats their "Say hello to the Cone Girls&...

23 may 12

The reality of imaginary TV friends

I cant stop the feeling that I know many of the people on reality TV. This is quite different from my other feeling that movies stars would want to be my best friend if they met me. Rather, every yea...

20 may 12

Giveaway winner and some clutter busting tips

Comment number 33 was the lucky number to win The Crafty Kid giveaway.Come on down, Tas from Little Boozle!Have a lovely Saturday evening, everyone. Im making a roast for dinner and eating that ...

19 may 12

52 weeks of grateful: Why

Ive been trying to clarify why I do the grateful thing. Why am I grateful? Once upon a time over 100 bloggers would link up on the Grateful linky each week and numbers have dwindled and dwindled. I w...

18 may 12

Rolling out the princess party invitations

No rest for the wicked around here (no surprise then that Ive been awake for years and years and years). They never tell you when family planning that the really important age gap is actually the dis...

16 may 12

Things I can (probably) make

Lets go fly a kite sundress After the success of my calico bags (oh, who am I kidding, the one I made for Cappers has already fallen apart), I feel buoyed to try something else on the sewing machine....

15 may 12

Pinky: A love story

From the moment The Badoo met her Pinky, it was love at first sight. She was barely 3 months old when we first wrapped her in the cotton stripey blanket (from Ikea - we are all class here). Im a big ...

14 may 12

Its random giveaway time: The Crafty Kid

Im in the middle of a big de-clutter at my place. Every now and then I just go nuts and have a Big Clear Out, getting rid of anything thats been annoying me for the past six months or so. Bin it, Vin...

13 may 12

Happy Mummas Day (off) to you!

Best job in the whole wide world... today.Hope you are being squeezed and adored, wherever you are. x

13 may 12

52 weeks of grateful: moving day

Hello my loveliesJust wanted to let you all know that I will be moving Grateful fully over to Village Voices. It just makes sense now that we have a new home that is accessible to all and even a litt...

11 may 12

Oh good golly gosh, its a farm party

Its done.Im farking farmed out.Maxi and his band of merry men (and maidens) had a really, truly super awesomey day (except that one kid... there is always one.. who told me constantly that he wa...

09 may 12

A rose by any other name...

Imagine if your name was Bob Smith. Or Max Brown. Or Andy Ford (hi Andy!).Sarah White.Lucy Jones (hi Luce!).Rose Ross.Imagine!You might never have to spell your name out for anyone. All those painsta...

07 may 12

Pssst... things I learned this week

Do you remember, back in the Dark Ages when I first started my little blog, when I used to do Things I learned this week, including...?Ive missed it for ages.So, Ive brought it back to life and Kidsp...

05 may 12

52 weeks of Grateful: Respite

You know how life is pretty full week to week? And you know how when you throw something random into the mix (for example, a farm party), things just go mental? And then you know how you decide that ...

04 may 12

I need to see the light

SourceSee all these beautiful rooms?SourceVia PinterestThey all have one thing in common. One thing that I crave.Light!Source Source A house with natural light!Our house faces east. Not ideal. It has...

03 may 12

A rose by any other name...

Imagine if your name was Bob Smith. Or Max Brown. Or Andy Ford (hi Andy!).Sarah White.Lucy Jones (hi Luce!).Rose Ross.Imagine!You might never have to spell your name out for anyone. All those painsta...

03 may 12

Winter washing woes

I quite like Winter. Im a redhead and we dont exactly get to abandon ourselves to the joys of Summer. Im sure Id make a great little beach chick, or even a world-class cricketer, if only I could stay...

02 may 12

Apron strings

Im an apron wearer. There, I said it.People stop by the house from time to time unexpectedly. I like that a lot. I answer the door with a beaming smile on my face - my apron beaming along with m...

01 may 12

The sad child

When I left Cappers at school this morning she was crying her sweet little heart out. She didnt know why.Inside I was crying even harder. I had a job to go to this morning and I couldnt stay to be wi...

30 apr 12

52 Weeks of Grateful: Bedtime

My Kidspot Village Voices Grateful prompt this week is Bedtime and I confess I find it such an irresistible topi c that Im going to write about it here as well.As you know, when you go throu...

27 apr 12

Conflicted inside the box

I think my nasty streak (as my Mum always calls it, hi Mum!) has been let out to play a bit too much this week. A lot of bagging has been going on. I bagged Pickles Mum when all she was try...

26 apr 12

Well hello there Miss Sew and Sew

Ive been having a lovely time preparing a few decos for Maxis upcoming farm party. There are loads of cutesy farm party ideas around the blogiverse, but my boy is turning eight, not two. Im goin...

25 apr 12

Not a post about a farm

Maxi selected a visit to the farm as one of his Happy Ticket good behaviour rewards.* We love the farm, had a great day out and his little friend Pickle** got to come along as part of the reward.Desp...

24 apr 12

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