When I was a teenager, I thought that my status and place on the food chain would be achieved through kindness, patience, gratitude, hard work and ambition. My place, once secured, would then be sacrosanct. Family would always love and support me. They would be there in my weak moments and stand with me shoulder to shoulder in my success. …
My Post Baby Reality
I was always hoping to fall into the Yummy Mummy category at this stage of the proceedings. I have read all the glossy magazines, featuring celebrities that slip back into their old lives and skinny jeans within weeks! On the opposite page is the obligatory counter argument that the Yummy Mummy is a myth and not realistic. Blah Blah Blah. …
Every Silver Lining has a cloud
A big fat miserable one ready to dump on your good mood with grit and determination. I love my husband dearly but he has a tendency to be so serious! The ultimate miserable old git in a young man’s body. My other half has two personalities. One that thinks everything through point by point and one that doesn’t think at …
Footloose and Panty Free
Today had one important thing going for it. 90 minutes of child free time. I’m so excited!!! Basically my mum looks after my daughter while I go for a bikini wax – a break is a break! I drive there, get the carpet replaced with hardwood floors and drive back. Wonderful. It’s the one break I get every month so I enjoy …
Me, my Selfie and I
Like any proud Mummy, I do like to take the odd photo of my gorgeous baby girl. Usually if I want a photo of the two of us, I have to resort to the Selfie. I have to push passed my repulsion of this fad on a regular basis, otherwise there would be zero photographic evidence of my existence. …
Bringing a Brit to your Braai
It’s now May so some of us Brits are already dusting off our Barbecues. We need to be prepared when dining Al fresco with our family and friends. British BBQs are fantastic. The host takes care of everything. The guests just have to turn up. They may be required to bring a bottle to top up the alcohol that will …
Corporate Speaker
Anyone who has worked in an office whether physical or virtual knows a corporate speaker. They are the irritating buzz word enthusiasts that love a good brainstorming session. They will be the ones running an idea up the flagpole and wanting that quiet moment to touch base. Oh Sod off! Having spent the last 20 years in an office environment …
The Public Stack
Stacking it in public is not exclusively reserved for kids running with free abandon. Adults do it too in rather spectacular fashion. Certainly this action has enormous comedic value when you are not the poor sod that has just kissed the pavement. For the person that has just dropped to the deck like a sack of crap… it’s no laughing …
Directions to the Village
All the baby books, online forums and movies did not prepare me for one thing. The Village. It’s an African proverb that states: It takes a Village to raise a child. Beautiful. What if you don’t have that Village. What if you thought you had it but your new arrival signalled a mass exodus. Or maybe it was never there …
Mummy and Baby Groups
Something I shunned for months as I hated the thought of them. I had horrible visions of bitchy groups of women moaning about their lives and judging other mothers. Some of my friends shared their bad experiences with me while others encouraged me to go as a way of getting out and socialising. So with an open mind, I put on …