As simple as squashing a Mosquito
As I put my naked head down to sleep I can hear that determined little fecker. He is one relentless […]
My most serious post ever
When you hear the word chemo, what do you think of? If you are one of my generation then you […]
Losing my shit
A post with lots of swear words and zero silver lining 8:20am The pharmacist is scurrying up and down like […]
Lessons from Cancer
Day 6 post chemo and I’m up at 4am to write. I’m definitely back to normal. It came suddenly, unexpectedly. […]
The story of George
This is the story of George, the cancer that lives in my boob The weekend before we cut George out […]
Biopsies & Black Cats
If someone had to biopsy your parental journey, what would they see? Imagine they take a small sample, as they […]
Be the Container
“Oy Fek” I mumble under my breath (a combination of Jewish and Afrikaans swearwords). Tom is sitting on the coffee […]
The art of having a bad day
I gained so much weight since Dec that my underwear is cutting off my blood supply. While facilitating a workshop […]
The shortest blog post ever
If you’re a parent of a young child right now, you might feel as if you’re living inside a Charles […]
Finally, that book review (#1)
Books. They can take you places even when you’re stuck in a queue. They’re the Felicity of every childhood and […]
365 days of clean bums
I went for my first mammogram today. Hoorah for me for being proactive about my health and all that. And […]
Mother. Of. The. Year.
This mother of the year award does not involve a gorrilla, but it does involve this picture. Nasty. Previous nominations […]
The Chuck Norris of all trips
I shouted like a drill sergeant. We had five minutes to get from the car park to the inside […]
Captain Fantastic vs Mom Fan Tastic
Moments before watching Captain Fantastic at the cinema (where they now serve wine bless them), I shouted at Kai for […]
That steel thing
Last night I slept in a steel cot. And I will again tonight. So crutches have been around since the […]
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Lessons from Cancer
Day 6 post chemo and I’m up at 4am to write. I’m definitely back to normal. It came suddenly, unexpectedly. […]
My most serious post ever
When you hear the word chemo, what do you think of? If you are one of my generation then you […]
Losing my shit
A post with lots of swear words and zero silver lining 8:20am The pharmacist is scurrying up and down like […]
The story of George
This is the story of George, the cancer that lives in my boob The weekend before we cut George out […]
They’re in the now, you’re in the past (and future)
Through gritted teeth I explain to Bailey that she cannot burst into my room and whisper random questions as it […]
As simple as squashing a Mosquito
As I put my naked head down to sleep I can hear that determined little fecker. He is one relentless […]
Take a Failure Bow in Parenting
Yesterday I stumbled upon an interesting article on how some companies are helping their employees to learn from failure. They […]
The art of having a bad day
I gained so much weight since Dec that my underwear is cutting off my blood supply. While facilitating a workshop […]
Why this blog?
Why join the thousands of other “mommybloggers” out there? Because this blog is not only about the butterflies and the […]