Okay - I am a week into the eight week period of redeployment and having worked out what I don't want to do, and had some amazingly positive feedback from people in real life, people on the interwebs and even a compliment on my dress from a stranger on the bus this...

I'm a bad parent.I read all the books. And then some.  I know how to be a good parent but unfortunately, I lack the self discipline to turn the theory into practice.  Our life is not a structured domestic oasis of calm, organic produce and baby yoga. In...

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love social media for a lot of reasons.But there is one thing I hate about it.It gives a voice to bigots.I've been really pleased to be contacted via Facebook by people I was genuinely fond of in my younger years....

First kisses are memorable in some instances and not at all.  The first time you kiss somebody you love you think you'll remember it forever.  The taste, the smells, the moment - seared into your memory to be recalled, remembered and cherished.Until you fall...

So this week I was made redundant. The dictionary definition of redundant is pretty harsh - (adjective) No longer needed or useful, superfluous.So I start with telling people - don't read the dictionary if you're trying to make sense of major life changes. Don't...

My relationships with 'in-laws' began around 20 years ago when my older brother started dating a girl who I assumed was completely bonkers.  I could think of no sane person that would possibly find any of my brothers attractive, let alone attractive enough to be...

Perception is a funny thing.  But it is powerful.  Ridiculously powerful.  As are our truths. And open to misinterpretation.  As are our truths. I’ve been pondering the subject in some depth for a while now since my psych asked me to consider...

When I first moved out of home, I had to ring a friend to get the low down on how you could tell a potato was boiled.  The sweet simple genius of that discovery meant that potatoes became my favourite food for the next couple of decades.And I never really learn...

There are times when you want to be the better person.And there are other times when you want to check out the acceptance speech of Merrit Wever and see what exactly Sofia Vergara wore to the Emmys.Just in case you're wondering(source)And both are okay.  It is...

My perfect childrenMy girls are learning to swim.  This means every Friday for half an hour, I keep an eye on the smaller one while watching the older one splash about in a lane learning to put her face in the water and wave her arms and kick and stuff.  And...

What did I take away from my first ever Problogger event last week?Confidence.Not mine. Not yet.But I really noted that ALL of the bloggers that were taking their blogs and running off into the sunset, had the confidence to keep pushing through with what they wanted...