Man! Where’s my car?
“Mumble, mumble, mumble…what the hell was I saying?” I thought. “What day is it today? And, does anybody know what I’ve done with my car?” Another event today made me realise that even three years after giving birth, I still have ‘mother’s brain’. Why is it that I can go from being...
Indoor play centres: Love them or hate them?
Groggy and hung over from lack of sleep I trundled into the local indoor play centre this morning to meet a friend and let the kids be wild for a few hours. Plonking down on the nearest table that hadn’t been taken over by handbags, I took our shoes off and in HORROR looked at my feet. I could not believe that in my...
How to stop the terrible two’s: A strategy t...
How to stop the terrible two’s: A strategy that works! Is your toddler refusing to get dressed or refusing to leave somewhere when you want them to? Are you struggling to get them into the car or out of the car? What about their eating habits have they suddenly decided that eating is not on their agenda, even their favourite...
Some days I want to curl up in a ball.
Just like the Charles Fuge, Vicki Churchill book, Sometimes I Like to curl up in a ball!
‘Today is a bad day. Today I feel alone. Today…I just want to hide’ I thought curled up under the duvet. ’Where are you Mum?’
I lay in bed curled in a ball listening to Pickles and Daddy downstairs doing the morning rush. I pulled the covers up over my head and sighed.
It’s not that anything is wrong. It’s just some days I wake up and that gaping great hole in my heart is unbearable and all I want to do is curl up in my Mum’s arms and have her cuddle me.
Read MoreQuote of the day
Need more time in the day? When it gets to 4pm, rewind your clock by three hours!
Read MoreBring on the Winter Olympics
This is one of my favourite female singers of all time Miss Sarah MacLachlan, mother of two, singing the theme song to the Winter Oli’s which start next week. Enjoy it.
Read MoreBack again
After a very busy few months, and after house cleaning my mind, I finally tap away again and meander across my blog pages. Oh how I have missed this. Thanks to hell breaking loose in many fashions, none of which included Jimmy Choo shoes, Pickles and I have had a much needed rest and are back with a vengeance.
Oh it feels like home here.
Jay-marie
Read MoreThank You Mum
You know the thing I love about writing a blog is that it challenges you to dig deep, be completely honest and tell the truth about how you feel. Even with the knowledge that thousands of people will be reading all about you! But without this thought I don’t think my life would be as charming. To think that your deepest and sometimes darkest feelings will be shared, judged, laughed at, smiled at, and given many more emotions really develops the self.
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