Daddy Smiles doesn’t read this blog. Shocking right? I challenge him with Pop Quizzes every few weeks, and he always fails miserably. But that’s not really surprising – he doesn’t have a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account and I even had to explain to him what a winking smiley is when I sent him a cheeky text message last week! But on the...

Dear Mothers Around the World, How do I tell you all the things I feel in just a few words? The truth is that I can’t – not even close. But I will start by saying that I value you. I thank you for raising the next generation of humans to share this planet. I feel like we are making massive steps in the right direction with regards to opening lines of...

I almost didn’t get to become a mother. After a very easy and uneventful pregnancy with Maddy just 7 years ago, my obstetrician gave me a gold star on my notes. At our last appointment before her due date, he told me that he expected everything to run smoothly and I probably wouldn’t even need him. We had a little chuckle and I thought, “Yes,...

All these public holidays have completely thrown me. My whole weeks seem to be out of sync. Now that has been said – that is my excuse and I am sticking to it. Because I did something dreadful today – I forgot to give Fred money for the Mother’s Day Stall – Oooooopppppssss! I knew that it was today – it’s in my diary and on my kitchen calendar, but today...