Your Family Survival Coach

Having a baby is a complicated business, isn’t it? Not only is the female body pushed to its limits getting that little tacker out of there, then comes many years of care and concern about that precious little one’s safety and well being.  Keeping baby (and toddler safe) is an absolute priority for parents and [...]

I must confess that despite being an easy going, roll-with-the-punches kind of gal there are certainly some peeves that irritate me much more than I wish I’d let them. That in itself is something I find damn annoying – the realisation that some things get under my skin much more than I’d like. I hate [...]

One of the first gifts a parent bestows upon their child is a name. I really do think some parents are much better at this than others. I believe the naming process is a huge responsibility and one to be taken seriously. It’s not easy to give that sweet, wrinkly newborn a label that they [...]

Aside from the family home I grew up in, the house I live in now takes the trophy for being the residence that has held me captive for the longest. It’s been since 2006 that I’ve called this address home and I can actually feel the urge … the want to change … it’s almost [...]

I really believe when sleep-deprived parents actually do get the opportunity to grab some shut eye and wander into dream land, that much of that dreaming is around living the good life, you know, fantasies of perfect days ……. terribly unattainable in most instances, but highly desirable nonetheless. So when my bloggymate Kirsty announced that this [...]

I’ve written a number of posts on this blog, before now, about self-care. About the need to look after yourself when the going gets tough. About stepping back, breathing deeply and lightening the load. Funny how we often aren’t so good at taking our own advice, right? Well, I’ve forced myself to listen these last [...]