geek parenting done right
This week’s prompt has turned into a bit of a rant, so I’ll try and keep it short. I’ve had a rough week with customers not doing the one thing I need them to do – read the instructions. A large part of my job in IT is providing answers to questions or how to documents that are regularly […]
I haven’t thought about the first time I got drunk in ages! Pretty much since my ten year high school reunion when someone brought it up because they were still a little annoyed at me. Grudge much?!!! I was 15 and attending a friend’s murder mystery sleepover. My poison of choice? Every Aussie teenage girl’s […]
This week’s prompt for I Must Confess was to write a letter to your enemy. I don’t really have any but it got me thinking about this quote. I firmly believe that everyone comes into your life for a reason, that there is to be a lesson learnt from every person who crosses your path […]
This week’s prompt is dangerous ground. I know for a fact my husband does read this blog on occasion but hopefully we won’t cause any arguments today. My complaint sounds desperately millennial and is so small, I’m almost embarrassed to put it out there. But put it out there I will. My husband isn’t the guy […]
I have a confession to make and it’s sort of wierd and more than a little bit embarrassing. I frequently plan overseas trips that I am not actually taking. And when I say plan, I don’t mean just daydream and add things to a Pinterest board. I mean make budgets, itineraries, research the best way […]
Wow, even writing that title was hard. Saying you feel beautiful feels so cocky but let me explain why. When I was 17 I was a pretty confident person. I felt happy and good in my skin, wore what I wanted and felt awesome. Then I met a not very nice man who over the course of […]
It’s a big thing to say – that you are your own roadblock, getting in your own way. But I am. More specifically not speaking up in a professional context. I’m terrified that an employer will be angry with me for admitting that I need more stimulation or that something isn’t working. I usually just silently […]
We all find sometimes that life gets too much. Work is stressful, kids are cranky or naughty, the washing is piling up and you just want to cry. I struggled with my moods a lot in my twenties when I would have the highest of highs followed by the lowest of lows. In a bid […]
It’s been more than a day actually. It’s been 18 months of being a fairly shadowy presence in most of my friends lives. When Bear was a newborn, he never slept without being held due to some pretty crazy reflux issues. I hated having visitors and I think I made that pretty plain. Still everyone […]
Some words are just beautiful. Like sonder, mellifluous or nefarious – I never get to use them in every day conversation but adore the way they sound. One day I’ll write a post about my favourite words and share them with everyone. But today is not about those words. Today is about the words that make […]