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My toddler’s 3 favourite activities
At 18 months, Ewan has 3 favourite activities – bottle, bad and outside. Further clarification of these cryptic terms Bottle – mother frequently gets asked where his bottle is, especially when she...
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The seasons of a working mom’s life
Once upon a time, my body used to be well toned. Exercise I had a lot of time to excercise. One of the gym regulars, I did at least 4 sessions a week of 45 minutes to an hour. I also lived in town...
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My extroverted toddler?
Recently, I’ve started to wonder if I may have given birth to an extroverted child. I’m still not entirely sure how this happened as both his father and I are confirmed introverts. Needs interaction My...
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The terrible pre-2 tantrums
It seems the little man has reached the terrible two tantrum stage, even though he has only just turned 18 months. Independence It’s quite a thing to get used to, this quiet and friendly baby turning...
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Teaching empathy to my little terrorist
I watched the little man play with a bug in the bath last night. Once he was finished playing with it and forgot about the poor creature, he kicked it to death before I could rescue it. This made me...
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Raising my child in my second language
Raising my child mainly in my second language, wasn’t something I really thought hard about. Natural process It’s something that kind of just happened naturally during the course of our lives. My...
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Working mothers – it gets easier after maternity leave
More than a year after returning to work, I’ve realised that it does get better after maternity leave. Any good at the job? I’ve recently been reading articles/blogs about whether you’re any good at...
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The nerd mother
I’m a nerd mother. Not the stereotypical girly girl. At the moment I only have a boy, so I don’t have to worry about transferring any girly skills. Why I’m a nerd mother I don’t worry about hair,...
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“Old” motherhood
Sometimes, when I’m particularly exhausted after a night of broken sleep or when the busy little man tired me out all day, I wonder if it would have been easier if I was a younger mother. The magical...
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The revamp
You may have noticed that my blog has been going through some changes over the past few weeks. I’ve finally made the leap and upgraded to Premium, which gave me access to a domain name and proper...
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Toddler throwing fun
One of the little man’s favourite past times at the moment is throwing items. At first I thought he was being somewhat naughty, but apparently this is a normal stage of development. You simply need to...
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Is busyness an addiction?
As a working mother, I’ve recently started to notice that life seems to be passing me by in a blur. Keeping up Staying on top of a busy job and home life sometimes seem to require a special talent. I’m...
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The introverted working mother’s Christmas holiday
The countdown to the Christmas holiday has started, even though we are still hectically busy at work. This year I really need a Christmas holiday. Sometimes it feels like I’ve aged 10 years over the...
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When mothering has lost its value
Recently, Barack Obama caused an uproar among stay-at-home mothers in the US by making the following statement: “Sometimes, someone, usually Mom, leaves the workplace to stay home with the kids, which...
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Long commute bad for your health
Recent studies have concluded that a long commute (more than 45 minutes a day) is extremely bad for your health. Negatives of a long commute Obesity Additional stress Back and neck problems Insomnia...
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Long commute bad for your health
Erika:http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/workingmotherwarrior Originally posted on WorkingMotherWarrior: Recent studies have concluded that a long commute (more than 45 minutes a day) is extremely bad...
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My 2015
After taking a Christmas break from work, blogging and anything remotely intellectual, I’m back at work. Back to little sleep The little man doesn’t like this idea of having to get up an hour and a...
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My journey as a writer
I’m still trying to find my feet as a writer in 2015. My journey as a writer has been exhilarating and confusing at times. I find myself interested in too many things – writing novels, short stories,...
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A sad start to 2015 for our family
So 2015 started off on a sad note for us. Initial excitement Excited, we went off to the Fetal Assessment Centre in Claremont, Cape Town on 9 January for the first 3D scan of our second child. We...
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To my possible future employers
After months of rumours, we were informed yesterday that our company is moving to a location (Bellville) that is out of my travelling reach. This leaves me in somewhat of a jam. After looking at the...
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