Add to Cart… or maybe not.

Oh online shopping. Bundles of joy delivered right to your door. Or, when it comes to clothing; bundles of disappointment, misery & self-loathing. I am petite… but I’m also considered plus size. Really not a good combo when it comes to shopping for clothes online. But I do it anyways! I just love browsing the…

Facing Lockdown Fears

As soon as Leo made that announcement on the 12th March, my mind went into a silent panic. Selfish as it might sound, it wasn’t a panic about catching Covid-19… it was a panic about being in lockdown at home 24/7 with my own family. I felt numb. At that point, it was only a…

Powerwalk Playlist

When it comes to getting headspace & reclaiming your sanity you can’t beat a good powerwalk. On your own. Maybe with a buggy in tow if needs be. Music just shy of deafening levels of course! The quality of the tunes is paramount. There has to be a good strong beat, good pumping tempo &…

Hypocritical Feminist?

The last couple of years has renewed attention to feminism & all that it encompasses. Movements born in Hollywood & raised by social media have shone a new light on the position and status of women in the modern world. So much has changed & is changing. And so much stays the same. I consider…

Old Friends Know

Old friends know you better than you know yourself. Old friends know your favourite things… your deep down favourite things. Old friends know all your guilty pleasures. Old friends know your most embarassing moment(s)! Old friends know how you dance after 10 drinks. Old friends know what shots NOT to buy you. Old friends know…

Guilt… BE GONE!

Guilt. A woman’s worst enemy, but never too far away. Guilt implies that you have done something wrong. That we have harmed others in some way. That an offence or crime has been committed. An offence in whose eyes? If nobody else has actually lost out or been hurt, if nobody else is complaining, why…

Ding Ding! Round 2 of Toilet Training

So Toddler #2 is approaching the Toilet Training stage of life. I have long been trying to mentally prepare myself for this event but I’m not getting any more confident the closer it gets! Round 1 Summary: Apologies in advance for TMI! Skip the next paragraph if you’re squeamish… Training the eldest was hit &…

How to Survive in a House full of Men

I’ve been the one called Mammy in my house for over 4 years now. When I became Mammy again less than 2 years later, I found myself completely outnumbered by men. 3 of them and only 1 of me… I am of course including my husband in that 3.  You would think that when children…

Sand & Water Tables; A Beginner’s Guide

If I was to make a list of essential items for keeping smallies busy, a sand & water table would be pretty high on that list… probably right up there at no.2… just below TV! When my eldest had just turned one, was up and walking and getting more high maintenance by the day, a…

Calling BS on Parental Peer-Pressure

I’m probably not alone when I say that one of the hardest elements of being a parent these days is the amount of Parental Peer-Pressure we are exposed to. Whether it’s cute little Pintrest-worthy sandwiches with slightly creepy faces on them, or craft activities need a small fortune worth of materials not to mention hours…

Spirit Lifters

These are some seriously dull times we are in at the moment. The struggle is very real. Home all day every day. No work, no school, no trips out, not even a browse around Dunnes! Two boys that cannot understand why we are not “going outside the gate”! It’s such a challenge to avoid getting…