Emotional Constipation

Anyone following my Insta stories over the weekend will know it was a weird one. I had had a few days of just feeling “meh” “yuck” whatever you want to call it, I daren’t say I was sick, because I wasn’t, I just felt like the life had been sucked out of me & couldn’t…

Tantrum Thursday

Thursday. Day 4. Over the hump, but not the weekend yet. A month in now & I definitely see a pattern emerging. A cranky, overtired, insatiable, irrational, energy draining pattern. This evening has been yet another Thursday evening of boys having meltdowns & me trying NOT to have a meltdown. Home from the childminders at…

More Picks of the ‘Flix!

It’s been a while since I put my last list of Netflix recommendations together, and needless to say there has been a lot of watching done since! I stuck at Seinfeld on All4 for ages since, but at Series 8 it’s getting a bit dull so I’m putting that one to bed for a while!…

Blogging in a “Bloggers” World

In March I took the plunge & joined the vast & complicated world of Blogging. A couple of friends had suggested that I do it a while back, but I just had no interest, and full disclosure, I was also terrified of trying & falling flat on my arse! Once I had a few ideas…

Mammy’s Got Talent

A recent post I came across on Insta (@irishmamabuys) was asking Mammies to share their talents; this got me thinking about my own talents; Pre and Post-Mammyhood; cos let’s face it, they are two different lives! Pre-Mammy Talents; Sleeping In Ignoring laundry in the machine for days Cooking as little as possible Window Shopping Browsing…

Straws of Stress

The Mental Load is a new phrase that has been coined by an actual genius to sum up what happens in the mind of modern mammies. Of course everyone has their own mental load, and some bear theirs easier than others. I definitely feel that us Mammies carry more than most, and that’s not meant…

More Patience Please

I need to go to the Patience Shop & get some more patience. At least that’s what my boys would tell me if I asked where to get some. When we need food we go to the food shop, when they get new clothes they come from the clothes shop, toys from the toy shop…