Fun for Teens & COMP!
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View ArticleGrowing your Instagram Following
Miss 17 and I were bonding over Instagram the other night, when she commented that I didn’t have a very big Instagram following. I had a paltry 418 followers compared to her thousands … okay 1413. So I...
View ArticleGrowing Pains
Did you know: there are growing pains even when your children are in their late teens and early twenties? We love Mr 20 and Miss Almost 18 dearly, but I would be lying if I said that our family life...
View ArticleIs Public Transport Safe for Women?
Miss 17 was quite shaken after a recent incident on public transport which left her feeling very unsafe. It seems she’s not alone. Perhaps you saw the media coverage of the young woman sexually...
View ArticleBreaking up is Hard to Do
I’d forgotten how painful breaking up can be. Before you go panicking, no, it’s not me and the hubster – we’re still as loved up as ever (cue vomit making motions) – and looking forward to our 25th...
View ArticleMiddle Aged Mother Guilt
You would think that once your kids are grown, mother guilt would no longer be an issue. I’m here to tell you: it ain’t so. Sure, I’ve shared before about why I’ll never win parent of the year, and...
View ArticleWhat do you get a Girl for her 18th Birthday?
Why is it birthdays always seem to sneak up on me? Miss 17 will celebrate her long-awaited, much anticipated, 18th birthday next month. We’ve been updated on the countdown nearly every week for months...
View Article18 Birthdays
Our girl turns 18 tomorrow – so for this Wordless Wednesday I’m sharing photos of birthdays past! Sadly, there are no photos of her 12th birthday, thanks to the time I managed to delete a whole heap of...
View ArticleNudies at the Beach!
Now we’re heading into Summer and with all the gorgeous warm weather, hubster and I have been spending a bit of time at the beach on the weekends. However I must confess I was a little bit shocked on...
View ArticleWhen Your Child Leaves Home
It’s a major milestone in the life of middle aged parents everywhere – that moment when your child leaves home. But although you know it’s coming, nothing really prepares you for it – and the maelstrom...
View ArticleIntroducing the Middle Aged Family
It occurred to me that although I often refer to them, I haven’t actually introduced you to the Middle Aged Family. So without further ado … The Middle Aged Papa (aka the Hubster) How can I describe...
View ArticleIs there life after kids?
As a girl, I always dreamed of the day when I would get married and have kids. By the time I was in high school, being a wife and mother was no longer thought of as a future “career” option … sure, it...
View ArticleParenting Regrets
As parents, we want to do our best for our children – but with the wisdom of hindsight, are there things that we will one day regret? With both my children now grown (and one flown from the nest), I...
View ArticleParenting NON Regrets!
So last week I was a bit of a misery guts and posted my parenting regrets: a list of the things I wished we’d done differently over the years. Now for the flip side: there are some things that I am...
View ArticleRoast Celery
Now that Miss 18 has moved out, we make a point of having “family dinner” every Monday night. I’m pretty sure it’s the only home-cooked meal she gets all week so I like to make something a bit special,...
View ArticleA New Kind of Normal
It’s been about 8 weeks since Miss 18 moved out of home, and I am coping surprisingly well. We have managed to put together the best of the old habits along with some new routines, to create a new kind...
View ArticleToo Old for Easter Eggs?
I’m a bit slow I know, but while in the shops on Sunday it finally hit me: Easter is this coming weekend! Which presents me with a bit of a dilemma – are my children too old for Easter eggs? Our family...
View ArticleShelf Style: Renee from Mummy Wife Me
Welcome to another week of Ikea Shelf Style – and for this special Easter edition, we are featuring this charming display from a little girl’s bedroom. The bedroom in question can be found in the home...
View ArticleThe Last Time
The saddest thing about “last times” is that usually, we don’t know that it *is* the last time . Because of this, we often don’t record the event in our memory, take a photo or even write it down,...
View ArticleShelf Style: Kirsty from My Home Truths
This week on Shelf Style, we have something a little different. Kirsty from My Home Truths keeps her Ikea-style shelves in their hall / entry way, and provides us with some inspiration for a great...
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