Despite our rental property having only paved outdoor space, I attempted a garden of sorts this spring. I had to leave all my plant containers in the UK (international pest control) and didn’t want to spend a lot of money on containers given we plan to buy a property with a decent yard (not that […]
Now that Pickle is six months old, I’ve been contemplating a return to work. I have been self employed for most of the past 17 years, working long hours as an IT consultant but I don’t think I want to go back to that life. Pickle is too precious to me to only
I know I’m very lucky in naturally conceiving and bearing a healthy first baby after 40. I’m recording what I did here, both for posterity and to remind myself of the hard work good luck often is founded upon. I put in a lot of work to conceive Pickle and on those days when
Background When my daughter was four months old, both sets of grandparents came from overseas to visit her in Australia. I ended up taking my mother to the emergency room when she arrived. Sleep deprived and extremely stressed I saw my mother in a new light. I look like my father. While I have my
Warning: this is just one big rant. I’m feeling sandwiched between the other generations. Squashed completely. No room to breathe. For the past couple of weeks it feels like I’ve not had a moment to myself. I missed Microblog Monday on the 3rd because I didn’t even notice it was Monday
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Over the years of trying to get pregnant and my two losses I sometimes had insidious thoughts, especially during the throes of disappointment after another fruitless two week wait. Or over the weeks months of hopelessness and futility following a miscarriage. The thoughts undermined my confidence, my positivity, my hope I have always held a
This is my hundredth post. I wanted my hundredth post to be something substantial. Meaningful even. But I haven’t completed any of the half dozen or so drafts I’ve made over the past two months. Pickle is still learning to overcome the 40 minute nap. I don’t seem to have learned to blog in
I’ve been looking at sleep-sack tutorials as, now that she’s getting bigger, Pickle wriggles out of her swaddles. I want her to be able to sleep in the middle of her cot rather than at the very end to make it easier to lift her for night feeds. The plan is to use her existing wraps
Here is an unpublished post I discovered from back when I was preparing for baby to arrive… These meals saved me in those early days—easy to reheat, nutrient-dense, and manageable with a baby in tow. List of Freezer Meals In response to Marcy’s comment, here is a list of the meals I’ve been stashing away in
Co-sleeping is a wonderful way to bond with your baby and make nighttime feeds easier, especially for new parents. When I was pregnant and trying to figure it all out, I spent a lot of time and strategic googling to find the information I wanted. In this post, I’ll share exactly how we set up
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