I ventured into an arts and crafts store this weekend and walked out with a giant armful of stuff to experiment with for toddler craft projects. We’d done stuff like this outside of the home, such as workshops at the National Gallery of Ireland or The Ark, but at home we have mostly stuck to…
If I had known at the time that we would be just past our first full week of toilet training when I was booking this weekend’s Early Learning Workshop at The Ark, I would never have gone for it. The traditional wisdom is to lock yourself in the house with your toddler and remain antisocial…
“My giraffe!” “What, honey?” “My giraffe!” “But you have your giraffe. It’s right here.” “Noooooo. My other giraffe.” “But… they’re both the same, honey. They’re identical.” “No! The other giraffe, mommy! Want my other giraffe!” I picked up his giraffe, went to the other room, put Giraffe #1 on the bed, picked up Giraffe #2 from the bed,…
There’s a big project going on at work at the moment and it’s helping me to discover something about myself. Or rather, it’s helping me to crystallise something I already sort of knew but never fully bothered to explore. Sometimes I can be an IT helpdesk’s worst nightmare. Let’s be honest, if I’m calling the…
The life of a parent. I don’t really need to explain this one, do I?
I had some more fun with Sugru this weekend on foot of my previous success with this fun substance. The problem with it is that once opened, an individual pack of Sugru doesn’t last more than a day, so I have been reluctant to experiment on small projects, not wanting to waste the stuff. However,…
Toilet training means a lot more laundry. It’s sensible therefore to stock up on some essentials like socks and pandapants underpants. It wasn’t until I got home though that I realised this pack of socks is labelled with the days of the week. All I could think of, while managing a cranky and strongly-opinionated toddler…
I can’t get enough of watching my husband and my son from behind, walking hand in hand. If they’re walking, I marvel at the fact that these are both mine. My boys. If Hawkeye is running after daddy, then he is still running with that awkward, uneven (and so adorable) toddler gait with his arms…
You can try to stop adulting for a bit, but you actually can’t stop parenting. ~ The Feathered Rose Day #197 I said that in yesterday’s post. I also said that this is when a partner can step in and take over for a while to give you a chance to recover. I had cause to…
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