by Jackie Bailey | Apr 25, 2012 | motherhood, Random insights
20 days ago, I wrote the post “Losing weight.” Since then, I have been on the waggon, off the waggon and now in the last two days, back on again. It appears I have lost about 2 kilos so far. 15 to go. In that time, I fell off the waggon when I got tired....
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 19, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
Sometimes I look at bubba and she looks just like I used to when I was a little kid, all cheeks and smile. It is easy to forget that she is actually not a mini-me. I am pretty much the exact opposite of my mum, possibly as a reaction, but also possibly because maybe...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 19, 2012 | Babies, motherhood, Uncategorized
Is it wrong to apply the skills from work to your 7 month old baby? I just read this post on Mamamia from a mum who applies her skills as a lawyer to her children. She has spreadsheets and applies the SMART principles to parenting. This struck an OCD chord with me. I...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 17, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I do not enjoy having a baby to look after. Of course I love her. Of course I would do anything, anything at all for her. If there was ever a danger I could protect her from with my own life, then I would do it. But there are...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 14, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
Anything could happen. I was walking to my Pilates class last night, after a good day with bubba. We had managed to convince her to sleep for two cycles per nap, so she was better rested in her awake time, and I had a chance to get some things done between play...
