by Jackie Bailey | Mar 25, 2012 | women who write
When I get anxious, I get jealous. It is an unpleasant trait, and one not immediately obviously related to my heightened state of worry, which makes it harder to rationalise away. I look at pictures of other people’s living rooms and think they are much nicer...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 24, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
My baby may be babbling like my ever sociable mother, but she is like me when it comes to motor skills – somewhat unconvinced of their utility until in a tight spot. Bubba was up every hour from 3.30 am onwards this morning. She sent herself back to sleep, but...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 21, 2012 | Babies
When I was pregnant, mums would variously make recommendations to me about how best to use my time before the bub arrived. With a certain, hungry look in their eye, they would say, “Get lots of sleep.” “Go out to lunch with friends.” “Eat...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 20, 2012 | motherhood, Random insights
This morning I had a realisation. It was a bit late in coming, and for all my intelligence, there are some things that I am pretty slow on. I watched bubba play on her mat, and I thought about my own mum. I can be cynical about the world, and right now, various of my...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 19, 2012 | Random insights
This morning, my husband and I started the first day of the rest of our lives together. Which is what we do every morning, of course. But today, we started officially working together. My husband got up at 7.00 and went for a walk while I fed and played with bubba....
