My bOy……and me

My bOy……and me

Parenting a wild almost 5 year old boy is hard [FUN] work.  It is so easy to get exasperated with the noise, the mess, the laundry, the tantrums and the 10,000 times a day that you hear ‘MAMA’.  Nigel Latta has just released a new book 

Wednesday……it's what's in my head

Wednesday……it's what's in my head

(Formerly known as Tuesday…..it’s what’s in my head) Today’s theme song is 10 years old and is still the shit.  I was taken back to my days of flatting in Ponsonby, bar-tending and not going to my masters classes in Sociology by the fab DJ 

6am

6am

That’s the time the alarm goes off.  My alarm.  It isn’t Ethan, it’s a real clock and it goes off each morning to wake me up. After four years of SAH-mumming, getting a job is a very interesting thing, and has very interesting effects on 

Shopping Bag:  Maybelline Mascara

Shopping Bag: Maybelline Mascara

I have used the same brand of mascara for 15 years now, good old Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof in Very Black.  It’s reliable, it doesn’t give you Panda eyes and it is relatively cheap.  Keep in mind that the price of ONE tube here in New 

The day we all look foward to

The day we all look foward to

Your wedding?  of course.  The birth of your child?  Obviously, the 9th month isn’t exactly a walk in the park.  But the day us SAHM’s all look forward to has to be the day we get our hair done.  I’m serious here people.  This is 

This was my childhood

This was my childhood

The following describes EXACTLY what being a kid in New Zealand was like for me, it was amazing.  I intend to print this out to remind me of all the things that Ethan needs to learn to grow up a proper kiwi; I’m talking about 

Tuesday, it's what's in my head

Tuesday, it's what's in my head

@ wives of men (or men who do other mens laundry): If your husband pulls his socks off and leaves them in balls like this; just know that you are not alone.  I thought I was the only one to suffer this affliction but it 

The Sunday Sushi – with Sushezi!

The Sunday Sushi – with Sushezi!

There is probably no way our family could ever eat enough sushi.  Dave loves it, Ethan loves it and I love it.  In fact Louie loves it too but we can’t afford to feed our Shi Tzu sushi, shame on us I know. I can 

Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up

Sometimes being tucked up in your bed early on a Friday night is the best place to be, especially when it’s freezing cold and it has been a long, busy week. Things I am loving right now; That I finished and submitted my law assignment 

Writers Prompt:  Heidi-ho neighbours!

Writers Prompt: Heidi-ho neighbours!

 Describe a situation that forced you to confront a neighbor Oh this is a good one Mama Kat! I can’t decide which one is best, they all terrorised me equally so prepare to meet my multiple bad neighbours; 1.  When Bush and I lived in