Zone Cleaning
May 14, 2020
in Homemaking
Housework is overwhelming on a good day. Everyday, if you’re anything like me, a laundry Mount Everest looms on a spare couch or bed; the dishes balance at precarious angles next to the sink and your kids draw pictures in the layer...
Walking a Tightrope
April 23, 2020
in Mommyhood
As a little girl, I had a short list of possible dream professions. A teacher; a singer; an author; a counsellor for women considering abortion and a trapeze artist. An interesting conglomeration of fields! The trapeze artist was probably the most short-lived...
Household Gods
February 22, 2020
in Homemaking, Stories of My Life
I don’t know if you’ve ever been into a house with idols. I have. And it was so sad. They were everywhere! In the entrance hall, in the lounge and then there was a room dedicated to idols. Shelves upon shelves upon shelves... Chores For Children
June 7, 2019
in Homemaking, Mommyhood
Chores. It’s probably a word we all have some degree of dislike for. A word that probably tainted a part of your day in childhood – unless your parents made it super interesting. It’s certainly a word that leaves a sour taste... Evacuate The Shrew
July 3, 2018
in Stories of My Life
It was one of those evenings where one has actually ticked off all the things one has to do for the day and one has the vast expanse of a completely free evening stretching out ahead of oneself. Baby in bed,...