Category Archives: Motherhood
A better day…
Today was a better day. Thank you to everyone who commented on the post below- your comments made me feel reassured, cry, smile, nod my head in agreement and I felt better for having written the post and much better … Continue reading
Filed under House plans, Motherhood, Noah
Constant struggle…
Everyday is a constant struggle. I keep telling myself that I need to pull it together, to keep it together but I am most definitely failing and everyday I feel worse and worse. At one point today Noah, Shion & … Continue reading
Filed under Confession, Motherhood, Parenting
Too much TV…
I am letting my toddler beat me. Noah watches too much TV. Okay not TV exactly, too much Wiggles. Before Shion arrived (or at least came home from the hospital) he watched one dvd a day and sometimes none at … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Noah
Blog it…
I know I should blog more often as it is a great reminder of what was happening in our lives at different times- what I was thinking/doing/loving/hating and more yet I get to the end of the day, or when … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Noah, Shion
Long time no post…
Almost a month since my last post- it has been awhile since I have had such a big blog break and in fact, in recent months, I have not blogged nearly as much as usual. Not that I don`t think … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Noah, Shion
Time…
Well the cleaning is done, two loads of washing are out and the baby is fed and now napping and I am enjoying an ice coffee. He slept until 8am so has only gone down for a nap in the … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Noah
Observations on a weekday…
Sometimes when I pick up Noah after his nap, or in the morning, when he has had enough sleep and wakes up happy he snuggles into my neck for a couple of secs and then flings his head back to … Continue reading
Filed under Japan, Motherhood, Noah
101 things update for May 2010…
Well I am behind, as usual. I love my 101 things in 1001 days list- it has been great but I am kind of looking forward to it ending I think. I know I won`t get everything crossed off but … Continue reading
Filed under 101 things in 1001 days, Motherhood, Noah
Mummy guilt…
I had heard about mummy guilt long before I had Noah. I just never realized how real an emotion it was. I`m out doing the shopping and Noah starts crying- I am trying to balance an overflowing shopping basket on … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Motherhood, Noah
Sick mama…
Noah is in the jolly jumper and I am eating a piece of toast to see if I am going to throw it back up again. Nice picture for you on a Tuesday morning huh? Last night (after a really … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Motherhood, Noah
I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
