You know those MacGyver kind of moms, who can take a tree and make it into a cake? I'm not one of them. I'm neither very crafty, nor very handy. But I ám incentive! Easy appetizer: Chick on a a tree So I made these Chicks on a Tree! All it took was a carrot,...
The problem with invisible work is that you don't see it. Unless you don't do it. Invisible work made visible The trick to make invisible work visible is to stop doing it. Tadaaaa!
In the quest for Best School Project there seem to be no limits. What happened to: 'My project is about my hamster!' At first hamsters, kittens and rabbits were presented to liven things up. But last week an actual baby was shown as evidence that the story about the birds and the bees is really...
Even though we've been married for a long time, I still look out of the window with longing. Waiting for hubby to come home. Sometimes I even walk into the street, just to see if I can see him coming. My heart is always yearning for his arrival. Yearning for my husband And then, when...
Petesmom is a formidable woman who can solve any problem that comes her way. At least that's what my son Petes's naughty, little friends think. When they're out playing together, I can hear them crying out to me: 'Petesmom! Petesmom! PETESMOM!' followed by a complaint, a question or a request for mediation. That's a job...
Everyday at 10 am I take a break. I sit myself down, and then I just am. The beautiful art of doing nothing While sipping my daily coffee I ponder life and just kind of stare into space. After about 10 minutes of this, I start getting all kinds of ideas and inspiration. Which is...
What started out as a piece of fan fiction, went viral, and became a big internet hit leaving women all hot and bothered. Though described as 'erotic fiction' the term pornographic would do it more justice. And women are loving it! I've read the first two books, and am now on the third and final...
Sometimes you just gotta turn it around.
Since our move to the country I've taken to folding the laundry on the kitchen table. Unfortunately this is just one stage of the process of doing laundry. In fact, after doing lots of research I've concluded there are 7 stages! And each stage carries with it, the risk of stagnation! The 7 Stages of...
Even though I've been a mom for almost thirty years now, I still fear the day someone comes up to me and exposes me as a fraud. I often feel like an actress in a very bad B-movie. The kind that doesn't even make it to the movie theater, but is released onto dvd immediately....
