A number of people have asked me for my fried rice recipe…and I finally got around to measuring everything properly and writing it out! So here it is đŸ™‚
Yummy Fried Rice: Feed A Crowd
Natural Asthma Remedies: Reduce Your Symptoms
There it is again. You can feel your chest tighten as your airways constrict. As you start to wheeze and cough, you reach for your bronchodilator, and wish there was a cure. Or even a better way of managing your symptoms. A natural way of reducing your asthma symptoms. Sound familiar? With these natural asthma … Read more
Known By Name
I heard the story recently of a couple who, by their tenth anniversary, had been unable to conceive any children. Those of you who have experienced this heartbreak can readily relate to the frustration they felt, the void that remained so senselessly empty in their lives. On days when they allowed themselves to think about … Read more
Good Kids, Bad Kids: A Matter Of Perspective?
“Don’t touch that!” “Stay away from there!” “Stop running around before you knock something over!” We were at Great Grandma’s house, surrounded by all her treasures. Most of them breakable. The kids tried hard to be good. They really did. They sat still for as long as they possibly could, in Great Grandma’s formal lounge … Read more
How To Apologize: When Sorry Isn’t Enough
She couldn’t believe it. Here he was. The man who had lied to her, used her, betrayed her trust and broken her heart. The hurt was so deep that she found herself in tears nearly every day. She just couldn’t seem to heal. Now, when confronted with the way his actions had affected her, he’d … Read more
There Was War In The Kitchen: Sibling Rivalry Erupts
If you’ve got kids, the familiar cry assaults your ears.
“Mum! She took my train!”
“Mum! He’s taunting me!”
“MUUMMM! He took my baby and he won’t give her back!”
Right about now, a comforting vision floats through your weary mum brain. You picture yourself getting out the earplugs hubby uses for mowing the lawn, making a cuppa, and settling down to read your latest book, earplugs firmly in place. The occasional vague shriek breaks through, but you smile an ethereal little smile and keep on reading. You actually don’t care if they fight to the death.
An earsplitting yell erupts near your elbow, and jerks you back to reality. No earplugs in sight. You’re going to have to deal with it. Again. Sound familiar?Â
Shopping Trolleys And Big Boxes
Shopping. Love it? Hate it? Either way, it’s a monotonously regular chore. Combine shopping for essentials with pre – Christmas crowds, and you feel like you need to put on your battle gear before you step outside. Add kids to the mix, and very often, you get an experience to be remembered. For all the … Read more
Holidays Are A Road Mum’s Dream
I love school holidays. LOVE them! While I often hear mums (and the occasional harassed Grandma!) complaining about the kids being underfoot during the holidays, I can’t get enough of them. I’m like a kid at Christmas, counting down the days till the school holidays arrive.
School holidays mean that the pace of life slows down dramatically. The routine relaxes. The kids can wake up when they’re ready instead of me stirring them out of bed at 7 every morning. (And yes, my kids are ones that sleep till I wake them up. But the trade – off is that they stay awake at night in their shared bedroom, giggling and chattering long after the lights are out).