How To Get What You Want and Other Lessons from an 8-year-old
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Obligatory Blog
My very occasionally updated thoughts that need to be expressed, and don't belong elsewhere.
- Nov 4, 2010
Cartoon of the Week
#toddlers #cartoon #alarmclock #whycaffeineistakingovermylife #kids #sleepdeprivation
- Nov 1, 2010
A Down Under Halloween
My costume as designed by Little Miss 8. I'm still not sure exactly what I was. It stuns me how spending a relatively measly portion of...
- Oct 12, 2010
Interview of the Week: Joanna Murray-Smith
Note: This is not Joanna Murray-Smith. This is not even Lady Gaga. At least, I don't think it is. Hey hey hey! It’s that time again! Did...
- Oct 6, 2010
The first Comic Mummy Renovation Rescue! (Kinda)
In the Beginning My daughter’s dresser looked like this. Then… …a naughty pixie with nothing better to do, broke in and did this. It...
- Oct 3, 2010
Chatting with The Cay-Man
The Cayman, our resident 6-year old, Caleb. Also known as the Cay-meister, Cay or the Cay-Dawg. Cayman: “Mummy, not that I want to be a...
- Sep 9, 2010
It’s a CHOICE thing
My chosen ones (NOT my excuses) I’ve always tried to consciously shun the idea that there’s things you can’t do once you’ve got kids. But...
- Sep 1, 2010
Interview of the Week – “It Takes a Community To Raise a Child”
Image courtesy of strikeael This week’s interview comes from a series of conversations I conducted a few years back from a project about...
- Aug 20, 2010
A Memo From My Daughter
Hehe. #kids #sillystuffthatmakesmelaugh #timemanagement
- Aug 15, 2010
Oh to wear Prada and NOT be the Devil…
Sometimes I just feel like I have a gazillion ideas in my head about things I would like to do in this lifetime yet can’t even come up...
- Aug 9, 2010
A mother and daughter triathlon!
So last year I had this crazy little idea about doing a triathlon. Why? Hmmm…I think because: a) I wanted something seriously motivating...
- Aug 7, 2010
5 Things That Have Changed Since My Return
1. Littlest is super clingy at home, yet srangely enough will now – for the first time ever – go off to day-care without even the...
- Aug 2, 2010
Fitting Your Own Oxygen Mask First
Found in New York City In having spent the past 11 days on the other side of the globe from my darling kidlets, I have finally had the...
- Jul 17, 2010
I’m on my way…
…just here in LAX – don’t know why they haven’t thought about changing that acronym, it either makes me think of lazy people or having to...
- Jul 10, 2010
Links of the Week (or “WHAT?! There’s More to Cyberspace Than ME?”)
1. Wonderful interview with artist Stephanie Levy over at Art Biz Mama, which has some great stuff on running a creative business when...
- Jul 9, 2010
Mixed Media – a Mummy/Daughter collab!
So I had this nutty idea a little while ago to do a bit of a collab with my 7-year old daughter. She does the background however she damn...
- Jul 6, 2010
Wild Expectations: Writing and Living the Bucket List
“Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.” Ralph Charell. I had some...
- Jul 4, 2010
On Limited Time Improving Your Productivity: What I DON’T Mean!
In response to my post: “How Limited Time Can Improve Your Productivity: Part II”, Comic Mummy reader Stacie posted the following...
- Jul 3, 2010
Home again, home again…
We’re back from holidays. PHEW. So reassessing my life right now. Anyway, just wanted to touch in and say a huge sorry for being so slack...
- Jul 2, 2010
Reader Question: “Why do we think our vote will make any difference?”
Treasured Comic Mummy reader Claire asks: Speaking as a Brit with new Government in place, my question is “Why do we think our vote will...
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