The Mother Load

A journey of parenthood, instinct, opinion, occasional wisdom and more than a little dysfunction.

Friday, November 10, 2023

2023 - Roller Coasters And Rambling Wrap Ups

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IMAGE: PINTEREST.COM | 2016 - Roller Coasters And Rambling Wrap Ups Ahem. Hi. Remember me?  Yeah - once upon a time I did a lit...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Closing One Door, Opening Another....

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I MAGE: THE MOTHER LOAD | Closing One Door You know those times when you feel like one of your kids just needs to be cradled through ...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Friendships In Your Forties - What I've Learned

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IMAGE : MORGUEFILE.COM | Female Friendship In Your Forties I've been having lots of wonderful times spent with friends lately. ...
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Monday, March 21, 2016

Costco - The Magical Land Of Bulk!

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Costco - The Magical Land Of Bulk Anyone else fed up with spending $200 every time they sneeze in the genera...
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Monday, February 22, 2016

Cinnamon Scrolls - TaDa!

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Cinnamon Scrolls - TaDa! I've been doing a lot of cooking lately and I can't NOT share some of th...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Pet Fret! It's A Thing!

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Pet Fret! It's A Thing! Confession time. I have a serious case of 'pet fret' currently. Is ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Julie Goodwin's Chicken And Lemon Tagine

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How good is pearl couscous?! It's awesome, right?! Sorry what? You've NEVER had it? Good Lord - it's time you did! Why not sta...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Starting School - Five Tips For Making It Easy

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IMAGE: THE MOTHER LOAD | Starting School Have you got a little one starting school this year? How exciting! No really - it is! ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

2016 - A Snapshot To Date

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Welcome to 2016! I hope the year has started well for you - mine certainly has given we've spent most of our time beach side. We'r...
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Thursday, December 31, 2015

May Your Shirts All Be Pocketed!

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Shirts Be Pocketed As we skid across the line from one year to the next tonight, the usual amount of yearly...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

An Era Ends!

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IMAGE : A WYATT | An Era Ends! I'm sitting here tonight, dog tired from all the school festivities and annoying grown up respons...
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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Can We Just Build A Fort?!

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IMAGE : VIA BUZZFEED | Can We Just Build A Fort? Christ On A Bike! I know it's a bit wiffy of me to pop in on the blog and spew a...
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Farewell, Old Friend..

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Farewell, Old Friend She lay still on her bed, knowing that her old body was slipping away long before her ...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Is This Thing On....?!

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Is This Thing On? I know, I know. It's been three months. Three bloody months!! My creative well has ...
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Monday, June 8, 2015

Dreaming Of There (And Not Here)

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Dreaming Of There (And Not Here) We've had lots of the proverbial shit-up-hill day to day stuff lately,...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Our Social Media Sabbatical

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Our Social Media Sabbatical I don't profess to be the perfect parent. Although I may at times make the m...
Friday, May 29, 2015

So - What's Been Happening?

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IMAGE : PINTEREST.COM | So - What's Been Happening? Hello, Blog. Hi Bloggy Mates. Remember me? We used to hang out together quite...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Raspberry And White Choc Muffins - Julie Goodwin Style

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Raspberry And White Choc Muffins So as my quest for Mother Of The Year continues, at some point every week ...
Friday, May 15, 2015

The Dangers Of Being A Social Media Vigilante

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IMAGE : MORGUEFILE.COM |  Being A Social Vigilante Here's a good lesson for all of us to consider if we ever choose to beco...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Ten Things About Me

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Ten Things About Me                               Hey! I want to write and write but there...
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Getting Crafty With CleverPatch

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Getting Crafty With CleverPatch                        Look at us! We're doing craft! (I know. It...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

I Hate Swimming Lessons

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IMAGE : PINTEREST | I Hate Swimming Lessons * THIS POST MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF A FIRST WORLD PROBLEM. Between the hours of 5-5....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Am I Blogging As My True Self?

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IMAGE : THE MOTHER LOAD | Am I Blogging As My True Self? I've been asking myself this question quite a lot lately.  Am I reall...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Movement For Change - A Family Violence Forum

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IMAGES : MARC ALPERSTEIN AND THE MOTHER LOAD | The Movement For Change "I want to tell people that family violence happens t...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Lunchboxy Stuff...

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IMAGE: WWW.LITTLEBENTOWORLD.COM * NOT A SPONSORED POST BUT AN AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIP EXISTS. Look! Bento Lunch boxes!! I know! Be...
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