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Calm to Conniption

FIFO wife flying by the seat of her soft pants

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The Mummy Mess Siren

The Mummy Mess Siren - Calm to Conniption

Some days I go about ticking boxes and high fiving myself. Other days start off like that and then a point comes where it feels like my shoes become too heavy, my skull opens up and a large, red, swirling light emerges. A noise begins to drown out the block. A low, deep siren. Whooooomp. […]

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40 Things I Have Learnt In Motherhood

Motherhood is shaping up to be a wild ride. I am of the understanding now that nothing calms down, it just changes. I don’t see any mother of the year awards coming my way with my “close enough” attitude but neither am I looking for one. There are many things that have changed me from […]

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The Best Laid Plans: A Birth Story

My good friend Danielle is one of those people who likes a well planned life and she isn’t a fan of spontaneity. When we worked together I would joke about Danielle’s use of spreadsheets. An event may have 4 just in case options. I am unsure if she has ever used the term ‘wing it’. […]

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Toilet Training – Take One…

A few weeks ago my 2 year old, Ari, started showing signs that he might be getting the whole “life’s comfortable if I do my business in a bowl rather than in my pants” thing. Timing wasn’t great (for me) as we were about to head south for some family catch ups and nappies are […]

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Hi There! I'm just chilling here surrounded by the latest conniption my two THREE wee kids have created. Life is busy, seemingly too busy to update this profile photo! Sometimes my husband is here, sometimes he is not (FIFO Wife). Sometimes I have just a glass, other times it's the whole bottle (Booze Hound). I'm glad you are here because my incessant FOMO will have me wondering what I am missing out on. xo Karin

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A little while ago… I want to say long long ago but that would be a lie. Long long ago was a time before kids. A time when I could sit down after work and cook dinner when I wanted. Hey, if I forgot broccoli to go with dinner I jumped in the car and got it... life was loose back then. Read More…

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