Tag Archives: Food
Cupcakery
On Thursday night I made four dozen cupcakes. Boy C wanted to take treats to school to share with his whole class; while I didn’t have the energy to churn out enough cupcakes from our somewhat makeshift kitchen in the … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Stepfamily Life, The Ex
Disengaging
Disengaging is not a new concept in step-land. But it was new to me when I first came across some articles a few months back. At that time, I was trying trying trying to get the Lovely Man’s kids, and … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Kids, Lovely Man, Me, Stepfamily Life, What I Wish I'd Known
Self-Care Challenge – Day 7
Ummm, I didn’t walk the dog yesterday. Bad. Evil. B. My self-care challenge has been most useful by showing just how much I need to make self-care an active priority. If it’s not actively planned into each day it just doesn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Me, Self-Care Challenge, Stepfamily Life, Writing
The Telephone Diaries
Sometimes I hate the telephone. After many months of not getting though to the Boys on the phone, and of questioning whether the phone calls are “about him” more than “about the kids” (because who said a parent is allowed … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Food, Kids, Lovely Man, Me, Stepfamily Life
Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou again!!!
Thanks so much to Peggy from The Stepmom’s Tool Box for awarding Stepmum Of The Year the Best Blog Award. It means a lot coming from you, Peggy, and it also means a lot to be receiving it in the … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Me, Random, Stepfamily Life, Writing
The Mantra
Mealtime mantra – discussing mealtimes with children in a stepfamily Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Kids, Stepfamily Life
