Month: July 2012
When the truth gets truer
Shortly after giving birth, sometime after the unearthly tide of profanities spewed out in the throes of agony has been stemmed, many a mother will utter words along the lines of “She is the most important thing in my life now” or “I would do anything to protect him. I would lay down my life”. … [Read more…]
Bibsey’s 7 Word Challenge ~ I’m FINE and other killer lines from the Grumpy Woman’s Arsenal of Deadly Phrases
This week’s 7 Word Challenge was inspired by (plagiarism is such an ugly word don’t you think?) a ‘funny’ posted on the always amusing Mum’s Lounge Gschmacebook page entitled ‘Five deadly terms by a woman’. I have commandeered it, stretched it, twisted it and generally manipulated it for my own nefarious ends, namely the murdering … [Read more…]
Laughed ’til I cried
I spent an evening with a good friend recently and it ended in tears. Tears of laughter I am happy to add. I only bother to write a post about it because I cannot remember the last time that I laughed like this. And you don’t need me to tell you that it feels good. … [Read more…]
Bibsey’s 7 Word Challenge ~ ¡Ya lo hagas!
¡Ya lo hagas! Just do it already! I have not been amazed to discover that by setting myself this weekly blogging challenge I have actually brought my blog to a near standstill. Oh dear, has my life as an expat mum in Spain become so unstructured that I cannot cope with one regular weekly task? … [Read more…]