How do I learn to be more patient? Is patience something that can be learnt? Or can you only try to be more patient? Is it really possible to change a character flaw such as impatience?

I don't want to take sole credit for managing to take care of 2 young kids. Somedays it feels like a miracle that we get through it. Without Nick's help and support, I would probably be a basket case by now. It's really the kids who have true control over how the day is going to turn out. And then there's caffine. I've been avoiding caffine because ( Read more... )

I'm developing a bruise under my right eye and looking like a battered wife mom...

all thanks to E who threw herself at me when we were playing in her cosy corner and crashed onto my cheekbone. She didn't even bat en eyelid while I had to ice the area. Never been punched in the face before...until now :P

dressed 2 kids and sent #1 to school, raked and bagged 4 sacks of leaves while #2 was sleeping in the pram, fed and filmed #2 getting a first taste of solids, baked 8 loaves of bread, eaten lunch, uploaded new videos to youtube, posted to the kids' blogs, fed #2 again before dressing her to pick #1 up from school, invited a friend and her daughter ( Read more... )

please tell me it gets easier... don't see no light at the end of the tunnel and I'm so tired.

*edit* just saw that my previous post was also me complaining about being tired. Well, I'm still tired.

I've been so tired the whole day. Suspect that I might be falling ill. My to-do list is looooong and my progress is slooooow. Sigh.

At least today I managed to hem up the new curtains for our bedroom. It's been on my list for over a week. Actually, I have another set of curtains for the guest room but I'm folding them away and crossing it off the to ( Read more... )

I went to the skin doctor this morning to get a dark spot (liver spot?) on my face removed. He said he was just gonna scrap it off and his cheerful manner led me to think that it was going to be a relatively painless procedure. He showed me a metal instrument and described it as a "little spoon" at the end. Sounded harmless enough. 3 scrapes later ( Read more... )

I am drowning in laundry. Everyday, there's laundry to be washed, hung, taken down, folded, kept in the cupboards. Thank goodness there isn't much that needs ironing and I'm too lazy anyway. Considering that it's not as hot and humid in Sweden, I don't understand how 2 adults and 2 babies can generate so much laundry. I've totally given up the idea ( Read more... )

I'm so busy posting about Elin on her blog that I don't even think about my own. I suppose she'll have to grow up and take over her own blog in about 10 years...LOL.  Besides, her life seems more exciting than mine :) My achievements like I made the perfect roast lamb for Easter dinner first time trying pales in comparison to her having learnt  to ( Read more... )

I heard this song today and I remember it from a long, long time ago. It made me feel all calm and happy. :)

La La Lu
La la lu, La la lu
Oh, my little star sweeper
I’ll sweep the stardust for you
La la lu, La la lu
Little soft fluffy sleeper
Here comes a pink cloud for you

La la lu, La la lu
Little wandering angel
Fold up your wings for tonight

La la lu, La ( Read more... )