Am I a shit mother or am I just a human?

” Am I a shit mother or am I just…

Home isn’t where you’re from. It’s where you find lights when all grows dark

I often get asked to draw a family from…

Happy Wife Happy Life

I was recently waiting for my mum and MIL…

Psoriasis

I’ve lived with psoriasis for almost half of my…

2024 Aspirations

This website and this blog was severely neglected. Looking back,…

confession

I love my kids. Of course I do. But right…

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Just a post about all the amazing professionals in my…

First Exhibition

So last Friday I had my first exhibition at the…

Gender Expectation

“Guilt keeps mothers quiet and small. Women should stop feeling…

Breastfeeding a newborn vs. breastfeeding a toddler

 

Mini Mother’s Group

Although I keep talking about normalising breastfeeding, there are definitelymoments…

New Year Post!

It’s 37 degrees today here in Melbourne. We decided to…

Christmas, Women and Random Thoughts

It’s Christmas eve and I have been awake for hours….

The Elephant In the Room

I have a few elephants in the room; things that…

It’s About Having a Choice!

My daughter is at the age where she started to…

Modern Motherhood

“Modern motherhood didn’t come with salary, performance appraisals, bonuses…

Good Enough

Hello

Hi there! Thanks for being here. I am not sure…

The grandparents who showed up

What u are seeing is a cute photo of the…

So much excitement

Noone listens

My husband learned the hard way that no one listens…

Kinder… take 2

write your name

Taking a break from my watercolour to take part on…

Banned from Kinder

Next time I am going to tell him to hold…

I don’t need this kind of negativity ….

Travel

As a stay at home mum in a lockdown, the…

Text. Dont ring.

Text. Dont ring.

Ben the photographer

This photo was taken by Ben a couple weeks…

It’s fine. Am fine.

It’s fine. Am fine. Breastfeeding is OH SO PEACEFUL…

Watching aeroplanes

Amelia is at the stage where she recognised and loves…

Groceries in stage 4 lockdown

Stage 4 lockdown means only one person per household can…

My brain was still computing should I feel proud or angry….

My brain was still computing should I feel proud or…

Why I raged at my husband

And this is why I raged at my husband when…

whippin them out

Having an unsettled baby means sometimes I need to whip…

We woke up like this

Yes I have mentioned how much I love bedsharing. But…

Standard of parenting

It’s a steady decline….

What I would remember most from this pandemic is this

What I would remember most from this pandemic is this:…

When doodling is life

When doodling is life! I used to dream of doodling…

my favourite time of the day

This is my favourite time of the day… no matter…

Homeschooling

Home schooling is not going well

Curfew

Government: curfew is introduced! Everyone: Noooo! It feels like prisoners!…

Favourite child

Amelia, as of right now… you are my favourite because…

M I S S

My attempt to transfer Ben to another room and sleep…

Two

Having two kids is tricky.. esp when the baby is…

Wild

Ben is my wild thing. There’s never a dull moment…

Inside

Humour aside, it is so hard to keep being positive…

Is time broken?

Who else is checking the time constantly and wonder…

Kinder

Ben started kinder this year… we had a good 1st…

WTF moment no:494737384383 ….

 

love evolves

New parents usually like posting baby’s milestone and it’s…

sleepless nights

This is what “giving up” looked like. I have rocked,…

Touched out

A friend recently said she wish her husband would give…

“Have kids” they said

“Have kids” they said. “They will bring you pride and…

Its a myth guys

They said 2nd borns usually sleep better… they said girls…

Mornings are brutal

My morning is brutal. Hope everyone else’s is better!

Gift guide for new mums

f you are still looking for ideas what gifts to…

#ijustwanttopoopinpeace

So, has she sleep through the night yet?

“So, has she sleep through the night yet?” Me: no,…

Laundry after kids

My washing machine has never worked this hard..

May day may day

“May day may day… we are going down!!!” Says my…

Coffee

Coffee is my lifeline

Never a dull moment

Never a dull moment when Ben is around…

The kmart floor

We were at Kmart when I found myself on my…

whose expectations are they anyway

Because am older and wiser… 😅 but seriously though, we…

Bub no2

So bub no2 arrived couple weeks ago. I won’t…

Still pregnant and so moody.

Still pregnant and so moody…. and if you think you…

officially a big boy

Throw back to that day when I was only…

When the balloon pops

At least he didn’t cry when the balloon pops and…

Healesville Sanctuary

Weather is getting better and out the picnic rug! Ben…

Why mothers are often sick

This is why us mothers are often sick…

Power of the voice

I am not an active protester, and not that comfortable…

Just add water

Read a quote recently, something about if you feeling sad/…

Kicked from the inside and outside

Now I know what it feels like being kicked from…

Contact nap

Contact nap… it’s 100% lovely and 100% really annoying. Part…

Keep on swimming

Not gonna pretend, life can be sucks sometimes.. esp…

Bens question

That day Ben asked me questions about my faith… not…

Humble

My mum may have collection of designer bags, fly first…

Cousins are the best

On the rare occasion that Ben got along with his…

My 2nd favourite part of my day

My 2nd favourite part of my day… it’s always so…

accidents only pregnant woman understands

Oops… accidents only pregnant woman understands. I used my sketchbook…

The struggle of SAHM!

The nicest thing about being here In Indonesia is that…

Not today

Good news: morning sickness is over. Better news: I am…

Happy mother’s day

les miserable

I am alittle annoyed with his sleep delayed tactics,.. but…

Morning sickness

Morning sickness is a b*tch

Standard of parenting

I have kept him alive, it’s all good. .

First ultrasound

Thought bringing Ben to the ultrasound would had been a…

Good news!… sort of…

I guess I’ll take a break from my monthly project…

Bens smile

Ben doesn’t just smiles. He beams. If he was a…

Mum… a.k.a boogie handler .

Mum… a.k.a boogie handler .

Waiting in line with a toddler. . .

Jokes aside, someone took my spot twice in a row…

Toilet Training

“Toilet training is so much fun” said no parents ever.

What home looks like

When your whole family’s love language is touch ❤ This…

Supermarket

Prob should have just let him bring the toy gun…

Monsters!

I am half worried, half amused… 😓😂

Perks of having a boy!

One of the perks of having a boy …

Mummy I want a book!

No wonder he choose the thick one…

Not Ready!

Keep your hands to yourself!

#truestory

Anxiety

I can’t believe I complained and concern about him not…

His first record

How are you?

When i first moved to Australia.. I found it weird…

Hide and seek

He still needs to work on his hiding skills… But…

At least he didn’t lie

#truestory … at least he didn’t lie

#TheStruggleIsReal

#TheStruggleIsReal … motherhood is full of complex feelings between wanting…

When they changed their mind about giving all their snack to the birds

When they decided they changed their mind about giving all…

Dear Hallmark… I have a Valentines card idea

Hallmarks need to make a Valentine card that says “You…

Dear friends

Dear friends, I sincerely apologise for all my late replies…

Missing my work ID

Me on working clothes pre kid v.s me on my…

In reality

Behind every cheeky monkey is a struggling mother who swear…

New Years Resolution… fail

1st week in, who else have already failed their new…

Weaning

Ben is officially weaned!!! I didn’t think I was gonna…

Asian Grandma

When Grandma babysits

Mornings

Have you ever woken up and felt like flipping your…

because swearing in front of your kid is frowned upon

Todays good mood is bought to you by coffee

Pillow

I got him a pillow because he seems to enjoy…

You will never be lonely again

They said “once you become a mother you will never…

Judgements

Here… please take this number of F*cK$ I can give…

Baking reality

I dont know why I even bothered

Germs

So tired of being coughed and sneezed at! Attachment parenting…

My laundry

Gone are the days of sexy lingerie. Its all bibs…

The joys of co-sleeping

some couples have date nights… this is us bonding When...

Rocking this parenting thing

When your toddler, who hates car rides, figures out how...

Meal time

What my husband thinks Im doing vs. What it feels…

Wobbly baby

When your wobbly baby is using you as a walker…

Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome – nounFeelings of affection felt in many cases…

Dear abled bodied people

Dear able bodied people, Some of us do not have…

In the beginning…

Feeding, changing, rocking some couples have date nights... this is...