Category: Views & Ramblings

1. Dear Santa : Bloggers Secret Santa

   Posted on 11:14am Monday 22nd Oct 2012

   Dear Santa

   I’ve been an especially good girl throughout the year,

   so have written my Christmas list for you here:

   • Perfume (who doesnt want to smell nice)
   • Socks (to stop me pinching my OH's)
   • Theatre tickets (not sure the elves can make those though)
   • Bath bombs (because my eldest daughter pinches mine)
   • French manicure set (as I never have time to go to a beautician)
   • A silent night ( I realise this maybe an ask too far!)

   This year I’m part of a group of bloggers who will be Secret Santas for each other. All are spending is £5 each, you are allocated another blogger to buy for and hopefully you will find inspiration on their blog, they might even have written their own Dear Santa list!

   If you would like to take part then tweet @suburban1mummy or Facebook and she will add you to the list!

   There are over 50 lovely bloggers taking part so far!

    

    

2. Dare to dream : Can you recall yours?

   Posted on 8:56am Wednesday 17th Oct 2012

   Last night I went to bed early and slept. I wasnt interrupted by either daughter. I slept. Deeply. Deep enough to dream.

   Unusually this morning, I was able to recount my dreams,and there were many of them, from being friends to William and Kate (I clearly have dillusions of granduer) to having an argument in the hairdressers for cutting my hair too short. Lots of people dream about falling or have recurring dreams about a specific thing but my dreams always seem realistic and are usually sparked by something that has happened that day (I am not sure where the William and Kate aspect came from).

   Sleep is very topical in our house, from being delighted that the little one sleeps through the night, my other half's insominia, to returning the eldest one to her bed when she is sleep walking but nightmares rarely feature I am glad to say. I was therefore interested when Simply Different shared this post on Facebook today:

   Amethyst
   
   Powers & Magical uses: Dreams, Overcoming Alcoholism, Healing, Psychism, Peace, Love, Protection against theft, Courage, Happiness. 
   Energy type: Receptive. Associated element: Water.
   Use to prevent insomnia and nightmares by sleeping with a piece of amethyst under your pillow. It is a reducer of stress, so it can be used to great effect in today's pressured lifestyle. Use amethyst to calm fears, raise hopes, and enhance spirituality. Amethyst can also be used to enhance psychic abilities, and aid meditation.

   

   I genuinely found this really interesting and despite my usual interest in gemstones being more of the jewellery variety, I think investing in a piece of Amethyst might be on this week's shopping list! Although if the associated element is water, does this mean midnight trips to the toilet :-)

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3. Are you a time and technology savvy mum?

   Posted on 9:28pm Monday 24th Sep 2012

   What happens when you have to remember the nappies, the wipes, the change of clothes, not forgetting the children .... but you forget your bank card, when you need to buy said replacement nappies or wipes!

   Most of us run our lives from our phones these days but now you can withdraw money by using your phone too! Genuis for mums like me!

    

4. Things I Owe My Parents

   Posted on 1:09pm Tuesday 4th Sep 2012

   Their are lots of things I owe my parents for, (I recall a cut glass fruit bowl I broke circa 1988) but I recently said something to my daughter and recoiled when I realised I sounded exactly like my own mother! It apparently happens to the best of us and when I received an email with some anecdotes, I have put some more together and had to share them with you.

    1. My Parents taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .

   "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning."

    2. My Parents taught me RELIGION .

   "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

    3. My Parents taught me about TIME TRAVEL .

   "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

    4. My Parents taught me LOGIC .

   " Because I said so, that's why."

    5. My Parents taught me MORE LOGIC ..

   "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

    6. My Parents taught me FORESIGHT .

   "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

    7. My Parents taught me IRONY .

   "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

    8. My Parents taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .

   "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

    9. My Parents taught me about CONTORTIONISM .

   "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

    10. My Parents taught me about STAMINA .

   "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

    11. My Parents taught me about WEATHER .

   "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

    12. My Parents taught me about HYPOCRISY .

   "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

    13. My Parents taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .

   "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.."

    14. My Parents taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .

   "Stop acting like your father!"

    15. My Parents taught me about ENVY .

   "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

    16. My Parents taught me about ANTICIPATION .

   "Just wait until we get home."

    17. My Parents taught me about RECEIVING .

   "You are going to get it when you get home!"

    18. My Parents taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .

   "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

    19. My Parents taught me ESP .

   "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

    20. My Parents taught me HUMOR.

   "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

    21. My Parents taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .

   "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

    22. My Parents taught me GENETICS .

   "You're just like your father."

    23. My Parents taught me about my ROOTS .

   "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

    24. My Parents taught me WISDOM .

   "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

   And my favorite: 25. My Parents taught me about JUSTICE .

   "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!

    I cant claim that I wrote all of these but can relate to most of them! What did your parents teach you??