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Hurry! Finding the Play Button

April 17, 2010

I tend to run in Fast Forward or Stop (and nowhere in-between). This means, I’m either running around madly or unable to move. I’m missing the play button. The consequence of this is I often run into furniture and trip over things. I drop boxes on my feet and cut myself in the kitchen. Being in fast forward [...]

The Transition to Motherhood

April 9, 2010

Many people have misconceptions about me. They see me with my four children (6 years between them) and think I’m some sort of Earth Mother. In truth, I found the transition from full-time work to stay-at-home-mother (SAHM), well, basically a shock. I’ve written this list with a little jest, but honestly. I know many women take [...]

The B Team

April 2, 2010

What about the A team I hear you ask? Well, if your surname is Armstrong, Agnew or Anderson, you would belong to the A Team. But us Burstows, we’re the B Team. This is a concept our family has had a lot of fun with. It’s nice to belong, isn’t it? I’ve worked hard to [...]

February FunMum – Meeya

February 23, 2010

A Mother’s Instinct Critically ill and barely conscious; drugged and hallucinating; yet when this mother was roused, the first thing she did was frantically hold her stomach, where her unborn child should’ve been. The attending nurse said the horror on her face sent a chill down her spine. Even in a barely conscious state, this [...]