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30 April 2013 by not a wild hera
The disclaimers and hedges can wait. I just feel like saying how much I like my job as SBJ’s mama. …
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Category: blogging, depression, fatherhood, kids, lucky, motherhood, parenting, sleep, toddlers, travel, well-being, whanau
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Tags: animals, dancing, I love my job, obsession, SBJ, the best is now
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22 March 2013 by not a wild hera
My lovely cousin Scott recently visited the grave of my great-great-great-grandfather, the last of my Drysdale ancestors to be buried …
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Category: culture, feminism, marriage, rant, sexism, surnames, whanau
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Tags: ancestors, emigration, family tree, genealogy, grandparents, New Zealand, Scotland, Wiltshire
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9 March 2013 by not a wild hera
Being a woman equals being in community. The same might feel true for men (I hope it does), but I …
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Category: blogging, breastfeeding, community, dance, feminism, friends, gratitude, lucky, motherhood, parenting, spiritual practices, spirituality, Uncategorized, whanau
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Tags: antibiotics, blog link-up, cousins, Genesis, International Womens Day, Lulastic, mastitis, personhood, Trinity
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18 February 2013 by not a wild hera
For the first time in 16 months, the fog is lifting. I am feeling ‘normal’ over half the time now, …
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Category: depression, gratitude, motherhood, well-being, whanau
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Tags: anhedonia, antidepressants, fog, grandparents, How It Is, Maternal Mental Health Service, medication, New Zealand, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, South Island
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22 January 2013 by not a wild hera
My toddler has been deeply asleep for two hours, and looks like he won’t need anything more than a lying-down, …
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Category: blogging, community, depression, emotional well-being, health, home, hospitality, kids, parenting, pastor, self-care, sleep, whanau, writing
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Tags: babysitting, Bic Runga, brilliant and amazing, Facebook, Get Some Sleep, Gretchen Rubin, Harvard Business Review, La Méridienne oú La sieste d'apres Millet, Making Parenting Easier, Noon Rest from Work, sleep deprivation, sleep hygiene, The Happiness Project, Vincent van Gogh
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19 January 2013 by not a wild hera
Sesame Street is a great source of wisdom and inspiration, don’t you agree? Like this song, a regular when I …
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Category: community, depression, emotional well-being, health, home, hospitality, kids, parenting, self-care, whanau
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Tags: babysitting, brilliant and amazing, lawnmowing, Making Parenting Easier, mentors, neighbours, possessions, Sesame Street
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17 January 2013 by not a wild hera
Making Parenting Easier. If that title doesn’t get parents reading, nothing will. Sorry, I’m not offering not a cash giveaway, a …
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Category: blogging, community, depression, emotional well-being, health, home, hospitality, kids, parenting, pastor, self-care, sleep, whanau, writing
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Tags: babysitting, brilliant and amazing, Facebook, God, Making Parenting Easier, neighbours, perfectionism, possessions, sleep deprivation
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12 January 2013 by not a wild hera
In Steve Biddulph‘s new book, Raising Girls, he apparently calls for an army of aunts to take their place in …
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Category: body image, books, boys and girls, culture, depression, emotional well-being, friends, godparents, gratitude, kids, lucky, media, media and gender, motherhood, parenting, self-care, singleness, social media, whanau
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Tags: aunts, godparents, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Steve Biddulph, uncles
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21 December 2012 by not a wild hera
I’ve learnt an awful lot, in the way of facts and vocabulary, since I entered the world of parenthood. Who …
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Category: community, conflict of parenting philosophy, culture, fatherhood, feminism, friends, hospitality, kids, language, media, motherhood, parenting, social media, whanau, working mothers
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Tags: blood volume, blue milk, breastfeeding pillow, civility, disagreements, generosity, Mommy Wars, Mummy Wars, unpaid work
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8 December 2012 by not a wild hera
This time a year ago I was celebrating my birthday by cuddling my baby – with my arms instead of …
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Category: Advent, babies, childbirth, co-sleeping, community, developing world, gratitude, hospitality, motherhood, pregnancy, spirituality, whanau
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Tags: Bethlehem, birthdays, Damien Hirst, Jesus, John, Kiwi Families, Mary, sculpture, shameless self-promotion, Virgin Mother
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