Motherhood – A Fine Balancing Act

Woman putting post it notes with to-do items on a board

Every day for me is a new day to aim for reaching that much sought after balance between being a great Mum and wife and fulfilling my own needs for self expression and achievement. Unlike other bloggers who seem to be able to maintain the discipline of writing articles (even multiple articles) every day, my [...]

Confessions of a Money “Try-Hard”

piggy bank savings

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be totally in control of your finances? Where the money you earned (whatever amount that may be), was enough to keep you on a path toward your definition of financial freedom? I have to be honest – I’ve been struggling with my finances for years. [...]

Organic Chocolate Mini Cupcakes

Organic Mini Chocolate Cupcakes

Last week was my little boy’s second birthday and the first time I’ve made cupcakes for him. It goes without saying that he absolutely loved them and couldn’t get enough of them and I felt a little bad because in the rush of preparing for visitors and a birthday party, I used a packet mix. [...]

Is Having a Massage Weekly Too Much?

I’m about to indulge in my one hour massage and i’m wondering how I can make this a weekly occurrence?

Testing WordPress on my iPhone

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve shared any new on here – time really does get away when you’ve got a small child. I have installed WordPress on my iPhone and this is a trial run to see how it works. If it looks ok, it might just be the thing that will allow [...]

New Age Retro Mum is Nominated in "The Best WordPress Design Contest"

BestWP2009

Just a quick little announcement – a fellow Studiopress Premium Theme lover, Keller Hawthorne, has today (1st of August) launched a new contest – “The Best WordPress Design Contest”. This is an opportunity for new blogs launched in 2009 to get a little better known by the web surfing population. Being a new blog, I [...]

Weight Loss After a Baby – What is Best For You?

Apple and tape measure

How many women do you know that have some issue with their bodies after having a baby? I haven’t found any concrete statistics (and if you have, please share – I’d love to see them) but my intuition tells me that I’m not the only one struggling with getting my body (and my thoughts about [...]

Male Midwife says Women should “Toughen Up”

Mother and newborn

This was the comment from an article by a UK Male Midwife on the news recently. The headline was sufficiently intriguing that I watched almost the entire hour of news, waiting to see what angle this article would take and it actually turned out to be different than I thought it would. Any woman who [...]

What is your “Perfect Day”?

Chair on the beach

I came across this “Perfect Day” exercise last year – not sure who it originated with, but it was in an email newsletter I received & so I copied it into a notepad file on my mac with the intention of doing it myself someday. Well that was almost a year ago (as per the [...]

Should Both Parents be at Home?

Father and son walking

In my last post on “Housewife Superstars” I shared my beliefs about mums being at home with their children – I am aware that not all share this belief – each to his (or her) own – whatever works for you. This is simply my belief based on what I have experienced in my life. [...]

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