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And then...
As storytelling goes, it's rather frowned upon in literary circles to start each paragraph with 'and then', but a week ago, when I...
Niki Spivey
Nov 15, 20184 min read
I Don't Come From a Land Downunder
This year I have lived in Australia for a decade. That’s ten whole years of beaches, endless sun and the daylight savings for Queensland...
Niki Spivey
Oct 7, 20184 min read
Mama, Mama coooool. Mama, mama coool.
Before I had kids, I didn't want them. Something which I think had to do with how I saw motherhood. From the outside, being a mum looked...
Niki Spivey
Sep 7, 20185 min read
Is It Any Wonder?
There's a weird thing that happens after you have a baby...scratch that. There's a shit tonne of weird things that happen after you have...
Niki Spivey
Aug 17, 20184 min read
This Small Bus(y)ness...
I've always been a busy person. At school I played for every team. I did every extra class I could. I volunteered for anything and...
Niki Spivey
Aug 6, 20184 min read
Clueless...
When I had my son, I was clueless about babies. I'd not even put a nappy on before my own baby shower (which I did on a non wiggly, non...
Niki Spivey
Jul 15, 20184 min read
Birth Plan 2: Delusional
The second time around, my pregnancy itself followed a deceptively similar path to the first. There were still no apps telling me what...
Niki Spivey
Jun 22, 201810 min read
Birth Plan 1: Survival
Prior to having kids, what I knew about pregnancy and childbirth would have easily fitted onto a Post It note – and even then you’d have...
Niki Spivey
Jun 17, 20187 min read
Are You Feeling Lucky?
I used to feel lucky. Not in the 'winning things' sense of the word. I am pretty much on a losing streak there... as evidenced by having...
Niki Spivey
May 21, 20184 min read
Say What?
Bette has Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD). It's a retro cochlear hearing issue that's probably easiest to describe as a bit...
Niki Spivey
May 13, 20184 min read
Do I (Day)care?
I find the term stay-at-home mum pretty misleading. If I stay at home, no 'mumming' gets done. I'm too busy cleaning up, preparing food,...
Niki Spivey
May 3, 20184 min read
Grandad's Island
Since the last book review was of a book I didn't personally rate all that highly, I thought this time, I better pick one that I had...
Niki Spivey
Apr 23, 20182 min read
The (more than) Slightly Annoying Elephant
Books are a big deal in our house. We all love them, albeit for slightly different reasons. I like that they mean I have a little bit of...
Niki Spivey
Apr 23, 20183 min read
The Road to Success; Currently Under Construction
I noticed last night, that the next chapter in my 'Declarations of You' book is all about success and that got me thinking (a la SATC's...
Niki Spivey
Apr 14, 20184 min read
The time of my life!
I've often thought that I was born in the wrong era. I love the style of the 20s, I've got a figure that was fashionable in the during...
Niki Spivey
Mar 22, 20184 min read
Love From Your Cheerleader Self...
I love letters. I grew up in an era when you had pen pals (some of whom you'd never met) living in destinations as far flung as, er,...
Niki Spivey
Mar 5, 20184 min read
Goodness Grief
One year and ten months ago I got a phone call that changed not only my life, but me, forever. Two phone calls to be exact. One to say...
Niki Spivey
Feb 14, 20184 min read
Let It Go!
Look, before we go any further, let me just say, this post has nothing, nothing, to do with Frozen. Not. One. Thing. Kind of a shame I...
Niki Spivey
Feb 1, 20184 min read
Take a deep breath in...
Mid meltdown one day over the festive period (one of his; not one of mine) I gave Abe a guided meditation to listen to on the iPad. Not...
Niki Spivey
Jan 21, 20183 min read
One + One = Bananas
Many years ago, my mum told me that once you had one kid, the second didn't really make much difference to things. I think she meant that...
Niki Spivey
Jan 12, 20184 min read
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