Mum – Kat Buttigieg

To My Mum On Mother’s Day

What do Stay At Home Mums do all day?!

*I know there are a lot of Stay At Home Dads out there too. I have written this from my point of view as a mum and therefore haven’t used inclusive language throughout. Kudos to all the SAHDs out there. While I was pregnant with my first baby and still teaching, I remember talking toContinueContinue reading “What do Stay At Home Mums do all day?!”

Liebster Award – Take Two

I was nominated for the Liebster Award a while back by my friend Sarah, from Sarahdipity, and then again recently by my friend Christos, of Miliking Meanderings. It seems I didn’t quite do everything properly! In short, the award to encourage more traffic for bloggers with less than 1000 followers. I did not know atContinueContinue reading “Liebster Award – Take Two”

An Egg a Day Keeps Exhaustion At Bay?

For over a month now I’ve had eggs every morning for breakfast. Every. Morning. I’ve always been a cereal or toast kind of girl, so it has proven difficult to change the habit. I have to say, however, that it’s made a huge difference to my life. Ever since having my second child nineteen monthsContinueContinue reading “An Egg a Day Keeps Exhaustion At Bay?”

10 Things Mums of Toddlers Know For Sure

I love my little men but my life has truly changed since my pre-children days. While things do become easier in many ways as they graduate from babies to toddlers, there are many challenges when raising a three and a half year old and an eighteen month old. Here are 10 things I know forContinueContinue reading “10 Things Mums of Toddlers Know For Sure”

Five Reasons Why Teaching Is Like Parenting

I vividly remember as a graduate teacher the first time a student, instead of addressing me by my usual title, accidentally called out to me with an elongated, “Mu-um!”. This was met with an eruption of laughter from his classmates and I remember being absolutely mortified that a 13 year old saw me, a 24ContinueContinue reading “Five Reasons Why Teaching Is Like Parenting”

Who is your Elizabeth Patterson?

When my sister and I were growing up, we would play pretend shopkeepers in the backyard and ride from shop to shop on our bikes. We had pretend names and alter egos, the whole deal. My sister was Teresa Maloney and I was Elizabeth Patterson. These names weren’t chosen willy nilly either. ElizabethContinueContinue reading “Who is your Elizabeth Patterson?”