You may have noticed I’ve been MIA from the sorella-hood since Christmas. Sorry. And thank you to those people who lovingly asked “Where have you been?! When’s your next post?!” Delightful to know you enjoy catching up with us each week in our random silliness! My hiatus from writing probably stemmed from the start of summer (sun, beach, cocktails). I think I must have embraced the week off at Chrissy a little more than I realised. Time to take a little breath. Some stillness. A few stunning sunrises… Resting was fabulous. {If you are a regular in the ‘hood you’ll know I managed to get a little burnt out last year… a follow up post on how I managed getting myself out of that mess is to…
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boys will be boys and girls may giggle
Today I share with the sorella-hood a simple observation as a mum in the school yard on a Thursday morning. My daughter has started Prep and today I was able to take my time dropping her to the classroom. We took a leisurely stroll through the playground. As the “BIG” boys ran past she cowered in to me clenching my hand tight. I am a highschool teacher so to me these boys are babies, but to my little preppy I could understand how to her the stomping of their school shoes on the concrete as they zoomed past us, would be quite frightening. We stood in silence on the edge of the oval and watched the children play. What I observed was THAT obvious that…
It’s a very pink day today. And it’s fabulous!
Today is ‘Pink Day’ at my “other job” when not working on sorella & me…as secondary school teacher! Seeing 14-year-old boys with balloons for breasts and wearing pink bras, I’ll admit, makes me feel a little uneasy (!)… But their dress-ups and spirit is heart-warming and for a great cause – we are fundraising for Breast Cancer research as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And today, I remember my beautiful Aunty who lost her young life to Breast Cancer.
Part 2: Top 5 tips for Prep Readiness
Today we have Part 2 of our guest post from Kate Davis & Christine Wyatt from Boost Therapy. If you missed part 1, “Is your child prepped for Prep”, you can check it out here. In Part 1, we asked the question ‘how do you know your child is ready for Prep?’ Kate and Christine helped us understand three key developmental areas we need to consider when thinking about our child’s readiness for Prep. These are: Communication – Speech and language skills to be able to communicate with their teachers and peers. Pre writing skills – the skills children acquire through participating in activities such as drawing, construction, craft and other fiddly tasks. Independence – tasks that children need to be able to do independently in…
Part 1: Is your child Prepped for Prep?
Is your child starting Prep next year? My daughter is and has been quizzing me about it ever since we did a tour of the school recently. Just this morning she said, “I don’t think there will be a mat to sit on, will there Mum? Just big desks?”. I explained to her that I’m pretty sure there will be a sitting area as well as desks, to which she replied, “Oh yeah, because they might like to read us stories!” Apart from some anxiety about whether you think you are ready to be sending them off to school (something I am sure all parents worry about as the day gets closer!), you may also have some concerns about whether they are really ready for…
Casually Cool Mums & Beautiful Baby Bumps: Maternity & Mummy chic we can all achieve!
The last 12 months has seen some of the biggest celebrities either give birth, adopt, or fall pregnant. For today’s post we thought a little fashion drool-fest was in order to inspire the maternity wardrobe for some of our sorellas who are expecting, and for the new mummies out there in the playgrounds or off to school pick up!! I had prepared myself to see over-styled, unachievable ensembles, however I was relieved to instead find everyday casual looks that are absolutely attainable for all of us lacking a full-time stylist! Yep – maternity and mummy-chic is about a throw-over pretty print dress, practical jeans so you can pick your child up from the sand-pit, flats or trainers to get you to the school gate on…
Casually Cool Mums & Beautiful Baby Bumps: Maternity & Mummy chic we can all achieve!
The last 12 months has seen some of the biggest celebrities either give birth, adopt, or fall pregnant. For today’s post we thought a little fashion drool-fest was in order to inspire the maternity wardrobe for some of our sorellas who are expecting, and for the new mummies out there in the playgrounds or off to school pick up!! I had prepared myself to see over-styled, unachievable ensembles, however I was relieved to instead find everyday casual looks that are absolutely attainable for all of us lacking a full-time stylist! Yep – maternity and mummy-chic is about a throw-over pretty print dress, practical jeans so you can pick your child up from the sand-pit, flats or trainers to get you to the school gate on…
It’s just a lunchbox for goodness sake!
The back to school dramas dragged out as Alisha took on the budget department store lunchbox aisle – and lost. A quick whip out to the shops – baby boy needs a lunchbox for Kindy. Yes, I have left it to the day before to purchase! I do feel bad. My daughter had a beautiful Tinkerbell lunchbox when she started Kindy – personalized with her name on it too. I promised myself he would have all the special things she had…but nevertheless, here I am trying to find him a lunchbox they day before. Oops.
Reluctantly leaving my baby with the snotty nosed coughing kid
It’s that time of year – back to school. For many parents, facing the first day of school for their little one is a bit of a tear-jerker. Alisha shares her own story of the first step towards that fateful day. Her daughter’s first day of day care. This is Little L on day care day 1 All smiles about the pending adventure with her new pink bag My daughter was 18 months when I returned to work. Secretly, I didn’t mind the idea of going back. I hadn’t fully let go of the career I wanted and I was still uncertain about who I would be if I didn’t have this aspect in my life. She was a pretty good talker early on so…