Archives for September 2011 | Essentially Jess

Thankful Thursday- The Fair-Thee-Well Edition

Posted by Jess on Sep 29, 2011 in Essential Truth: Post Natal Depression is not that Fun, Essentially Jess | 22 comments

Well today I have the very exciting honour of hosting Thankful Thursday for Kate, whilst she is off enjoying a family holiday. And to mark my claim to fame humble gratitude I’m sharing something very exciting today. It’s this. Yep, that’s me with my crazy eyes waving goodbye to a dear friend who has been with me for the past six months. Zoloft. My Post-Natal Depression medication. The day Ava turned eight months old, the doctor prescribed these for me, after months of...

Introducing Blogger of the Mo’

Posted by Jess on Sep 27, 2011 in Essential Blogging | 18 comments

So I’ve been wanting, for a little while now, to express my appreciation for some great bloggers out there, but have been wondering what’s the best way to do this. A lot of the thoughts have crossed my mind, but for the sake of time (I fend to ramble) I have decided to create a favourite blogger of the moment award. Or as I’m calling it, ‘Blogger of the Mo.’ The reason it is ‘of the mo’ (or moment), is because I didn’t want to be locked into...

Lunch Box Hero

Posted by Jess on Sep 26, 2011 in Essential Extras | 10 comments

Well I’m not typically one of those ‘foody’ blogs. To be perfectly honest I’m an an extremely fussy eater, so if it doesn’t look like something I’m gonna eat, I skip over the recipe posts. But I have been bestowed with a very high honour indeed; I am the mum who packs the best lunch boxes. Who cares about all the other parenting fails in my day? This is my moment of glory! (Also it’s Kate’s Monthly Monday Menu link up, and I wanted to play too....

Time For An Over Share

Posted by Jess on Sep 25, 2011 in Essential Blogging, Essentially Jess, Essentially Random | 9 comments

So Lolly over at Oh My Lolly has tagged me to write ten things you wish you didn’t know about me, but the last time I did one of these things, Boatman was out doing his best Steve Irwin impersonation, and getting attacked by a wild sting ray, and I have had my own close encounters of the wildlife kind this morning, (a huntsman fell off my towel on to my foot,) so call me crazy, but I’m kind of nervous about it.So Lolly, if anyone gets eaten, stung, bitten or generally looked at...

Mean Girls

Posted by Jess on Sep 23, 2011 in Essentially Family | 16 comments

My mum was telling me yesterday of a mutual friend who has just become pregnant. She (mum) was talking to her husband and he was saying how he was going to be a stay at home dad; he thought it would be a great way to just relax. Obviously mum and I had a little giggle; we know how relaxing parenting isn’t. And as my kids get older, I’m beginning to realise just how hard and complex it is. I’ve spoken lately of the issues my girls have been having at school. It’s not...