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I Have a Dream- A Mother’s Day Giveaway

Posted by Jess on Apr 28, 2013 in Essential Blogging | 55 comments

I have a dream…. It involves me sitting on my couch, writing the day away, whilst the children play happily together, bring me cups of tea, and my maid cleans the house. image credit At the moment my reality is more me carting boxes of beer around a cool room, squeezing in forbidden moments to reply to emails, trying to break up fights or spend quality one on one time with the kids, and pretending my kitchen does not look like it actually does. Thankfully, I do have a maid. Kind of. But...

The Legend of the Dog-Cleaned Plate

Posted by Jess on Jun 29, 2012 in Essentially Boatman | 17 comments

There’s a certain calm that descends over the homes of families with young children. It doesn’t always happen, so that when it does, it is even more precious and guarded. It’s a time when tired mums do something for themselves. What that something is, changes from woman to woman. Some use it to catch up on neglected housework… Or tv. Others read or sew or crochet. Some enjoy an uninterrupted phone conversation with centrelink a good friend. Whatever it is, it is an...

It Starts With Me

Posted by Jess on Feb 27, 2012 in Essentially Family | 22 comments

I’ve always endeavored to be the kind of parent who leads by example. I’m sure that more is ‘caught than taught.’ The hard part of this is that ‘do what I say, not what I do,’ is not going to cut it. I need to model the kind of behaviour I want to see modeled. Lately I’ve felt quite frustrated when it comes to the house work. It’s just been a ever ending battle, that I seem to be the only one fighting. There is always mess, always dirt, and...

10 Reasons Why You Should Kill Your Washing Machine

Posted by Jess on Jan 24, 2012 in Essentially Boatman, Essentially Random | 53 comments

On Friday my washing machine passed on. It had been sick for a little while. The locking mechanism was sporadic, and it gradually ran out of steam to rinse the clothes. Still it battled on, with daily encouragement for me. I pushed all the right buttons and did everything I could. Sadly, it was not enough. I haven’t bought a new one. I just can’t do it. When your washing machine dies, it’s like losing a member of the family, and it can’t be replaced by something new and...

I’m Just So Glam

Posted by Jess on Jan 22, 2012 in Essential Vlogs, Essentially Emo | 14 comments

You know that moment, when you’re walking around your house, completely deterred by the mess, and then you think, ‘hey, I should vlog about it!’? Well that. Here it is; the crazy realities of my life. I’m so glamorous. I probbaly should have explained that the cat allergies makes my eyes and nose itchy, so having any hair on my face makes it worse, hence the ever stylish do, but as you can see, I go through a lot of the day starting one train of though at then getting...