Back in my early twenties (waaaay back), I thought I had figured out what kind of mother I wanted to be. I thought motherhood was this thing where you feel in love with your child, you somehow magically knew what you were doing and everything just came together. Hillarious hey? What I wasn’t prepared for,…
Imagine what it would have been like to date 50 years ago. Just 50 short years. It wasn’t even called dating – it was ‘courting’. How official does that sound? My Nan tells me stories of how her and my Pop would exchange letters with each other, they would go to the local dance and…
When my gorgeous friend Lisa said she wanted to write an article for the readers here at Project Hot Mess I started jumping up and down with glee. This woman is truly incredible. And then she sent through this article and you couldn’t wipe the smile off my face! You see, Lisa is the QUEEN…
You’ve never felt hungry like ‘pregnant woman hungry’. It’s different. As soon as you get an idea of what you want to eat, you have to have it, right then and there. Raging hormones, food aversions and horrible nausea mean that when you do find something you want to eat, it’s a good idea to…
How many times have you gone to bed, only to simply get back on your phone and keep scrolling through Facebook until you fall asleep (or you drop your phone and it smacks you in the face…)? While we may be getting the right number of hours of sleep (some of us anyway) it doesn’t…
Each year we start to see the barrage of Valentine’s Day marketing trying to get us to buy roses and chocolates for our loved ones (or even ramp it up a bit more and buy jewellery and diamonds). And each year it seems like there’s more pressure to buy more and spend more – like…
Being a mother is hard. Like, really freaking hard. And at times it can feel like the whole world is coming down on you, and you can barely even think properly because you haven’t slept a decent night since before TV celebrities became Presidents. While at times it feels like 10 days have rolled into…
Take a deep breath, they say, clear your mind of all thoughts. There’s no arguing that for many people, meditation is a brilliant way to help them calm and destress themselves. I’ve heard so many people rave about it over and over again, which has led me to trying it, over and over again. But…
You’ll hear it time and time again, communication is key. And the reason it’s so cliche is because it’s so darn true. Ask anyone who considers themselves to be in a successful marriage what the ‘secret’ is and I guarantee somewhere in there will be communication. The lines of communication don’t magically open when you…
I’ve always considered myself to be a pretty peaceful person. I don’t particularly like drama or arguments of any kind. I try to keep myself out of any issues within my family or group of friends unless I absolutely have to get involved. I’m like a hibernating bear, just minding my own business and trying…