Author Archive: CaringMummy
CaringMummy
January 10, 2015
Mental Illness, Old Blog
As I navigate life as a single parent I find many things confusing. Amongst them is the question of why, when my husband has spent many years accusing me of being unfaithful and trying to put him down, he wants…
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CaringMummy
January 8, 2015
Old Blog, Uncategorized
Well we saw 2015 in with a bang by watching the Apollo Bay Fireworks from our car with a dear friend. We had about the best seats in the house I think as the fireworks were directly in front of…
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CaringMummy
December 20, 2014
Old Blog, Uncategorized
Over the last couple of months I’ve had to challenge a number of assumptions I’ve had about people. Both myself and others, but mainly myself. One of the things I had always assumed about myself is that I was extremely…
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CaringMummy
December 18, 2014
Old Blog, Uncategorized
Jesus said: “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me”. (Mat 25:40 KJV)…
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CaringMummy
December 16, 2014
Old Blog, Uncategorized
Since October I have been feeling led to enrol in a Christian Counselling course so I sent for an information pack and read it and procrastinated. One of the reasons I have been procrastinating is that the enrolment form asks…
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CaringMummy
December 12, 2014
Old Blog, Uncategorized
This has been a week of cranky days, the kids are cranky and so am I and I have no idea why. When days like this come along it’s very easy to spiral down into a place of meanness and…
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CaringMummy
December 9, 2014
Old Blog, Uncategorized
Today I heard something that made me realise how much my husband has affected all of us. I heard a child, not one of mine, break something. It wasn’t anything particularly important and their mother wasn’t particularly upset but I…
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CaringMummy
December 7, 2014
Recipes, Uncategorized
This week I invented a Broccoli Salad to go with dinner. I once had a broccoli salad at a cafĂ© and really liked it but I have no idea how they used to make it so I decided to just…
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CaringMummy
December 6, 2014
Old Blog, Uncategorized
Last month my Aunt was admitted to hospital after a fall and my mother has asked that the hospital keep her until she is more mobile. We hadn’t seen her for three months because of my husband’s breakdown and we…
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CaringMummy
November 5, 2014
Menu Planning Wednesdays
Nothing generally interesting happening this weeks so it’s a normal menu plan for once. Thursday – Jamie Oliver’s Asian Chicken Noodle Broth from Ministry of Food Friday – Fish Pie Saturday – Porcupine Meatballs Sunday – Soup and Toast Monday…
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