Search: label/bump My Son Has Been Kidnapped and Replaced With Some Kind of Alien. by Lori Dwyer on May 2, 2013 · 7 comments My son has been kidnapped and replaced with some kind of highly energised, relentlessly obnoxious alien being. Which may sound overly dramatic, but on some days- like today- certainly feels true. […]

Tweet Plan B by Lori Dwyer on March 21, 2011 · 66 comments Heya, OK. What I should be blogging about is the Aussie Bloggers Conference, which I attended this weekend. And believe me, there is a post coming, a good one with photos and crap. Right now, though, there are other things I need […]

Tweet Vlogged- The Fairy Garden. by Lori Dwyer on October 4, 2012 · 6 comments In response to a request that came through the survey (which happens to still be open…) The heaven-scent garden in the TinyTrainHouse, featuring the Bumpy thing, the Broken Garden and the Fairy Tree. Subscribe to RRSAHM by Email- Freshly baked […]

Tweet Onion Nights. by Lori Dwyer on May 8, 2012 · 16 comments Last night is one of those onion nights, and all I do is cry. It’s just… I don’t even know. Sometimes I run… and eventually, the ghosts catch up. I’m afraid. I’m lonely. I’m broken. If someone had told me that almost […]

Crazy Cat Lady Chronicles The Bus On Putty Road by Lori Dwyer on April 5, 2013 · 3 comments You might remember that just before Christmas, my mate Auntie Mickey and I went urban exploring on the Putty Road. One of the more amazing things we discovered was The Bus, and the many rumours that […]

Tweet Retail Therapy by Lori Dwyer on February 6, 2013 · 8 comments I love it when stuff just works and the Universe finds a way to present to you exactly what you asked it for. In a blog post a few weeks ago, I mentioned WonderWoman and her WonderKids (turns out there’s three of […]

Tweet Happy Birthday, Little Fox- Part One by Lori Dwyer on August 2, 2012 · 3 comments “Are you going to stay in the forest?No, Dragonfly. I have to go away.” Last weekend, on a sunny Saturday afternoon, I dressed my children in their party clothes and drove into the suburbs. We’re going to a […]

babies A Holy Parenting Pinnacle. by Lori Dwyer on April 9, 2013 · 30 comments My children grow older in great jumping stretches, strides of development and intellect that take me by shocked and awe-struck surprise. They learn things while I’m not looking, not watching, not quite paying attention; some days they seem to eat […]

Tweet My Son Has Been Kidnapped and Replaced With Some Kind of Alien. by Lori Dwyer on May 2, 2013 · 10 comments My son has been kidnapped and replaced with some kind of highly energised, relentlessly obnoxious alien being. Which may sound overly dramatic, but on some days- like today- certainly feels true. It […]

Tweet The Water, Part Two. by Lori Dwyer on March 1, 2012 · 7 comments Continued from yesterday… I got my answer to the question I posed here yesterday, a few weeks ago. The Chop, the Bump and I were at a mate’s place soaking up some Vitamin D on one of the by few […]

Tweet Gastronomical Subterfuge‏ by Lori Dwyer on March 8, 2013 · 5 comments My children are fussy, finicky eaters. The Chop especially. He takes after me. The Bump has inherited her father’s appetite (”Can’t talk, eating…”), but has still been sadly influenced by me. Both my kids will pick and pull at food. They often […]

Tweet The PatchWork Hospital- Blue Mountains, Part One. by Lori Dwyer on November 27, 2012 · 11 comments I tell my mate Auntie Mickey that I’m going urban exploring for the weekend in the mysterious, romantic, somewhat gothic Blue Mountains and she’s almost as excited as I am. “You have to go to this hospital!” […]

October 2012 Five Minutes To Myself by Lori Dwyer on October 30, 2012 · 4 comments This post, and my manicure, sponsored by Nuffnang. They say that taking time for yourself is essential. I know that, in theory. It’s just that in reality it doesn’t work so well. It feels selfish and self indulgent to […]

2012 F*ck Christmas. by Lori Dwyer on December 26, 2012 · 9 comments Sometimes, for all my self awareness and ability to look things in the face… avoidance is the only way to cope. I don’t even realize I’m avoiding Christmas until it’s right on top of me, suffocating me with it’s false pretense of […]

Tweet My Boy by Lori Dwyer on February 15, 2013 · 2 comments I wrote this post months ago, before I met the Most Amazing Man In The Universe.  Due to changing from Blogger to WordPress (which, by the way, is going quite swimmingly after some earlier teething problems), it got lost in my Drafts […]

January 2013 You’re Stupid And I Hate You. by Lori Dwyer on January 31, 2013 · 23 comments I write posts like this… then I hesitate. I toss and turn things over, tumbling like rough rocks in my mind until they’re smooth and their edges don’t draw blood. I tumble and test the weight of […]

Tweet Little Kids Wearing Make Up…. by Lori Dwyer on April 4, 2012 · 40 comments *Dum dum dum* (Insert dramatic look here.) Make up for little kids. It sounds so suspect doesn’t it? Every mum I’ve mentioned this product to has, at first, stared at me, eyes wide in shock. I think they’re picturing […]

Tweet The Worst Cook In The World by Lori Dwyer on July 19, 2012 · 33 comments I am a terrible cook. That’s been documented here before, many times. I can tell you without fear of retribution that I’ve inherited this from my mother, who is also pretty hopeless. Although she scores bonus points for […]

yup this one’s sponsored A Mother’s Day GiveAway (To make up for all those other presents you’ll get). by Lori Dwyer on April 19, 2013 · 16 comments This Mother’s Day giveaway happily brought to you by David Jones online store. Mother’s Day in Australia is the second Sunday in May. It’s somewhat of a […]

Tweet You’re Stupid And I Hate You. by Lori Dwyer on January 31, 2013 · 23 comments I write posts like this… then I hesitate. I toss and turn things over, tumbling like rough rocks in my mind until they’re smooth and their edges don’t draw blood. I tumble and test the weight of the […]

Tweet The Circus by Lori Dwyer on February 22, 2013 · 5 comments I take my children to the circus this weekend, for what I thought was the first time ever. Until I remember that Tony and I took the Chop once a long long time ago, before the Bump was born. I can only […]

boobies Burlesque and Some BodyLove. by Lori Dwyer on May 8, 2013 · 9 comments This month’s RedBalloon mission was quite exciting but slightly intimidating. Four one hour burlesque classes in Sydney, taught by a real live burlesque performer who goes by the name of Satin Spitfire. Satin is hot. Not to mention crass, funny, […]

stationhouse Karma Blockers. by Lori Dwyer on March 13, 2013 · 12 comments Annnnd… this*. I’m never sure if it’s the chicken or the egg that comes first– if I get depressed because I let that procrastination take over, or if that procrastination taking over is a symptom of the beginnings of depression. But they […]

Tweet The Variety Santa Fun Run! by Lori Dwyer on December 5, 2012 · 1 comment Not last weekend bu the one before, The Chop, the Bump and I did the Variety Santa Fun Run in Darling Harbour, Sydney. There were over 1500 Santa’s. We took off from the Start line at 9am. By the […]

Tweet The Thing With Cats, Part Two. by Lori Dwyer on January 23, 2013 · 2 comments Someone commented on Twitter a few days ago that, just perhaps, TinyTrainTown is very bad juju for cats. The TinyTrainHouse, in particular. I’m thinking they may have a point. I guess the easiest way to break this is […]