Introductions

Welcome back, it’s good to see you  J

I guess I’ll kick off the introductions:

Hi! My name is Melissa. I’m a 30-something, recently married, mother to a gorgeous little boy and a crazy cat.

I somehow manage to balance being a full-time employee with being a full-time mum; and I will admit that the housework was the first to suffer. But as long as I get to enjoy most of my weekends with my little family, I don’t really give two hoots about trying to be a perfect housewife (so I guess my profile picture might be more than a little misleading!)

NB – I actually really REALLY want to be a housewife; y'know, the type that always has a clean home that smells good because there is something yummy baking in the oven. But apart from the fact that I work full-time (out of financial necessity, not desire!), I also think that I am not really that type of person... But who knows. Maybe there is a housewife hiding inside this slob!! Or maybe one day the magic housewife fairy will visit me and I will wake up being a regular Stepford wife! But I digress... (and I do that a lot too)

Our Little Monster (our son, not the cat) is almost 2 years old. He is a constant source of amusement and delight to my husband and I; with a healthy dose of “annoying” thrown in for good measure. His favourite saying at the moment is “oh come on!” – which works on a surprising number of levels, with any number of inflections of tone. His favourite dish du jour is crumpets with jam or honey; any time, day or night. And his favourite past time is attempting to play games on the iPad; we consider it a good day if he asks for the “phone” a mere 30 times.

Meow-Meow, before he went completely psycho

Our cat used to have a name... but because of the Little Monster he is now known as Meow-Meow. He is a psycho cat; I’m pretty sure if he was a dog he’d be required to be muzzled at all times. I constantly have scars on my arms from the scratches and bites that he has “lovingly and playfully” administered. And yet, he has the patience of an almost-saint with the Little Monster... which is probably why he goes mental with us – he’s releasing all of his pent up anger. Don’t get me wrong, he’s swiped at the Little Monster – despite our repeated warnings to the poor kid – but not with the same level of malice he reserves for us.

My husband and I were married in April this year; on the Thursday before the Easter long weekend. And because the Anzac Day holiday was on the following Tuesday, it meant that our guests had a super extra long weekend! Aren’t we a thoughtful couple  J

A post dedicated to the proposal/wedding will come along soon; I don’t want to overwhelm you with too much too soon!

Well I’ve told you a little about me, and over the course of this blog you will learn so much more about me (maybe even a little too much?!??)

Now the ball is back in your court; and you are....?  J

Acknowledgement for first picture.

The first blog

So this is it. I’m taking the plunge; I’m setting up a blog.

I’m going to lay my life out there for the scrutiny of the world… and I’m scared. What if it’s boring? What if I think it’s funny, but nobody else does?
Or worse still…. WHAT IF NOBODY LIKES IT??!

I follow a few blogs – every one offers me something; a snippet of advice here; a pearl of wisdom there; a delicious recipe that I will talk about, but never get around to making; and always a good giggle.
I would love to be able to offer the same to people who may read this blog, but my advice and my wisdom come from others; my cooking skills are mediocre; my sense of humour is not always mainstream….

I guess the first thing I need to do is to think about is what do I want from this blog – do I want this to be a roaring success where I can create a business from it?
Hmmmm, probably not as:
a) I’m a procrastinator (it’s taken me almost 12-months to get this initial blog written!) and
b) I don’t even know what I want to be when I grow up!!

Ooookaaay then, so let’s start a little smaller – what will this blog be about?
Well, I want a place to share some of the things going on in my life; the wonderful things my little Monster says or does that make me smile; the things I love, the things I don't; the journey that I’m on as I try to balance my life as a Mother and Wife, whilst still trying to maintain a shred of my Self.
And if I happen to make some new friends from it, then that is a bonus  J

Right, that’s it. I’m going with “I want this blog to be my outlet; a journal of what goes on in my (often) mundane life”.

Hey, it’s a starting point, and as a good friend of mine said – I can always start a new blog if this one doesn’t work out  J

So everyone…

WELCOME TO MY BLOG!