Anxiety is a very strange thing?
When discussing what triggers and causes my anxiety, with my therapist, and looking at what situations stress me out, and are problematical for me, it came to me, that although I struggle with some aspects of anxiety, in certain areas of my life, when the crunch comes, or I am in a situation that […]
READ MORE→Creative Kids – First Violin Concert
I must apologise for the blurry photos. I have no idea how to cut or crop other people out of photos, and all my pictures had her class mates or other members of the orchestra in, and I don’t share photos of other people’s children, so the shots are not great, or very clear, but […]
READ MORE→Reward charts for children. Good or bad?
(Photo Source) One of the things about my blog, this little space, where I let loose the contents of my head, and share about our parenting journey, is that I will always be honest. I want to be real, and to share where we are at, and where we have been, and if what I […]
READ MORE→Silent Sunday
Sat Cap – Monkeys in my handbag??
You mean it’s not normal to walk around with a bag full of soft toy monkeys that make random monkey type noises? That’s my protein bar hidden in there, too, in case you wondered. I can’t think of any witty captions, but I am sure someone can Sat Cap the contents of my bag… Then […]
READ MORE→Friday’s RANT from the Soap Box in MY Living Room….
Welcome to my Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my Living Room. A small space in the week where I can have a chunter about things that have made me twitch with annoyance or made me question if the world has gone mad or not…. I also linked up with MummyBarrow for her Ranty Friday. You can […]
READ MORE→Creative Kids – we LOVE homework….
Well, to be honest, I don’t LOVE homework. I struggle with trying to make sure the kids get it done on time (yes, even Small Boy has a little bit of work to do each week, usually colouring or simple letter work) and it feels like more stuff that we have to “do” on top […]
READ MORE→Wordless Wednesday – I miss my phone!
No, this is not the phone I am using, during my week off from my beloved iPhone but it may as well be. I am seriously missing the apps, and things I can do with it! Happy Hump Day, the countdown to the weekend starts here…. 🙂
READ MORE→Do you let your kids play out with other kids in the street?
(photo source) This is a parenting quandary, that I am trying to work out in my head, and with discussion and input from LSH. I thought I would talk about it on the blog, and see what other parents thought and do too. In the next street, there is a family, that have children the […]
READ MORE→Goodbye iPhone….
Hello non app, no data, no internet, pretty much does calls and sms’s only phone! For one whole week, I will be without my smart, does everything, pretty much runs my life “smart” phone. Meet my new friend for the week. I have been challenged to see if I can manage without my phone for […]
READ MORE→About blog
Welcome to Cats, Kids, Chaos. We started over 9 years ago, originally as The Mad House of Cats & Babies, in a blur of sleep deprivation. We share family life as we live and see it, and try to keep it real. I write about food allergies, homeschooling, parenting a teenager, product reviews and everything in between. The odd cat post may feauture too. Welcome to the chaos, grab a cup of coffee and join us!