A very happy 2018 to you! This year has dawned in the same way you turn over the page in your favourite book and a new chapter is revealed. It’s still part of the story, but it’s the next season; this signifies change may be coming. After a really happy few days getaway to a […]
NINO – Nine In, Nine Out
There’s a concept that exists, whether that’s just on the interwebs or within the communities of so-called ‘crunchy moms’, called NINO – nine in, nine out. It refers to the 9 month baking period of an average pregnancy, and the 9 months after birth. It’s a time where baby is held particularly close to mom […]
All the Reasons Why I Love Little Boys’ Rooms
I am sitting here on a Tuesday evening watching a rerun of The Truman Show, and I realised that our lives sometimes tend to play out like another episode of our favourite show: get up, make sure the kids are fed, changed, cuddled and off to school, go to work, do a grocery shop, sit […]
Dear Kim at Sixteen
Dear Kim at Sixteen A month or so ago you turned sixteen, that special age that signifies you’re almost, pretty much, an adult, and when magic is supposed to happen. You’ve read all those Sweet Valley High books (and the annoyingly non-canon ‘Senior Year’) where Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield have incredible adventures and gorgeous boyfriends […]
So We Fibreglassed the 80s Swimming Pool
When we moved into our house, there were some things we immediately knew we needed to get done (update the alarm, put on burglar bars, paint the interior) and knew that there were a few things that we’d get done fairly soon (install a heat pump, fix up the kitchen, rip up the carpets and […]
Amid the Busyness, There is the Beauty of Reflection
So it’s been a while, I know. Life has just been so hectic lately, and I know everyone says that, but it really is true. It was my birthday in early March (yay me) and I’m now officially the ripe old age of 32 (all the 20 somethings are like, ‘ew, old’ and all the late […]