the second best thing about aesop (after the gorgeous products) is the muslin bag they come in – ideal for storage of necessary miscellany Want to know a secret? Daniel is the resident [...]
spontaneous beach days will have to wait for the weekends I would like to tell you that our first morning back at school was smooth, calm and hurried-free. But that would be a lie. This morning [...]
seaside daisies / she does cranky well as she pulls on my new dress / I thought he’d be a bit tired of the camera – he isn’t When the tourists have gone home and it’s [...]
my friend Claudia’s beautifully curated kitchen shelves I went to a yoga class last night; left Daniel with the kids and a big pot of spaghetti bolognese and made my way to the studio [...]
…so said the sign outside my local gym yesterday. If I had my way I would change the words to read: “life is too fast, let’s slow it down a bit, hey?” – for my [...]
I usually write about de-cluttering when I’m in the midst of a purge. At the moment I’m going through a lot of my clothes; applying a newfound ruthlessness to the process and saying [...]
“Dream. Discover. Do. is a program that helps to connect you with your dreams, to help you understand your strengths and values and passions and to start motivating and inspiring you to do [...]
This week I’ve immersed myself in the practical so I don’t get too caught up in the emotional. You could file such a decision under “distraction” or “denial” [...]
A simple truth: in nature you find clarity and solace and, if you wait long enough, a definite sense of calm. When home gets too stuffy and the mess is overwhelming I get in the car and go. We [...]
There are two things that really prove the exorbitant expense of life with children: grocery shopping and car hunting. We did both yesterday and it was a definite reality check (it also cemented [...]
Living a less-distracted life : pay attention to the toys your children actually play with. It’s a pertinent topic considering we’re only eight weeks out from Christmas and it’s [...]
paper-like marigolds; delightful decoration Living a less-distracted life: when you live out of a suitcase for a month, without the distraction of work, homelife, school and to-dos, you soon [...]
