For the past few months Poet has asked me, almost every day, if there’s a baby in my belly*. I always reply: “Not just yet…” You see, I have a lot of fear surrounding the [...]
Christmas stars found just outside the school art room At drop-off and pick-up time, school playgrounds are full of younger siblings getting to know the swing of things. When your first-born [...]
She’s a walk three steps, take five back, kind of girl. A mountain of work is waiting at home and I have to constantly remind myself not to utter the words: “hurry up”. [...]
a sweet little tag that came with a recent scarf purchase When teaching pregnant women it’s expected that the topic of baby names will arise. Lucky for me it’s one of my favourite [...]
hydrangeas in abundance in my neighbours’ gardens Living a less-distracted life : admit that you’re tired and reclaim rest. I know, I know; motherhood and rest rarely go together. We [...]
Living a less-distracted life : when things get tough, come back to the simple. At around this time every year I go through a phase of reflection; thinking about what has happened and how [...]
When you let go of perfectionism, you teach your children responsibility. I’ve only had this realisation in the past few weeks and it’s been a valuable lesson for me. For Che’s [...]
When we had settled into our seats on the plane I handed him a brand new copy of Astro Boy. For the entire month we were away it wasn’t far from his reach. When sightseeing became boring [...]
Living a less-distracted life: look them in the eye when you’re talking to them. I’ve been getting back to parenting basics for the past few weeks; evaluating my language as I step [...]
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 [...]
I took lots of photos this week and edited even more. These are some of my favourites…… / we loved sleeping under mosquito nets in Bali and I’ve been thinking about hanging one [...]
Embrace creative progress, let go of perfectionism. It’s so hard for me to admit but it’s been one of the most profound lessons I’ve learnt this year: perfectionism may enhance [...]
