As the dust settles on the start of the school year I’m turning my attention to my almost-two-year-old. The night before Poet started school I had a sudden realisation that perhaps I [...]
It was time for a late spring clean. Or perhaps I’ll call it a pre-Christmas purge. Whatever its official name, I took to the wardrobes on the weekend and made space. I usually do this kind [...]
In unsettled times when the air is seemingly thick with anxiety, I come back to the simple things. Perhaps some would call it hiding but I prefer to call it nurturing. Closing the doors, creating [...]
We arrived home yesterday after a red-eye flight and a two-hour drive from the airport. With bleary eyes and dwindling patience we pulled into the driveway eager to shower and lay horizontal. [...]
I spent a whole day in Poet’s Montessori classroom last week; a rare and wonderful opportunity. I was there to take photos but I also had the privilege to quietly observe and listen. It was [...]
We’re heading to the tropics on the weekend and I’m taking all manner of medicinal treatments. Some may consider the size of my medicine kit to be a little on the hypochondriac size [...]
Making your own natural cleaning products is an essential piece in the simple home puzzle. Granted, it took me a while to hop on this bandwagon; changing my home habits takes time and energy and [...]
My quiet ways of late have nothing to do with writer’s block and everything to do with disappearing time. Recently, there have been so many days where I’ve thrown my hands in the air [...]
A few months ago I brightened up my wintry home with a pink peony that took pride of place on my dining table. Little did I know that it had travelled halfway ’round the world and, along [...]
I’m just like you – I have every intention of spring cleaning the home and washing away the literal and metaphorical cobwebs. I envision sparkling floors, clear surfaces, neatly made [...]
I spend far too much time thinking about the house we don’t own. Over the past few years we have created budgets, discussed the cost of living and outlined savings plans. We have spent [...]
..or should we just cut to the chase and call it a dumping ground? Because that's exactly what it is; somewhere to dump bags, shoes, keys and hats before you make your way into the home.
