The lawns are manicured, the roses are pruned and the horses are lined up in preparation for the race that stops the nation. Spring racing is in the air. Racegoers are opening their closets, dusting off their hats and starting to feel the buzz of excitement. While spring racing may be all about the horses,…
Read MoreIt’s that time again when stores are filling their shelves with Christmas wares. Lists are being written, both by children and adults alike. Some of us are in denial that Christmas is only weeks away. While others have already started crossing off the days in excitement. I am crossing off the days. Not so much…
Read MoreRecovery is the second part of my story – take a moment to read the first part here. The infallible truth of our destiny is something we do not confront often. Until of course the volatility of life is exposed to us and more so if that life is our own. Recovering from surgery left…
Read MoreOne o’clock in the morning. My husband was working late, my two little boys were asleep in their beds. A searing, piercing pain ripped through the left side of my abdomen. Almost thrown out of bed in agony, I dragged myself to the bathroom. The violent nausea was instant and unrelenting. I collapsed. The early…
Read MoreThe key turned in the front door lock. One o’clock in the morning. Time became frozen, immortalised. A dim light upstairs caught his curiosity. Keys and wallet on the table, suit jacket crumpled onto the back of a chair. In his exhaustion he walked upstairs. In the dim light of the bathroom he found her,…
Read MoreA Saturday morning like any other, except when the phone rang and it was my mum on the other end, what she told left me dumbfounded and in an instant I was questioning (once again) my parenting. “I’m sending dad over to pick up the boys and their bikes. It is about time someone taught…
Read MoreTwo years ago when I first started to write this blog I thought I had found my passion. I always knew I loved to write. I just never believed in myself enough to write. When that changed and I hit publish on my first ever blog post part of me felt like I had found the…
Read MoreSometimes the best way to get to know someone is to sit down and chat over a coffee. So grab a coffee, settle in and let’s get to know each other. “Hi, I’m Josefa and this is my little space – it is such a pleasure to have you here.”
Read MoreA Melbourne girl who loves her coffee Josefa is a writer, blogger, scientist and juggler. She juggles one husband, two boys, two bunnies and a list of endless possibility. In 2014, her blog always Josefa was a top 5 finalist in the Kidspot Voices of 2014 Personal and Parenting category. Also in 2014 , her…
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