Binge Watching Mad Men
In this house there is an Xbox, multiple television’s, iPad’s, Netflix streaming and a Foxtel account. In this house are three boys, well one husband and two boys, who have an endless list of possibilities when it comes to doing something in their down time. In this house down time is paramount for the boys.…
Read MoreTo blur or not to blur? The latest social media dilemma for parents
Okay, I’ll kick open this debate, draw a white line down the middle of the room and ask you to pick a side: social media photos of kids – to blur faces or not? The reason I ask is because the latest trend from gushing parents on my social media feed is beautiful babies with…
Read MoreWhy is it so hard to RSVP to a child’s party?
Ten invitations, 10 kids and no RSVP’s! With one week to go until my son’s party I started to panic – what if no-one really was coming? How would my nine-year-old cope? How would I cope? I went into mummy-stealth mode and my mission was to hunt down the RSVP’s one by one. For the parents…
Read MoreA little baby to love
I had a feeling my sister-in-law was pregnant. So much so, that when I received a text message from her one Saturday afternoon asking to come over that night, I turned to my sister who was next to me and said “Guess who is pregnant?” I seem to have a knack for these things, predicting…
Read MoreWhat stops us from starting?
Late last year an email landed in my inbox. It was an opportunity to apply for an upcoming reality television show. The idea of the show was to set a goal and challenge yourself to complete the goal in one year. I didn’t think much of it when I first read the email. But something took…
Read MoreShifting Water
December 24 was my last blog post. Almost five weeks ago. Without giving it too much thought this might be the longest I have paused with my writing. It has been a good pause. A really good, soul clearing, mind shifting pause. A pause that has in all its capacity given me the chance to…
Read MoreWhen your cake smash doesn’t go according to plan
When my godson turned one, his mum asked me if I would like to photograph him in a cake smash photo shoot. Of course I said yes – I was so excited and thought it would be the best thing ever. We set up the bunting, foil balloon, gorgeous cake, bow tie for the birthday…
Read MoreIn the arms of the angels
A cloud of disbelief hangs over me as I write this post. The cloud has been gathering all year. Slowly building and deepening in its hues of grey. I look back over this year in surreal disbelief. The moments that took place ten months ago feel like they happened ten years ago. Feel like they…
Read MoreHow not to be a victim of the ‘birthday burnout’
I was that mum, the one who poured over every meticulous detail of the birthday party extravagances I once hosted for my children. But not anymore. When I was in Sydney earlier this year, helping with the preparations for my godson’s christening and then eight weeks later the preparations for his first birthday. Cutting out…
Read MoreConversations with Letting Go
Four weeks ago when I set the next topic for #convocoffee I had no idea what the four weeks would hold. How can anyone know what the future holds? I set the topic based on a gut instinct, a passing moment that ‘just felt right’ to set the topic of letting go. Now I sit…
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