SOMEHOW it seems that we are in some kind of time warp where time is speeding by the speed of light because on Saturday Maggie turned 5. FIVE. Count it with me.... One Two Three Four Five! She had been counting down the days for over a month with a chart on the … [Read more...]
Slow days picking up pace
May 12, 2020 by 4 Comments
Yesterday morning the little two headed back to school, just for one day a week, new winter uniforms on, bags filled to the brim with all of their supplies they have had at home, ready to bring back again for home school, excited voices about seeing friends, and doing something so simple and so … [Read more...]
Staying Connected with Mum this Mother’s Day
May 6, 2020 by 31 Comments
A sponsored post for Woolworths One of the hardest parts of isolation for many of us, has been being away from our family. While in some parts of the country, we are able to slowly start to reconnect, for so many around the country and the world we have been separated from our friends and family … [Read more...]
Slow days, tears and stars
April 23, 2020 by 13 Comments
How are you going guys? We are nearing the end of our second week of school holidays that all seem to blend into one. The days have been slow and yet I'm now wondering how on earth we go back to home schooling next week and that routine? It's only been 4 weeks of this strange new world and yet it … [Read more...]
Lunch under the tree
April 2, 2020 by 14 Comments
On Monday (was that 6 months ago now?!) when we had to write out Maggie's recount of what we did on the weekend she looked at me and said "we did nothing Mum" and she was right. Kind of. We did do nothing and that is the going to be the case for many months ahead it seems. I mean we did do … [Read more...]
Strange days Indeed, most peculiar Mama
March 29, 2020 by 10 Comments
I've been wanting to write a blog post for the past week, but to be honest I haven't had the time or the motivation to do so. Man, what a time we are living in right now. It's important to journal and record these times so instead of mindlessly scrolling Instagram and obsessively checking the news … [Read more...]
We still do
March 13, 2020 by 8 Comments
A few weeks ago it was the 29th February, that extra day in a leap year that comes around every 4 years. It was 16 years ago (in a leap year) that I was one of those brassy broads that decided that I would propose to Rob. It wasn't something I had planned on given that we had been a couple for all … [Read more...]
Finding what is lost
February 26, 2020 by 26 Comments
A few years ago we were up at the farm with the girls as we always are over one of the school holidays. My in laws had a close friend of theirs who lived not far from them ride on their property every week. She was about my age, maybe a little older, but her youngest was just a few years older than … [Read more...]
Daisy is now 13!
February 18, 2020 by 8 Comments
The reason that this blog exists is because in July 2006 I wrote an opening blog post to tell my sisters (but the world of no one listening) that we were having a baby. Almost 14 years have passed can you even believe that I am STILL writing on this blog?! BabyMac was born and on Valentines Day the … [Read more...]
Maggie started SCHOOL!
February 7, 2020 by 16 Comments
Last Wednesday the big day came and little Maggie who I swear was just born, popped on her school uniform, pulled up those sweet little cotton socks and off she went on her way. She was pretty low key about it. All those mentions of the big day coming, well it was finally here. And … [Read more...]
A hundred small goodbyes
January 24, 2020 by 27 Comments
My Mum's brother, my uncle, who we were all very close with and was like a father figure to the kids in our family died very suddenly almost 20 years ago now. I have been thinking a lot about the people I have loved in my life that have died since my father in law died, about my friends who have … [Read more...]
I guess that’s why they call it the blues…
January 12, 2020 by 48 Comments
We sat around the table on Christmas Day and listened as this came onto my playlist. Rob and I both started crying, knowing what was ahead us the next few weeks as we left the next day up to the farm to spend some time with Rob's Dad. We knew that we were getting close to the end and that the time … [Read more...]
It’s the 23rd of December
December 23, 2019 by 20 Comments
Somehow. SOMEHOW! It's been a crazy week - of celebrations, work, end of school, terrifying fire conditions and weather and a little well needed rest yesterday. It's quite the rollercoaster around these parts at the moment - with emotions and weather and to do lists...I still haven't sorted out all … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough Reporting
December 17, 2019 by 14 Comments
This time next week it will be Christmas Eve, and this morning instead of feeling overwhelmed about everything that has to happen I am choosing to feel excited about it, the magic of Christmas and how wonderful it's going to be over the next week seeing all of my lovely family. I actually can't … [Read more...]
Full and thorough reporting
December 5, 2019 by 4 Comments
My mornings seem to be getting earlier and earlier at the moment - Maggie has been up before 5 the last few mornings, I think in part motivated by the chocolates in the advent calendar. Nothing shows a Mum has given up more than allowing chocolate at 5am in the morning does it? At least I have new … [Read more...]
Surviving parenting the First year of High School
December 4, 2019 by 25 Comments
Tomorrow we reach the end of Daisy's first year of High School. It's done. Quicker than any year of Primary school by at least two times. GONE. DONE. How? First day of Kindergarten 2012 Last day of Primary school 2018 First day of High school 2019 I cannot believe how well Daisy has done … [Read more...]
The pre January deep cleanse
November 29, 2019 by 12 Comments
Call it getting older, call it self awareness, call it self CARE, but this week I decided that I would tackle something before the START of the school holidays: The DEEP CLEAN that comes in January. This clean has been well documented throughout the dawn the time. A Mum gets home from holidays … [Read more...]
Full Maggie Update: 4 and a half
November 26, 2019 by 17 Comments
It's been a while you guys since I have done an update on Maggie, 6 months in fact. She's here, she's big. She is FULL of attitude and ALL of the emotions and tantrums and boredom all in the space of 30 seconds. She's a lot. She's so big. She's still so small. Sweet Maggie, about to finish her last … [Read more...]
Mum rage in week 6 of term 4
November 20, 2019 by 39 Comments
How are you going guys? Really? It's a tough time of the year for us Mums and I know that tensions have been a little, shall we say, high around these parts. I know I can't be the only one, so thought we all better check in on each other. I'm feeling pretty tired. The tiredness has been from … [Read more...]
Round these parts
November 18, 2019 by 7 Comments
You guys! Apologies for not getting on here for like, a week, but things have been busy. And while there are no medals for the busiest, I have to say, Lucy and I have been right up there. I keep meaning to get on here all last week to do a post but just literally would run out of hours in the day. … [Read more...]
