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It's been three weeks today since I got home. 3! I miss New York. I miss it's pizza. I miss all it's alone time. I miss it's endless glasses of wine. And summery weather. But most of all, I think I miss my friend Mrs Woog. We really had such a wonderful time together - so much fun - and laughing. … [Read more...]

All day Saturday when I was in hospital with by Brother in law I was feeling pretty awful. Actually, very sick. I sucked it up, got on with it and pushed it aside. But there was in undeniable ache in my stomach and the top right hand side of my abdomen. Of course while I was sitting around I googled … [Read more...]

Dear Beth,I'm just getting in quickly before you gear up for 19 kids about to arrive for Daisy's Birthday party. I know you are exhausted, but take a minute if you can, just sit for a moment. It won't kill you. See?Beth. You are doing really well at the minute. I know it's hard. I know it's the … [Read more...]

Rob went to Daisy's first Parent information evening last night. You know, just to get a run down on what they will be learning this term and how their first week has been so far. Can report that all is well and she has settled into School life well. Her writing is coming along but she does have a … [Read more...]

Over the past year we have been filling the house with new bits & pieces including buying some big ticket items as we are finally in a grown up house, and it's time to be grown up. Bit by bit we have purchased new dining tables & chairs, sideboards, dressers, couches...it's been expensive! While the … [Read more...]

For all of you that follow my Facebook page or on twitter or Instagram you would have heard about the big ask I had bestowed upon me Saturday morning. Each month the School of the Arts committee (of which I am a committee member of) hold a morning tea. They put on an Old School spread of baked … [Read more...]

Because I like to make my life harder than it needs to be, this morning we trotted off to MOFO School Holidays Swim School for a week of intense lessons. I know. It's just as bad as you think it would be. Daisy hasn't had a great swimming career. We have done lessons on and off where she hasn't … [Read more...]

Excuse the phone camera shots but our weekend in Melbourne was a whirlwind one, that could not be weighed down by my Digital SLR. We left home Saturday morning at 6am, drove the girls up to Sydney and dropped them off to Gma, drove to airport, flew down and arrived at 11.30, went to pre drinks at … [Read more...]

: It doesn’t matter how many people don’t get it. What matters is how many people do.: "Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.” (Colin Powell): "If you are really effective at what you do, 95% of the things said about you will be negative.” (Scott Boras): "If you want to … [Read more...]

I had an extra spring (pardon the pun) in my step when I awoke this morning and that's because we did it! We survived our first winter down here in the Highlands. When we moved in last Spring people were always happy to tell us "Oh, but you haven't had a winter yet have you?" and "Oh just wait to … [Read more...]

I will never stop having my butt kicked by my children. You think after almost 5 years in the business I would know a few things {which I guess that I do} but I am always surprised at the ways in which I am still clueless.Rob is in charge of putting the baby to bed. Night after night he does it, no … [Read more...]

I have been pondering over the past week about this time of the year. I knew that it must have been about this time last year that we made some pretty big changes to our life. This morning I trawled through my blog and relived it all over again. What a time!I remember the first weekend of July was … [Read more...]

One of the best things about blogging and the internet {I think} is the connections made with people that you would not ordinarily meet. Some people I am now lucky enough to call my friends came from the internet. They discovered me {somehow} and truly understand me. They completely crack me up like … [Read more...]

At the end of May I was getting my daily fix over at Chantelle's blog Fat Mum Slim and liked the look of a little photography challenge she was putting out for June. It's simple - each day you have a subject - you take it - post it. I have been posting on Instagram which I love, love LOVE. I love … [Read more...]

These past 24 hours:I have watched rain, serious pouring down rain come down and down and then down again.Dealt with the crushing blow (OK not quite) that saw me miss out on the Top 5 of the Kidspot bloggers. I'm Ok with it, really I am, but I still really, really, really thought I might make it. … [Read more...]

10 years. It can seem a lifetime and it can seem like just the other week. 10 years ago yesterday a part of my world changed. Like *that*. Like you always read, or hear of, or experience yourself. A single phone call on a very ordinary afternoon. I was sitting at my desk at work busily working away … [Read more...]

This week has been a tricky one. Sunday it was beautiful, sunny, fabulous autumn and then on Monday it turned to winter. Short days. Cold weather. Rain. The fire that has been on for 4 days running now. It's like time did some trick and all of a sudden fast forwarded me to 3 months from now. Which … [Read more...]

:We are heading away tomorrow for THE WEDDING! It's here at last! I am excited about it. Excited about spending 4 days away with all my family and kids and friends. Every time one of my siblings has gotten married it has been a fabulous time. We always seem to have a marquee wedding or something … [Read more...]

Well, not really. Unless you consider waking up at 4.40am with a hangover funny. And then having to drive 1.5 hours in the dark and rain, funny. But it sounded like a good title at the time, and I have to admit I'm clutching at straws with this post. I don't know what to cover. What to say. How to … [Read more...]