I felt like I did this last update post not that long ago and I just checked and it's bang on 12 months. Huh! So maybe it was a long time... It's been about 2 years now since I tried to be a grown up and look after my skin. You can check out this series of posts to see a little about my trial … [Read more...]
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The lies we tell ourselves
July 10, 2018 by 21 Comments
In my recent introspection and intention for more self care I've been thinking a little (sometimes a lot) about the way I speak to myself in my head. The way we all speak to ourselves in our heads. Our internal monologue which is often negative. I know mine contains quite a bit of swearing and FUCKS … [Read more...]
The Holiday Stack
July 7, 2018 by 24 Comments
We're heading away tomorrow to the beach for a change of scene and to blow the cobwebs with some fresh salty sea air. There's going to be lots of walking and sitting by the fire, reading, napping and doing not much. I hope the kids agree with our plans...let's see. I can't wait! Here's my pile … [Read more...]
Family Favourite: Chicken fried rice
July 6, 2018 by 13 Comments
Yesterday afternoon at school pick up there had been a harvest from the veggie garden that all the kids had been growing and it was a BUMPER crop. A full container of herbs, lettuces, chard, kale, you name a leafy green and it was there. As well as some pumpkin...all waiting for the parents to pick … [Read more...]
Lessons in rest
July 3, 2018 by 49 Comments
I just tried to stop Maggie from painting the hummus I gave her for lunch all over her cherry tomatoes, hands, arms. When I explained to her about the mess she was making her reply was simple, "but it feels good". And I bet it did. That's been my lesson in the past week that the universe has … [Read more...]
A check in: and feeling the feelings {Susan}
June 26, 2018 by 148 Comments
It's Tuesday morning here, just gone 6am, it's 0 degrees outside. There are 3 members of my family sleeping soundly in their beds, and one awake (sniffling and miserable with a cold) next to me on the couch watching Peter Rabbit. Can you guess which one? I wanted to check in on you, yes you, and … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough reporting: The social edition
June 22, 2018 by 7 Comments
Goodness me we have had ourselves a social week at the Macdonald house. We've been to Sydney twice, I have eaten and drunk waaaaaaaaay more than I should have and had LOTS of fun along the way. Pour yourself a drink, have a seat and have a look at where we've been. Monday night we headed up to … [Read more...]
Order restored & a Sunday lunch
June 20, 2018 by 2 Comments
Sunday morning at 6am Rob landed back from Europe and a few hours later was home sweet home. I think you could hear my sighs of relief all over the country. My partner in crime, those extra set of hands...I missed him so much and was reminded just how much he does for us all. Order restored … [Read more...]
Back in Black Ball 2018
June 11, 2018 by 10 Comments
Can you hear that? It's me, sitting down with a HUGE sense of relief knowing that everything is done. No more ball. No more worries. No more organising. No more stress. No more visitors. The June long weekend is done and dusted for another year. I thought I'd share with you all the shots that I … [Read more...]
A Village Winter Ball
June 7, 2018 by 8 Comments
When we first moved into the village I had no idea about the rhythms of it, the seasons, the events that make up a year living in this corner of the world. At the end of summer there's trivia on a summery, misty evening in the hall. How in Easter there is a market with literally thousands of people … [Read more...]
Olympus Camera winner!
June 5, 2018 by 30 Comments
YOU GUYS. That was HARD. I feel like I have been on an emotional rollercoaster! ALL of the feels - happy and sad, simple joy, moments of profound loss, pride, excitement all captured in photos. Isn't that the BEST? A click that captures a moment in time that can be with you forever, it's why I love … [Read more...]
BabyMac’s Top 10 travel essentials
May 31, 2018 by 6 Comments
Oh how the recent use of my passport has lit a fire and passion for even MORE travel. Always the way isn't it? I thought I better jot down some hints and tips that I learnt from this last trip before they escape into the recesses of my overtired brain forever! I love reading back on these travel … [Read more...]
Win your very own Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III camera!
May 29, 2018 by 206 Comments
It's now been a week since we arrived back home from my very own Royal adventure and the further away from it I get, the more I feel like it was all a dream. A wonderful, magical dream! But my Instagram and photo roll in my phone tells me something else entirely...it WAS real. Thank GOODNESS … [Read more...]
London: my favourite bits
May 24, 2018 by 11 Comments
It's so very good to be home, but it's been a somewhat slow 24 hours or so trying to get back to reality with the girls and home life and dealing with the jet lag that we still hadn't quite dealt with while we were away. It all seems like such a whirlwind and at times, like a glorious dream but my … [Read more...]
Never Stop the Journey: A wedding in Windsor
May 21, 2018 by 16 Comments
A sponsored post for Olympus Most days for me are pretty run of the mill for a Mum of three girls. I get woken early (and often angrily) by a toddler. I make breakfast and lunches; do the shopping, cooking and washing, busily running a house, family and job. Months ago in November, a seed was … [Read more...]
Pounding the pavements in London
May 18, 2018 by 9 Comments
We have well and truly hit the ground running since we landed - with the weather being as good as it has been, it's been impossible to not to be out in the sunshine, especially with everything looking SO good. We've had just one day where it was FREEZING and grey and dark (much like how I remembered … [Read more...]
Never Stop the Journey: London is ready for a wedding!
May 17, 2018 by 18 Comments
A sponsored post for Olympus It’s now been a few days since we arrived in London and everywhere you look, excitement, preparations and general pre-wedding buzz is at an all time high. Everywhere around this fair city you will see national pride blowing in the breeze of every corner with red, … [Read more...]
Maggie is 3 years old!
May 16, 2018 by 14 Comments
Our sweet, precious Maggie Rosyln Macdonald turns THREE today. 3! It's amazing this journey that so many of you have been on with us over the past 3, almost 4 years from when I found out we were pregnant, to the Preggo File Journey and of course her birth and beyond with baby and toddler monthly … [Read more...]
And now here we are in London, in the Spring
May 14, 2018 by 7 Comments
We arrived yesterday morning at 6.30am after a long 24 travels from Australia. It never fails to impress you that you can hurtle through the sky and end up on the other side of the world does it? We were able to drop our bags off nice and early at our apartment in Notting Hill (one street … [Read more...]
How to host your own Royal Wedding Party!
May 14, 2018 by 5 Comments
The big day is FAST approaching my friends and I have had an email from a reader saying that she wanted to host her own Royal Wedding Party but didn't know where to start. Thought I better help a sister out! As you'd (hopefully) know, the big day where Meghan and Haz will tie the knot is Saturday … [Read more...]
