Right now I’m sitting in the passenger seat of my own car, riding shotgun as my 16 year old twins take turns driving from Cairns to Townsville. It felt like only a moment ago that I was forever driving my kids around and only knew the view from the driver’s seat, now 80% of…
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Daisies: A Micro Story
My first baby discovered a daisy whilst crawling in the garden. He pulled at it with damp exploratory grasp and gave it to me for my gratitude and kisses. I watched him making up his tiny mind that he would do so again…
Hello From The Other Side
Ok so I’m going to put myself out there, risk rejection, disappointment and a blank comment box staring back at me like the canvas of a painter who has lost his muse, and say hello from the other side of this medium.
15 Unique Gift Ideas from Etsy: For Any Budget.
Tired of the same old gift ideas? Don’t know what to buy that special someone who has everything or has a unique quirky personality with particular taste?
If you’re looking for unique gift ideas that have been lovingly handcrafted with quality materials, you can’t go past Etsy.
EMPOWERED MUMTREPRENEUR: A Mum Life Success Story
Empowered Mumtrepreneur – How one mum turned her passion into a business.
Fathers Day: 5 Last Minute Gift Ideas!
Has Fathers Day snuck up on you this year? Here’s a few ideas to help you save face before you have to go down the embarrassing track of the belated Father Day gift!
MUM LIFE BURNOUT: 10 ways to cool down
As mums we are expected (including by ourselves) to be physically, mentally and emotionally available for every member of our family 24/7. The role of Mum is so complicated and diverse that it’s like a thousand jobs rolled into one. Even the toughest, strongest Mums have moments where it all just becomes too much.
MUM LIFE BURNOUT: 5 Ways It Can Effect You and Your Family.
Do you ever have one of those days where you feel like your going completely insane? Where every little thing just ticks you off to the max? Chances are your suffering from Mum Life Burnout.
DANCING SHADOWS: A Short Story
She stared fixedly at the beige jacquard wallpaper that clothed the far wall of her room. The subtlest of smile’s tugged at the faintly wrinkled corners of her mouth as she observed the sunlight dancing with the shadows of the tree branches in an exuberant waltz.
Mum Guilt: A Breakdown (Literally)
MUM GUILT! If your a mum you’ll know this term (if not the experience of it) all too well. It’s like a ferocious predator on the hunt. Even on the good days its laying low in the grass, watching its prey, waiting for the right time to pounce, keeping it’s victims on constant alert. Then it launches it’s attack, catching its prey when it’s at its weakest or most vulnerable. If you’re lucky you’ll make a narrow escape and come off with nothing more than a few scratches but if you’re anything like me and a million (I may be exaggerating for dramatic affect) other women out there, your predator will rip you to pieces and drain you of life, consuming your flesh and leaving your carcass for the vultures.
Baby Oak: A Micro Story
An inviting micro tale, full of warmth and nostalgia about a forgotten baby oak.
My Mum Life Story: PART 2 -Married Young and Multiple Birth.
Well, I’ve been procrastinating about this post for a while because let’s face it, talking about ourselves and those who are close to us is always a daunting if not terrifying concept. Telling the story of a total stranger is easy, I simply relay everything they have given me permission to relay, but writing about…
Now You See Me: A Short Story
Outside, here in the garden, the fresh air has blown away the cobwebs and the sunshine has fused her neural wiring. Pulling up the roots, teasing apart the strangled knots, picking up the windfalls and turning over and over the soil that clouds the water. I stand there, at the top of the path, watching. She hasn’t seen me yet. I don’t want to jinx this moment where, in this one place, her world makes sense. She’s tiny now, with the tenacity and strength of a little sparrow.
