As I lay in bed last night listening to the pop of fireworks I thought back to the year that was 2018. Of course, no New Year's Eve is complete without a reflection back to the events of that year, and usually I write an entry in my diary, processing all that happened and looking…
Lately we have been loving these Instagram accounts... @recipesforselflove Beautifully unique illustrations accompanied by profound reminders... @postpartumstress You know when you've just had a baby and people come to visit and expect you to be in a bubble of baby bliss but really you feel like crap, are aching all over, are terrified of…
Kids say the most hilarious things, and I wish I wrote down some of the things my own kids say more often. Here are a few things my little ones have spilled recently... When I came back from the hospital and J said to me: "Mum, why do you still have a baby in your tummy?"…
I've been following Australian actress Teresa Palmer on Instagram lately, and have been reading her posts over on her blog Your Zen Mama. She had her second baby just before I had my third, and she has been sharing her weekly postpartum reflections. I've really enjoyed reading them, it reminds me that I'm not the…
There is much to say about the consequences of the individualistic, self-centric world that we live in today. One consequence is the impact it has had on relationships and people's views of what a relationship should look like. More specifically, people seem to have a keen idea about what a relationship should offer them, not what…