04 Sep Good enough
"I love you, mommy" are four words that can make you melt like butter inside. They can make your heart feel like it might explode with love. They can make you break down in tears. They can make you feel that everything...
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27 Aug Ready or not
My son's favorite game at the moment is Hide and Seek. Although he can count well, when it's my turn to hide, he generally does a shortened 'one, two, skip a few, ten' before he calls out "Ready or not, here I come!". He's caught...
24 Jul Me for you
Motherhood can be totally overwhelming. The responsibilities are endless and it's a continuous roll of meals (with a lot of effort in the preparation, very rarely appreciated by the little one consuming the end product!) and sleep times, dressing and undressing, playing trains and dolls...
08 Jul Keep it simple
There is something so peaceful about being in the bush. It's the quiet way that everything goes about it's way, respectful of one another and without much fuss. Everything is totally at peace with itself and it's position in the continuous circle of life. Each...
03 Jul Scrambled, poached or fried?
One of my favorite Julia Roberts movies is Runaway Bride. Maggie embarks on a journey of self discovery after realizing she's been reinventing herself over and over, to please others. Her first step is discovering how she like her eggs done. I've recently been asked what...
29 Jun The big bounce
If life gives you lemons, drink tequila (or make lemonade if tequila is not your thing). Right? But there is only so much tequila or lemonade you can drink before you have to face the facts, acknowledge the situation and move on. The great Nelson...
11 Jun White flag
It's something that has been in my head-space for as long as I can remember but it's finally, finally become a totally heart-space acceptance for me. Some things are just not in my control. Some things I will never understand in this life. They never...
01 Jun How big is your brave?
Last week the department I work in had a social team building event at a nearby indoor go-karting track. I'm not really the go-karting type. I've tried it before and I felt so terribly out of control that I hated every minute of it. It...
23 May The Yes Curse
Some days I think to myself, How did I get to a point where there are so many more things on my to do list than lines on the page? It's because I say 'yes', often substituted with 'okay', too often and don't say 'no' enough. ...
28 Apr The better times
Once upon a time, we had dinner parties until after midnight and slept in until after eight the next morning to find many more empty bottles of wine than we thought we'd consumed. Once upon a time, we went on long runs five times a...