Until not so long ago, my life had been a constant exercise of comparison and judgement. One of the stories I told myself was that I had to achieve to …
Fighting fatigue
Feeling tired has become a 21st century way of life, but we aren’t designed for it. Fatigue is not a ‘normal’ state to be in all the time. It has been …
I’m fakin’ it – my smile that is, and it’s making life sweeter
I’m experimenting with my smile. In that I’m trying to keep one on my face for most of the day. Not the toothy, forced type that might scare a small …
Finding a state of selfish grace
This afternoon, the mid-year school holidays will kick off here, which means ‘me’ time will be in short supply for a few weeks (more so than usual). While the holidays …
When you know better, but stuff up anyway
Don’t you hate it when you know better but you screw yourself anyway? Those times when you know damn well that you’re making every mistake in the book and yet …
Motherhood
Without doubt there will be tears tomorrow when my children present me with the collection of paper they have spent the better part of today turning into ‘Mother’s Day surprises’. …
Do life, not chores: be a rockstar
One of the hardest things about being a mum is time. There’s never enough of it. Days are a constant negotiation between the things we have to do and the …
Simple school holidays
I love old-fashioned. I really do. Maybe it’s because old-fashioned to me is defined as … my childhood, grandmothers, cups of tea, climbing trees, simple good food, tablecloths, colouring in, …
Husband v kids – what’s the biggest priority?
Years ago, a girlfriend said to me that her husband was her first priority, over her children. At the time, I was the bleary-eyed, leaky-breasted, hormone-laden mother of a two-year-old …