Feeling connection is a core human need. To experience and nurture 'oneness' and belonging is pretty hard in the uncertainty of the world right now. To feel valued, heard and accepted without judgement is a trial for the every day, let alone now- when we crave the...
Sometimes you get to a point in life. A time to pivot. Perhaps stop and reflect, ask yourself the tough questions, reassess- but then ultimately pivot. It hurts and it’s hard to do but sometimes there’s a knowing that you will be better for it. I want you to...
Dear mums, in particular, the year 12 mums this week, I want you to know how fantastic you are. (Yes, yes, dads too, but whatever, this is about mums today). As many mums prepare this week to say goodbye to schools, (including car park nazis ;-) with the emotional...
I just dropped one of my triplets off to the movies on this crazy hail ridden Friday night. While my people-watching-every-detail-noticing skills kicked in, guess what I noticed? You’ll never guess. Or maybe you will? If you have a young man in your life, he...
"GRIT" is such a fashionable word these days isn't it? We're bombarded with advice from obviously well meaning adults, some with a well known name, others not- to instil grit and resilience into our little cherubs- NOW. Do it now or your kid will live a...
I recently watched my triplets at their school sports day. I'm a full blown sucker for spectating any sport when my kids are involved. One of the highlights to me is always the high jump. Possibly because when I was their age, I was invariably too petrified to...
I've done a couple of pretty heavy blogs recently including some personal stuff. So I thought I'd 'break it up' today with something a little lighter and something so VERY necessary in the lives of many. Something that can make a dull day seem brighter and yet...
** PRE-BLOG DISCLAIMER ** Mum, if you're going to read this one, there is some swearing. I'm in my forties now and you need to accept that your baby girl uses sentence enhancers like an ANZAC. Otherwise don't read this one. To those people who think depression...
If you could ask ANYONE to dinner who would you invite?
" Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more." ~Mother Teresa. I'm sitting here with a Vienna coffee overlooking Port Lincoln in South Australia as we begin the triplets' 15th birthday jamboree . With Covid 19 running amok travel...
