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The Sleeping Parent

By Home Life, Mum life, Health

Everyone is in bed except you.

You stumble around the kitchen tidying up from the day and getting lunches ready for tomorrow, trying to remember the dirty dishes go in the dishwasher and the food goes in the fridge and not the other way around.  You throw on a load or two of washing, remove the main safety hazards from the lounge room floor, have a quick shower and then fall into bed yourself.

Or do you? Read More

Mummy Guilt

By Real life, Perspective, Mum life

Something that you only really understand when you become a mother isn’t it.

It is a crazy but real feeling that is all consuming and can become truely debilitating if not managed properly.

We all want to be good mothers.

We all hope to raise good children.

We all really don’t want to screw this up and have our children talking to therapists in their adult years about how their upbringing has caused bad foundations in their lives.  Read More

Autumn Bucket List

By Family, Blue Mountains Experience, Inspiration

Autumn is my favourite season!

The cool after the relentless heat of summer is balm to my soul. The golds, reds and yellows, the softer sunlight and the promise of the pleasures of winter are all things to be delighted in! But then I do like any season change, it reminds me that not everything lasts forever, a cue to relish the gifts of today, and also a reminder that the seasons will come round again and we do get second chances. Read More