Sometimes life is all under control; the kids are in a good routine, the house is staying reasonably clean, I’m being productive with my time and then sometimes life is not. Now is one of those times. I feel as if I am getting swamped, life is rushing by and I’m just struggling to keep [...]
Babies are an enigma. Looking after them is a bit of a guessing game, because they can’t tell you things like, “The tag on my onesie is scratching my neck!” or “You’ve put three blankets too many on me tonight and I’m boiling” or “That teddy keeps staring at me and I think it may [...]
Recently here in Victoria we have been experiencing the worst bush fires ever. There is much sorrow with many people either dead or missing and hundreds left homeless, and yet within this our lives go on. We live an hour away from where the fires are, safe at home, and yet we all know people [...]
The time has come for me to return to paid work. What is consuming my thoughts? Leaving my precious, dependent baby. I know that I am lucky that it’s only one day a week (as many mother’s have to return full time), and I know I’m lucky that it will be my mum who cares [...]
Here in Melbourne we have been experiencing a heat wave and in an effort to be extra tough and conserve energy we don’t have an air conditioner. We don’t die, we manage quite well by pulling down blinds and closing windows, a swimming pool also helps us keep cool. I said all this to get [...]