The new attic
Last year I blogged about our need for more storage space. Our house is by no means small; in fact, it is just right for us at this stage in… Read More
Author: marieleong
Cruising with Kids: Pros & Cons
I have mixed feelings about the last vacation we embarked on. It was a 10 night Sydney to New Zealand cruise on one of Royal Caribbean International’s newest and largest… Read More
The Importance of Recording Our Dreams
I was determined to stay awake until midnight this past New Year’s Eve. I’m not sure why but I felt it was important to welcome the new year in which… Read More
Loving the spaces we live in
Since we’ve been married, Eugene and I have moved house a LOT. We’ve both bought and rented. We’ve lived in a place as tiny as a 50 square metre apartment… Read More
Life is short – why I no longer save things for special occasions
If there’s anything that almost entering my fourth decade of life has taught me, it is that there is no point in saving things for the “right” occasion. From a… Read More
What gets me through when the kids are sick
I recently discovered that my toddler, Gabriel, is a complete terror when he is unwell. It’s not that he hasn’t been sick before. When his nose started running, I thought… Read More
Moving Towards Minimalism – Am I Deluded?
I have been reading Joshua Becker’s book, Clutterfree with Kids, on and off for the last few months. Becker is an advocate for people finding their own “style” of minimalism… Read More
Oh My Gorgeous! Love Mae wall decals
This past weekend I finally put up these beautiful Love Mae wall decals in the girls’ bedroom. I have hung onto these for, dare I say it, a couple of… Read More
An update on travelling with kids – eating my words
During the recent school holidays, we visited beautiful, sunny, freeeeezing Melbourne. You may recall I did a post a little while ago about how difficult it was travelling with the… Read More
Learning to say “no” – a vital step to self-care
There are often many things we feel we should do that, in fact we don’t really have to do. Getting to the point where we can tell the difference is… Read More
Project Princesses – my girls’ bedroom makeover
I have been slowwwwwlyyyy working on my daughters’ bedroom and wanted to post a bit of a progress report. Genevieve and Lucinda only moved in to a shared bedroom about… Read More