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
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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
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
My Top 10 “Me Time” Indulgences
It seems to me the more children I have the more I love my “me time”. I think it might have something to do with the seemingly increasing difficulty in… Read More
Celebrating moments, big and small
As I’ve gotten older (and hopefully wiser), I’ve learned to love celebrating the special occasions or moments in life, whether large (like a milestone birthday) or small (the first time… Read More
Keeping the love alive – the importance of regular date nights
I think it’s fair to say that having children changes the dynamics of any relationship. It can go both ways. On one hand, adding sleep deprivation and tending to the… Read More