Welcome

Life has been very full lately , of everything - work, school, family activities, and this week, a head cold. Both kids and I have caught it, hoping it misses Al. Honestly, it has not been a bad one on the scale of possible viruses, just the usual symptoms, but it has made me feel TIRED a couple of days, so I've leaned into slower days and early nights this week. The kids really have just had congested/runny noses and have been able to go to school so far, fingers crossed tha

This was a big week - O started school for the first time, and E started Grade 3. It was a short week because Monday was a public holiday, so school was Tuesday to Friday. First day at school together - E in big sister mode After being fairly excited for weeks about going to Big School , O declared on Tuesday morning when he woke up that he wasn’t QUITE big enough yet and would stay in kindy a bit while longer. We explained that wasn’t an option, and there were tears, and arg

Somehow its been two weeks since I last posted! These two weeks have been busy, chaotic, and fun. There's been juggling work and school holidays (so thankful to grandparents who have helped out 3 days per week!), there have been family birthdays with eating out and even a local waterway cruise for my mum's birthday which was really fun, there has been some entertaining - playdates and having our neighbours over for dinner. And I've been working on my writing too. E helped me

There has been some heavy news this week - both out in the world (the horrific news from Minneapolis, bushfires wreaking devastation in my home state of Victoria), and closer to home with a good friend having a really tough week. I'm reaching out to friends and family who are affected, and looking for ways to help, but I definitely felt a bit down about it all last night. BUT it was also a busy week back at work after 3 weeks off, with the kids still on summer holidays unti