Usually anniversaries are occasions to celebrate but I have a tough time with today’s significance. Today 12th March marks 5 years to the day I was told I had RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa), again. This time the diagnosis was accurate and this time, it was going to happen. The ’it’ being sight loss. 5 years ago I had no idea what …
Graduation Break
A few things make me bounce around with joy. Aside from family and friends, I can think of two things that make my heart smile: The first air play of a Christmas song on the radio, usually in November. The hop skip and a jump through the school gates in July signalling the start of the summer holidays! The latter …
Sunsets and the Sizzler
My family has just recently returned from a short break on the coast. It was so lovely to get away from the daily grind and have a complete change of scenery. The weather was perfect and my daughter got to experience some more firsts on holiday too.. It can be tough when part of me wants to keep her close …
72 Hours
One word to describe the start of 2023. Brutal. Our Christmas was plagued by illness with me copping the worst of it. I was ill from Christmas Eve right through to New Years Day – delightful. Head into January and with 6 weeks to go until we were officially homeless, we finally find a house. A bittersweet reality as this …
Brave
These last few weeks have been a complete blur. My daughter’s school year has started with a bang and all her activities are definitely keeping me on my toes. This year, she is trying her hand at a few extra curricular clubs for the first time: French, singing and dance. These clubs, running alongside normal school days, trips and themed …
Hello September
Last week was a rude awakening. After six weeks of sleepy late mornings and late nights, the summer holidays are officially over. I loved every minute of it! The beach days, adventure playgrounds, play dates, sailing, animal feeding, wildlife parks, bowling, zip lines, swimming, fairgrounds and way too much ice cream; the summers when children are young are awesome! …
Birthday Party
My beautiful daughter turned 6 years old last month. After much deliberation, the hubby and I decided that this was the year we were going to throw her a party. Not an intimate gathering at the house, with a select few, huddled round sandwiches and jammie dodgers but a real party. Venue, catering, the whole ball of wax! Our girl …
Rules of the Playground
Well it happened, or should I say, it’s happening. The delightful charade of playground politics is afoot and having been no stranger to playground antics as a child, I was really keen to sidestep this landmine as an adult. At school, back in the day; the kids would split up into subgroups at every available opportunity. The sporty ones, bookworms, …
Superhero
Being a mum is one of my favourite things. Actually it is probably the most amazing part of my existence. Becoming a parent has been life changing in every possible way you can imagine. I pictured myself as a mother for many years. I became a step mother in my 20s and a biological mum in my 30s. I wouldn’t …
Two Lines
Well after over a year of negative Covid tests, my husband and I found ourselves staring at a positive one. No longer the comforting one line negative, we had a big fat two line positive situation. My 5 year old daughter, along with 7 of her classmates, brought home a little more than homework last week. My husband was as …