I have a list of ‘important things’ that I need to do. Things that I need to do, that I really should do. But what is really important? I feel reckless, and even guilty, when I ignore the list, but sometimes the pull towards other things that needs to take priority. Sometimes I need to […]
Ten Things I Hate about my Child’s Anxiety.
I hate anxiety. I know your mother probably told you that ‘hate is a strong word’. She might have even looked disapprovingly when you used it. But I don’t care. I know it’s not helpful to hate it, but I do. I hate my child’s anxiety. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it! […]
A Place to Come Home to.
There are some big changes happening for our family this year. The biggest is the huge step my girls will take from our small primary school, into a huge high school. The leap from grade six to year seven seems like a huge one. Six weeks summer holidays doesn’t seem like nearly enough time to […]
Three simple ways to notice the good things.
It’s 2017. How weird does it feel to write or say two thousand and seventeen? I wonder how long it will take me to stop saying ‘next year’ and start saying ‘this year’? And I wonder how long it will take me to feel overwhelmed by all the goals and ‘words’ and intentions I feel […]
I am thankful for all the things I screw up.
I stood in the shower with the water cascading over my face and I thought about all the ways I have screwed up today. I screw up every day, in so many different ways. From not getting out of bed when I should, to letting emails go unanswered, to losing my cool with the kids. […]
How to Make it Through a Crappy Week
This week I burned dinner twice, and broke my favourite vase. This week my middle child’s eye swelled closed thanks to a mystery bug bite. This week I drove to and from school approximately 29 times. This week my six year old stuck blue-tak up his nose and had to go to hospital. This […]
When Babies Arrive Early – 6 things you can do to help
This post is sponsored by Bupa. “How are things?” she asked when we met out the front of the hospital. She wasn’t expecting the flood of tears, and, quite frankly, neither was I. But there I was, standing on the street, with tears streaming down my face. “I’m sorry” I snuffled. “Don’t be sorry” she […]
When Parenting Is Hard
Do you ever feel like parenting is just too hard sometimes? You are not alone, and you are not a bad parent. We all fee like parenting is too hard sometimes. We all wonder how we are going to cope sometimes. We all feel like giving up sometimes. It’s just that we don’t always share […]
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