It’s taken all day but the study is finally clean and tidy. The door to the art cupboard closes, I can actually see the desk top, and I’ve even thrown out a pile of things I saved ‘just in case’. It feels so good. It feels like a fresh start, like anything is possible. I […]
Keep It Simple Series!
Lately I’ve been feeling a little ho-hum about all the ‘stuff’ I need to do to keep this house and family running. The lists of things that need to be done seem to get longer every day and the time to accomplish them gets shorter. Add to the fact that it is a never ending […]
Things I just Don’t Understand.
I just don’t understand… How can my small child sleep in his own bed all week, but suddenly need to be in mine last night? How can my small child take up so much space in one very big bed? How can my small child produce so much pee that it totally floods that very […]
EReaders: Love em or Hate em?
I have a love hate relationship with my kindle. I love my kindle because… I love that I can read in the dark. I love that it tells me how many more hours I have left in a book. I love that is light and I can take it anywhere. I love I can buy […]
Bitten!
My poor girl was bitten by something over the weekend and by Monday morning the bite was swollen, red, hot and sore – obviously infected. We’ve speculated all week about what might have bitten Izzy. Was it just a mozzie bite that she scratched and let some nasty bugs in? Or maybe a white tail […]
Still Renovating
“Oh you are renovating… still” She said as she arrived, unannounced. She hadn’t gotten any further than our front steps, but the drop-saw, the pile of wood, the bucket of electrical wires and the cans of paint that ‘decorate’ our front veranda gave us away. “Yes, we are renovating… still.” “When will it be finished?” […]
Life is Messy – Real Life Wednesday
My life is messy. I suspect everyone’s life is messy. But we never share the mess. We never proudly proclaim how untidy our life is in public. Magazines and TV shows never show houses where you can barely see the kitchen bench for all the stuff on it. Even my ‘Inspiration for our Home’ pinterest […]
Real Life Santa, Or Not.
A few weeks back my nine year old twins asked me straight out if Santa was real. I was very proud of my response. I remembered the text book advice and calmly said, ‘what do you think?” As I busily patted myself on the back for at least getting one big parenting moment right, I […]