My heart is overflowing with love and gratitude and all the good things a trip to Melbourne brings. We arrived home last night to a very excited Juilus and a very happy, albeit exhausted Gran & Grumpy. A HUGE shout-out to Mum and Dad for having Jules for four nights while we were away and…
Continue reading →I really wanted to commemorate Frith’s 40th on Wednesday. If he were still here, the party would have been epic, probably lasting a full weekend. The thing is, I have no idea where we would have even been living – which state, which city or country town? So it’s hard to imagine what our lives…
Continue reading →One of the reasons Kristian and Kate came up from Melbourne, apart form seeing us, was to attend Dad’s 70+1 birthday party. We had planned to have it last year of course, but because of Covid, it got delayed a year. But boy was it worth the wait! Mum thought it would be fun to…
Continue reading →I’m sitting at a table that is not my own, surrounded by people who can look after themselves, looking at treetops and the ocean, listening to the wind and the rain, and loving the buzz of activity around me. I am lucky enough to be in an AirBNB on the Sunshine Coast for two nights…
Continue reading →I’ve just spent half an hour with online tech support to get my blog all updated and working again! So let’s talk all things birthday week! After working on assessments for nearly two full days, (and submitting everything!) I was really ready to have a drink or two with my wonderful crew of school mums…
Continue reading →Back in September, I got louvres put into my dining area, and new windows in my living area. Once the job was done, I thought it was a little strange that the architraves were left unpainted. But I honestly, genuinely didn’t mind that much at all. I LOVED my new windows, and the functionality was…
Continue reading →No this isn’t some awesome new boxing combination, although I would be all over it if it was! I’m talking about the perfect trifecta for a party. Growing up, we were always having parties at our place. Every birthday was celebrated, as well as New Years Eve parties and Christmases. And the three things that…
Continue reading →There are moments in life that take you by surprise; they catch your breath; they make you pause; hopefully they serve as a reminder of how good life is right at this minute, they make your reflect, before moving on with your day. Tonight I was surrounded by my tribe; my school Mums and Dads…
Continue reading →There is something very sacred and special about going away with a group of mums. Add some Prosecco, good food, a blow up prop named Derek and a creek nearby, and wow what a recipe for a good time! Some school mums and I made the time (no one has time, you have to make…
Continue reading →My friend Beth and I completed the Jetty 2 Jetty 5k today. Fresh-faced pre-race: And a sweaty mess post-race. Well I am at least. Beth barely broke a sweat 😆 Today marks the end of a crappy fortnight that can, quite frankly, go and have adult relations with itself. It’s been rough. And sad. And…
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