A couple of weeks ago we did something in the garden we have never done before. I am not talking about gardening as I seriously don’t have green fingers. However, what we did do was create our own back garden festival for The Big Little Tent Festival. I have to tell you the whole event was pretty awesome. Think Isle of Wight Festival, Reading.. This was so much better. Firstly it was in our garden in… View Post
Before I had children I used to put a lot of time and effort into friendships. Stupidly, I also trusted a lot of people. In hindsight they weren’t really my friends, they just didn’t have the decency to be honest with me. I have encountered the one-sided friendship, you know when you persist and make an effort. It reaches the point however when you wonder what you have done to upset them. I had a really good… View Post
I am the sort of person that gets stressed out easily. I do sometimes find parenting hard, especially to a very strong-willed toddler. There are however a few things that make me truly happy. 1) A really hot, great smelling bubble bath. (Even when I am surrounded by bath toys or have the children running in to show me things) 2) The perfect hot chocolate. Really hot, cream and marshmallows are a must. (Even though… View Post
A lot of people claim that adulthood is easy once you get the hang of it. Those people could just be liars. Or maybe being an adult isn’t that hard. Maybe I’m the only one who still has to look up information like “How much water should I drink a day?” and “How long do I boil and egg for?” A while ago I asked myself what I really valued about life. It was during the whole I lack… View Post
The holidays are now over and we have survived, just about the first day back at school. The two weeks of the school holiday’s flew by. Despite the rubbish start to the holidays when both myself and M had flu. I even wrote a great post about it, A Taste of Australia. It is worth a read. Much of my parenting style comes from hoping that my kids will learn by example. Now, perhaps I don’t… View Post
