A few months ago, we took the family to dinner at our local Sizzlers restaurant. For those of you who don’t have Sizzlers near you, it’s basically a restaurant that has a great big buffet and salad bar in the middle of the room. It’s a firm favourite for kids, because what child doesn’t love the idea of being able to pick and choose whatever...

Yesterday we celebrated Mother’s Day. It has, in recent years, become one of my favourite days of the year. I love al the planning that the children put into their handmade gifts. It makes me laugh when I innocently walk into their rooms to put away washing and suddenly have children flinging themselves in front of me, and body-blocking the cupboard so that I...

Yesterday in the car, where all of our most in-depth conversations seem to happen, my son asked me about ANZAC Day. I have had quite a few changes of heart when it comes to my thoughts on this day. When I was in Primary School I was a trumpet player, and although I never had the honour of playing The Last Post, I remember vividly how it made me feel. I remember the...

At first I thought I was being paranoid. Maybe she just didn’t catch my eye when she passed me. Maybe the group of them didn’t see Lucy running a few steps ahead of me down the aisles. Maybe they don’t realise that today is childcare day and that I am doing my chores on the only child-free day I have. It all became a little clearer one morning when...

They say that you feel most in love with your husband at two significant points in your relationship. One is when you catch his eye as you are walking down the aisle on your wedding day, and the second is when you see him hold your baby for the very first time. And it’s true. Both for very different reasons. On the first occasion, it’s all about you....

Right now I’m teetering on the edge. I don’t do things in halves. I’m an all-in or not-in kinda gal. Which means I tend to have a lot of highs and a lot of lows. So here I am standing on a see-saw (remember them?), only there’s not one plank – there’s like 3 or 4 planks all crossing over the middle like a big super see-saw. And...

This is a Rocketfuel Sponsored Post Have you ever wondered what hundreds of Santa’s helpers would look like if they decided to join together to run 5km while raising money for Variety – the Children’s Charity? It might look a little like this…. Variety – the Children’s Charity will host the fourth annual Santa Fun Run on Sunday 25th...

To celebrate World Teachers Day 2012, I wanted to pay tribute to one of my favourite teachers… Dear Mr Jell, I have wanted to write this letter for many years – almost 20 years in fact! It only feels like yesterday that  I sat in your 1993 Year 12 English class in the Red Brick Building (A2 if my memory serves me correctly?) . There are so many moments...

Today is my sister’s birthday. She totally loves birthdays. I reckon she would be overjoyed to wake up in a room full of balloons, with a treasure hunt waiting to be discovered, a party hat on her side table, and a birthday cake for breakfast. Yep – she’s a big kid at heart! My sister is 6 years older than me. I always thought that was just the...

A couple of weeks ago, I was honoured and so very happy to be able to make a delivery of 60 women’s and children’s care packages, plus many many extras to the Combined Women’s Refuge Group – a collection of women’s refuges which helps families escape from domestic violence situations. This has been many many months in the making. It all...