November 15, 2019
Mind your own business
It’s been a big couple of weeks in my personal world, and of course this…
June 7, 2019
Motherguilt. Part 54.
I lament a lot about what it means to be a good mother, wail about…
February 21, 2019
The Becoming
It seemed that I had only just gone, and I was back again. That’s the…
September 18, 2018
The Queen has spoken
My personal development journey began in the low point. The point where I couldn’t have…
August 31, 2018
The struggle IS real!
One of the biggest struggles in our family/blended family is fairness. Basically, there’s a whole…
August 23, 2018
The simplest pathway to happy kids
I’m not a parenting expert, or child psychologist. My expertise is limited to being the…
June 14, 2018
Let’s talk about the P&C
This year I joined our primary school P&C as Secretary. Prior to this I had…
October 30, 2017
Literally speaking
Have you ever been to a genocide memorial? I knew I would be confronted, but…
August 29, 2017
The swan song
What is it about me and birds? One weekend, not so long ago, I did…
May 17, 2017
What Rhymes with Six?
Sorry, I’ve been such a neglectful bitch. I guess it’s that thing where you get…
April 24, 2017
Perspectives
How do you get perspective? We just went on an incredible family holiday up north…
February 22, 2017
Lost in space
Space to me is a feeling. Spacious. It’s room inside that doesn’t feel empty, just…
January 30, 2017
#blended
Have you ever blended a family? Not in Africa on a super funny holiday with…
October 13, 2016
The power of purpose
There are always so many ways to begin. So many stories. So many turning points…
September 22, 2016
Time pirates, shoes and calling the team meeting
So. Got called in for team meeting yesterday. By one of our au pairs (not…
September 12, 2016
Let me show you mine
It seems, as always, that there are so many struggles with being a parent. How…
August 15, 2016
The art of total ungraciousness
I really truly am blessed. For so many reasons. I could tell them all now,…
July 20, 2016
Resisting the day
You know it right? It’s winter. I find getting up in the dark a ridiculous…