This morning as I closed the calendar on 2012 I finally found myself with a rare moment to reflect on the crazy year that was. I’m not sure how it keeps happening but with every passing year life ...
1461 Days of Firsts
“The days are long but the years are short”, a wise woman recently told me. It is today that this sentence suddenly takes on significance. Because yes, the days have been long – oh so achingly ...
Don’t forget about family videos…
Image credit As a parent, we feel the natural urge to document our children’s growth. As they bloom before our eyes, we want to capture each moment as they transition through infancy, ...
Cubby houses: the great Australian (kid’s) dream
What is it about kids and the inexplicably magic link they have when it comes to cubby houses? It’s as if it has become the great Australian dream for anyone not old enough to be ...
The First Father’s Day – and how far we have (thankfully) come
Disclaimer: I came very close to not publishing this post. It’s likely the most revealing thing I’ve ever written and I hesitated because it has never been something I wanted to admit to. But ...
We Are Family…
Having fate force my hand in the form of an early retirement from my job of the last six years has made for a massive upheaval in our world. While I am honestly struggling still a little with ...