A few months ago, my little 5 year old monkey started going through one of the most major changes of his life, learning a skill that will probably be one of the most important skills he will need every single day for the rest of his life. He started school and started to learn how to [...]
Last week Jake, my youngest child, started prep (first official year of school in Melbourne, Australia). At 6:30am, he walked out of his room, fully dressed, with his back pack on his back and asked if we could go to school now. It seems like just overnight he went from kindergarten to wearing a school [...]
As the year turned over another digit, I found it interesting how many people were joyfully saying goodbye to 2016. Everywhere seemed to be articles and opinions as to why society should be glad to see the back of 2016. And yet I feel the complete opposite. When I think back to 2016, it is [...]
Most of my friends know that I am a planner and organiser. When it comes to school holidays, I plan lots of activities for the kids and most of them involve an outing of some sort. This could be anything from something specific booked in advance to the simpler activities such as a scooter ride at the [...]
