A Tale of Two Fishes, Shavasana and Charred Parsnip

After a lady in my writing group remarked how much she enjoyed the book she was reading because it was so hilarious, and that there are not enough funny stories shared in the world, I was inspired to share one of my own.  I’m no comedian but this tale from a few weeks ago wasContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two Fishes, Shavasana and Charred Parsnip”

Ten Things That Will Happen When You Have A Child-free Weekend

For our ten year anniversary my husband and I were lucky enough to go away for two nights to Hobart.  We have had a night away here or there over the last few years but this was the first full weekend child-free and my in-laws were kind enough to take our three crazies for us. ContinueContinue reading “Ten Things That Will Happen When You Have A Child-free Weekend”

A Letter to the Crying Mama on the Plane

I was lucky enough to go on holidays with our family last week and we were very spoilt to have our parents and siblings share the load of looking after and playing with our three kids.  We had made our way up separately but when we returned home, many of us were on the sameContinueContinue reading “A Letter to the Crying Mama on the Plane”

A Letter To My Sister On The Birth Of Your Baby

I don’t think sisters get much closer than you and me, and I while we did think a double wedding a la Jane and Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice might be on the cards one day, that didn’t quite work out as we’d hoped.  My  visions of us being pregnant and having kids at theContinueContinue reading “A Letter To My Sister On The Birth Of Your Baby”