Motherhood

  • Couch Chat

    On the seventh day of Christmas the sun came and then it went. In between the coming and going of the sun lots of love happened. Lots of smiles. A couple of sad thoughts. Hardly any cranky ones— hells yes.… Continue reading

  • Home

    On the fifth day of Christmas my heart remembered it has another name. Home. Continue reading

  • Mary’s Boy Child. And Mine.

    On the first day of Christmas, all my Mum pieces melted into puddles of sun. It was the boy child who did it. ‘Mummy!’ he shouted, the moment he saw me smiling from my place in the front row… where I simply… Continue reading

  • Lemons and Life

    When life gives you lemons, turn them into lemonade. It’s a lovely saying, isn’t it? And it’s right up my alley in terms of the positivity it tosses in the face of life and it’s silly business. *** I want… Continue reading

  • We’ve Got This

    It’s just come to me. Like a roar straight from the heart of the lion. We’ve got this. We do. We’ve got it. See? I’m not going to lie. Sometimes, I think: ‘Ah, crikey. I haven’t really got this. Have I?’ Nope.… Continue reading

  • Speak Your Truth

    Speak your truth. It’s really quite simple when you think about it, isn’t it? So why, then, do we—us human folk—have so many issues following through? I don’t want you, for a moment, to think that this wisdom I’m about… Continue reading

  • Riding In Trains With Girls

    Australia is out the window and I’m feeling every bit of it. The wobble of a train-shaken gut, the blur of gum trees and their naked cousins—every element of this three-hour train ride seems to be working together, whipping me into… Continue reading

  • The Wonder of the Universe

    This world of ours is filled with magic. I’ve always believed it, because, quite frankly, there have been some things in my life that have defied any sort of rational explanation, no matter how hard I’ve tried to make sense… Continue reading

  • Darling Day 31. The Land of Darling

    Come with me to the land of darling. A place where night-lights watch over sleeping babes. A place where laughter skips ’round the edge of the world, looking for a new soul to leap into when the time is right.… Continue reading

  • Darling Day 30. Life

    Guys. What happens on the days that darling says NO. Today is not your day for darling things. No way. No how. WELL! Let me tell you what happens on those days. You get out your headphones and you go… Continue reading