Doubt

‘Stressaholics’ always let that seed of doubt creep in. That little voice at the back of your head that asks ‘Are you really sure?’ to everything you do. One of my friends even has a name for her voice! Some days it yells louder at you than others. Some days you pay attention to it […]

If only fish could talk….

Today I managed to create stress out of the simplest of things…….. and man was I frustrated! It all started with forgetting what day it was. I am pretty sure there were a few of us out there who after a public holiday yesterday, genuinely thought it was Monday today. I realised at 8:20 that […]

Obstacles

Life is about overcoming obstacles, yet to so many of us, the obstacles seem to become life. Somehow, we become focused on all the things going wrong and that are being thrown in our path. We blame all these external things for our internal turmoil. We completely forget we have the power. The power to […]

Ignorance is bliss

One of those parenting conundrums, to tell your child they have vaccinations at school today or……… not? After a week of discussions, we went with NOT. Rewind…. His 4 year old injections are etched in my mind forever. I did something I can now see (as a more experienced parent) was a dumb rookie mistake. […]

Tranquillity

This really needs no other words…. LLS

Proud

Tonight I am just a little bit proud of myself and a few significant others around me. It is all centred around an amazing swimming event that I just love. I love it because of what it represents, which to me is home, challenge, adversity and triumph. Today was my 9th. Each one so different, […]

Done and dusted

I feel like I have been on a roller coaster and then run a marathon. This week has been huge. Between our family members we have seen every emotion……. at least once. We have started high school, started new swim squads, started piano, started basketball and started new work hours. And after two months of […]

The eve of change….

Here I am…….. 5pm on the eve of school going back (one child at high school for the first time) and a significant change to my work hours. I am excited and positive about how this year will go, with just a small touch of apprehension. Being a working mum is tough. It is super […]

Being a kid

Today was all about being a kid……… for the whole family. We are in the city for a couple of nights and after watching our favourite soccer team (or should I call it football?) win last night, today was about fun. There has been bouncing, bowling, shopping and swimming. It struck me part way through […]

Screen time vs mean time

So I don’t know what is going on with me but this is the third attempt at writing a blog I am happy with publishing. I am not usually like this with writing, normally I just kind of blurt it out and it is done. But not this week. I feel really uneasy. I am […]