See you later…. Canada

The Ojibway people do not even have a word for goodbye. I really like that. Instead they say ‘See you later’ or ‘See you next time’. So, see you next time Canada. It has been an absolute pleasure. Dad always told me it was one of his favourite places to travel and it is now […]

Days 1-9: Glorious food – USA and Canada

As we go off the tourist beaten track and head into the Canadian wilderness, I wanted to reflect on the happiness of my stomach! I had this notion that while on this trip, we would be eating burgers and chips every day. Boy was I wrong. I had completely underestimated the multi cultural background of […]

Peace

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Miscommunication

Why don’t people think the way I do? Why do they not ‘get’ what I am going through? These are questions I have asked myself and my husband on a regular basis in recent months. The answer is…….. because I haven’t told them!! I haven’t told them because doing so is admitting I am struggling […]

Guilt

Why is it that we make ourselves feel guilty? This is a common theme amongst women I know and are close to. We feel guilty for taking time to ourselves. Whether it is cooking, cleaning, playing with the kids or exercising, there always feels like there is something we should be ‘getting done’. For example, […]

Cortisol overload.

Today was one of those days, where I really wonder what I am doing to myself. This is nothing to do with wanting to feel important. This is to do with the fact, on top of my desire to constantly take on too much, I work in a job that is known to be high […]

I turned 40 ……..

So a few months ago I turned 40 and just like the cliche suggests, not long later I had a ‘midlife crisis’ (well at least that is what I am calling it). I lost the plot, I couldn’t go on, I couldn’t cope with work, with sporting commitments, with the kids, with cooking, with running a house. […]