Sep 24 2 min Resort Life Part 2 Quick recap of the rest of our trip, which was great! After the morning at the splash park and bouncy pillow, we went back to the hotel...
Sep 23 2 min Resort Life We are here! Current view Yesterday I had the morning with the kids while Al worked, so I tidied/cleaned the house, we did some yard work...
Sep 19 3 min Staycation I am on a week break from work, starting from Wednesday this week until next Tuesday. This was really needed after such a busy period,,...
Sep 252 minResort Life Part 2Quick recap of the rest of our trip, which was great! After the morning at the splash park and bouncy pillow, we went back to the hotel...
Sep 232 minResort LifeWe are here! Current view Yesterday I had the morning with the kids while Al worked, so I tidied/cleaned the house, we did some yard work...
Sep 203 minStaycationI am on a week break from work, starting from Wednesday this week until next Tuesday. This was really needed after such a busy period,,...
Sep 142 minSaturday updatesThis week has had a few highs and a couple of lows. Highs: We got a dishwasher installed! When we bought the house 18 months ago, we...
Sep 92 minWhat I do for workI’m pretty devastated because I just wrote a detailed post on what I do for work that took me a long time, and somehow only the heading...
Sep 43 minHello September!August had some definite ups and downs, but more downs (just SO many work deadlines causing stress and exhaustion), so I’ve been looking...
Aug 282 minThis past weekMy sister in law and her husband are on holiday for a week in a resort close by. We’ve had a couple of fun visits. We loved catching up,...
Aug 213 minOur Top 5 mid week dinnersWeve got a few reliable dinner options in our house at the moment. Dinner can be a challenge because E loves salad but not red meat, O...
Aug 193 minWeekend recapWe had a fairly low key but nice weekend. I did not work at all (hooray!). All my grants are in, I got a one week extension on my other...
Aug 112 minThe light at the end of the tunnelThe last two months have been hard- basically nothing but work, work, work. Including many nights/early mornings and weekends. Plus a...
Aug 43 minHard things and good thingsI didn’t plan to have so long between blog posts but this past week has been hard. Winter in Australia brings illness and a very busy...
Jul 252 minA screen free weekThis week, we somewhat spontaneously decided the kids needed a screen-free week, and potentially no screens on week nights going forward....
Jul 212 minReset SundayDue to my current work overload, I originally planned to work Sunday. I planned to take Saturday off work, take the kids out Sunday...
Jul 203 minHard weeks and silver liningsThe last two weeks have been difficult. I’ve been pretty overwhelmed by my volume of work due to grant season (lots of early morning,...
Jul 65 minMid-year check inSarah Hart-Unger suggested a mid-year check in on her recent episode of Best Laid Plans , and it timed perfectly with a) my time off to...
Jul 44 minFamily, frost and fun in MelbournePretty little creek near my parents place Returned home yesterday from a great little mini-break to my hometown, Melbourne. 7 year old E...
Jul 13 minGrant writing, train adventures and a trip to Melbourne!I had planned to write a couple of blog posts last week but it didn’t happen- mostly because work has taken up EVERY spare moment of my...
Jun 234 minA birthday, a sick kid, and a broken down car- the week that wasWhat a week! So much happened. The week was already going to be busy with E’s last week of term before two weeks of break from school,...
Jun 152 minA good dayYesterday was a holiday for me but not Al or ghe kids so I had an opportunity to have a “shouldless” few hours and I made the most of...
Jun 113 minJune UpdatesI was going to do a June goals list but we are almost mid way through June, so I kind of missed that boat haha! So instead I’ll do some...