2 days ago 1 min Conference life Hello from the Gold Coast QLD! I am at a research conference and it’s been busy but fun. View from my balcony at sunset Just a quick...
6 days ago 3 min Weekly recap and hormonal blues How has it been a week since I last posted? I guess first week back at school for E and my work gearing up for the year means less time...
Jan 26 3 min Life updates This week we are heading back to school and I’m HERE FOR IT. I've been back at work for a couple of weeks, and O back to daycare, but E...
2 days ago1 min readConference lifeHello from the Gold Coast QLD! I am at a research conference and it’s been busy but fun. View from my balcony at sunset Just a quick...
6 days ago3 min readWeekly recap and hormonal bluesHow has it been a week since I last posted? I guess first week back at school for E and my work gearing up for the year means less time...
Jan 273 min readLife updatesThis week we are heading back to school and I’m HERE FOR IT. I've been back at work for a couple of weeks, and O back to daycare, but E...
Jan 221 min readGuest Post at Lisa’s Yarns!I was honoured when Lisa invited me to do a guest post on her blog. I’m sure most readers know Lisa, she is a longtime blogger,...
Jan 175 min read2025 Goals: Bucket ListThis is a bonus instalment in my 2025 Goals series. The first 3 posts were my primary goals and covered Word of the Year and Personal...
Jan 133 min readBack to routineLast week was the final week of my 3 weeks of annual leave , and it was a transition week from full holiday mode (with family and friends...
Jan 104 min read2025 Goals - Family/Relationships and WorkThis is my third and final instalment in my series on 2025 goals - this first focused on word of the year and personal goals, the second...
Jan 84 min read2025 Goals - Health/Fitness and HomeThis is the second instalment (out of three) summarising my 2025 goals. The first  focused on my word of the year and personal goals....
Jan 53 min read2025 Goals - Word of the Year and Personal GoalsI'm definitely feeling the New Year energy - which is a good feeling I'm going to enjoy for as long as it lasts. Our friends headed off...
Jan 22 min readHello 2025!This is week 2 of my 3 week break , and we have our friends (who have 3 kids aged 4-10) from New Zealand staying with us for 3 nights....
Dec 29, 20244 min read2024 ReflectionsI've been taking some time this week - in little pockets of time around all the parenting and family time - to reflect on 2024...
Dec 27, 20243 min readChristmas RecapTried to write this post a couple of times but family time interrupted me! Third time lucky :) It’s been a great few days. Christmas Eve...
Dec 21, 20245 min readSummer break plansToday was my last day of work for the year - I am now on 3 weeks of leave! E is one week into her 6 week break, and O has two weeks off...
Dec 18, 20241 min readMuch better!Happy to report E is better- looks like it was just a nasty virus. After coming home from the hospital on Monday evening, E slept well,...
Dec 17, 20243 min read7 Hours in EmergencyWell, that’s not how I planned to spend my Monday! Poor E had been getting headaches on and off since Wednesday last week, with no other...
Dec 16, 20244 min readChristmas shopping, lights, and a date nightThis has been a busy last week, but in a delightful way. E finished school for the year! She actually had a headache a couple of days...
Dec 9, 20242 min readChristmas CheerWe put up our tree! We usually do this on December 1st, but last weekend the rain was so heavy that dragging the tree from where it’s...
Dec 7, 20244 min readGetting there...Thank you to those who wrote supportive messages on my last post, it means a lot to get that reassurance that November sounded as hard as...
Dec 2, 20243 min readIts December!The second half of November was a lot - hence the blogging hiatus. I had such a great time writing a guest post on Elisabeth's wonderful...
Nov 18, 20242 min readA Melbourne mini-breakI’m on way home from 4 nights in Melbourne and it was such a great (if busy!) trip. I came down Thursday night for a work related event,...