I am blessed to live on an island filled with amazing walking tracks. They follow the coast, cut through vineyards, lead you to waterfalls or just help you cut across a hill. I love heading out to explore new tracks, either alone or with the kids. The Waiheke Walking Festival starts on the 19th November…
My husband is in the UK at the moment for a work trip. He is away for 2.5 weeks and we are about half way through right now. The kids and I get into a different groove when he is away on work trips. Somethings are actually easier when it is just me at home…
10 years ago I had a miscarriage. It was, in fact, the October long weekend … which is why this thought passed through my mind a few days ago. I don’t specifically “remember” this date each year but for some reason this year I did. It was my first pregnancy and I was 11.5 weeks…
The #selfcaresunday theme for September was ‘Time Out’. Week 1 – #lockthedoor We have always had an open policy in the bathroom since the kids were born. I started because it was the only way I could take a shower with babies & toddlers at home. If they knew they could come and see me…
#selfcaresunday has been created to inspire you to take 5 minutes each Sunday to care for yourself. You can signup for the weekly emails HERE but I will also publish a month “review” blog post to ensure you can always find this inspiration again. The #selfcaresunday theme for May was ‘Keep Moving’. Week 1 –…
I decided this week to be brave an record my first video blog – I hope you enjoy! Can’t watch the video right now? Here is a super quick summary … Reason 1: there is less time to talk myself out of doing it! Reason 2: It helps energise me for the…
Last week I became aware of something that really fascinated me. I became aware that even after all my years improving my own self care and working with Mums to improve theirs … I still have some very unhelpful thoughts about spending money on my own needs! Unhelpful thoughts are one of the very first…
With three young children it is fair to say I have spent many hours of my life rocking, patting or cuddling a children to sleep. Sometimes it is just a night here or there but other times I will spend weeks (or months!) settling a child each night. Perhaps to get them to sleep at…
A year ago I (roughly) I was hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania, one of Australia’s iconic bushwalks. Facebook kindly reminded me if this last week with a “memory” prompt. This trip was amazing for me for many reasons, mostly because it is the first (and only) time I have been away from my entire…
Two and half weeks ago my lower back totally seized up … out of nowhere. In the space of a few hours I went from playing at the beach with my kids to being incapable of standing up from a chair without help. The first few days were excruciating. I couldn’t do anything for myself…