As we prepare for our flights from Auckland to Hanoi (via Kuala Lumpa) on Thursday night I wanted to share with you a simple but effective technique I have for keeping my kids together at the airport. It is called – The Magic Ribbon. I invented the Magic Ribbon when I had to fly solo…
We leave for our family trip to the north of Vietnam in just over a week. I am really excited but somehow it doesn’t feel real. I still feel consumed by the madness of end of term activities with the kids and am having to remind myself we are about to head off on a…
Often when I speak to Mums about making time for themselves they see it is something that is 100% up to them to make happen. There is an element of truth in this thought but it is not actually the truth. The Element of Truth It IS true that you need to be responsible for…
My wedding anniversary is on Friday, which is of course a wonderful occasion. However, this also made me realise I have now been injured for an entire year, non-stop, and that is really disheartening. In March last year my back seized up. By seized up I mean I could not get out of bed by…
I haven’t been going to my usual Yoga class for a few months now as the classes are on the same day as my Waka Ama training at the moment. I am hoping that when winter comes, and darkness descends earlier that the Waka Ama sessions will be earlier which will allow me to do…
