Sometimes the task of feeding my family, let alone myself, feels too hard. Sitting down to meal plan often feels like a complex task involving meticulous analysis of what’s in season; what the kids will…
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The top 10 minimalist toys (for all ages) that are worth having
I feel like there are two kinds of mums when it comes to kids toys. The type that buys all the newest, flashiest go-go gadgets and doesn’t mind rooms overflowing with toys. And then there’s…
Our Kids Need Unstructured Play Outdoors: How to get more
Most of my favorite memories as a child were of the unstructured play outdoors. The games of hide-in-seek in a forest of pine trees, the potions we made of mud, flowers and grass. I’m sure…
In the deep dark thick of parenting
Yesterday I put a call out on Facebook. “Who can take my kids for the day on sat??? I thought I was gonna make it till the end of this never ending summer school break…
Dear daughters. 12 things for your life journey (part two)
This is part two of ‘Dear Daughters. 12 things for your life journey. You can read things 1-6 HERE. Thing 7: Your sensitivity is a gift, not a curse I don’t know for sure yet,…