Late Sleeper
Dear Aviya, I am so grateful to have you as my second child. If you had been my first, Ameli would have been a huge shock to my system. In…Continue Reading →
Mamatography Week 17 : the best bits
I have this overwhelming awareness that these days are few. Every time one of my girls does something that grabs…
Let Me Hold Your Hand
How long will it be, till you no longer reach for my hand? How long until dinosaurs and fairies no…
Bean Counting – Making The Finances Add Up When You Just Want To Be A Mother
I’ve been thinking a lot about going back to work full time recently. It’s been a tough year, and perhaps that’s what we need – two incomes to just get…Continue Reading →
Letter To A One Year Old
Dear Aviya, Happy birthday my beautiful beautiful little girl. We celebrated your birthday the other day and it was just a lovely day.…
Mamatograpy 2013 Week 13: Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
It’s a week of saying goodbyes and while I’ve always taken being sad to leave somewhere as a good sign…
I’m In Love With Technology
It’s true. I am. My husband audibly sighed when I took delivery of my iPhone because he was pretty sure he’d never actually see me again. My mother was pretty…Continue Reading →
Mamatography Week 11: All About Daddy
My husband, Martin, arrived in Australia this week for three weeks, and then we’ll go back to England with him.…
Under The Sea Birthday Party
Aviya’s 1st birthday is just over a week away, and while knee-deep in preparations for it, I realised that with…
Dear Aviya – Letter To An 11 Month Old
My dear Aviya, It has been so many months since I last wrote to you, and I feel absolutely awful about that. You have changed so much since we arrived…Continue Reading →