February is almost upon us and I feel like the year is just about to start properly. Little Miss is going to pre-kindy this year, and we just had her orientation visit this morning. I feel like my heart is about to burst, so excited and proud for her (she is absolutely going to love it), … Continue reading the true cliché – it goes so fast
accepting summer
This summer has thrown me. This is not how summer in Perth looks. Summer in Perth is hot and dry for days on end, with grateful sighs when the sea breeze comes in. Summer in Perth is not, I repeat not, hot and humid with thunderstorms, followed by a rainy drizzly day that could be found … Continue reading accepting summer
uncertainty … a challenge
I feel like I am in a time of limbo right now, a time of between things. A time of nothing and yet an expectation of anything. It is a time of very little planning and a lot of go with the flow. A time of not knowing, or even being close to describing the … Continue reading uncertainty … a challenge
roots … a challenge
I am a irregular gardener. I love planting things, but forget to water them. I love to prune my roses, but only occasionally remember to spray them for bugs. I love the produce that a garden brings, be it fresh flowers, or herbs, but I don't love weeding. But of late I have been surrounded … Continue reading roots … a challenge
the wardrobe … a challenge
Little Miss is tall and leggy, she was wearing size 3 dresses last summer and now that she is 3 those dresses are already way too short. She looks kind of incongruous in them, almost like she is younger, more childlike. When she wears clothes that are the right size she looks more grown up, … Continue reading the wardrobe … a challenge
self-doubt … a challenge
Sadly lacking in energy, enthusiasm or motivation this evening. We had Little Miss' birthday party this morning, and while it was a beautiful time in the sunshine enjoying the park with family and friends I am now exhausted - this despite taking a Nanna nap this afternoon. I am also regretting the whole 31 days … Continue reading self-doubt … a challenge