“My own appetite for knowledge and reading and connection had led me, and that is how education works, not by … More
Category: A COLOURFUL LIFE
The Happiness Pie: FEBRUARY
*Rewind to Pancake Day*: As I write this, I am nursing a small food baby. – Maia, Grandad and I … More
The Happiness Project: An Adequate Level of Sanity
I am now one month into The Happiness Project. But am I feeling any happier? Well, without some kind of … More
Confessions of a Single Mother: BELOW-PAR PARENTING
*sobs* Weepy Mother: “I’m just so tired” Grandma: “Well let me sleep with her tonight..” Weepy Mother: “NO!! Because then … More
The Happiness Project: SLEEP OR DO
..”a determined, focused early riser with healthy eating habits and a calm collected temperament…” What was I thinking? Seriously?!.. My … More
The Happiness Project: JANUARY
“You know if you want to fit everything in, all you have to do is get up earlier, when I … More
Confessions of a Single Mother: THANK YOU 2015
“I have such a good feeling about 2015…” Me, December 2014, talking about how amazing yet how crap 2014 had been… … More
Confessions of a Single Mother: SHE SQUATS
“Mum, I can’t even bend down!!?! IT HURTS SO BAD!!! “Where?””MY ARMS, ABS, THIGHS and BUTT MUSCLES!!” This agony was the … More
Confessions of a Single Mother: I Will Survive
“I am Looking for Love. I am Actively, looking for Love. You know those traffic light parties where you wear … More
Confessions of a Single Mother: The Kindest Heart of All
Today is my Dad’s birthday. I won’t tell you all how old he is, as he may not want my … More