If you are subscribed to this blog, this here special post is for you. At approximately 0930am this morning I came to the realisation that I have 200 readers that follow this little blog. It hit me like a bag of concrete and my first thought was to reach out and thank you all. You [...]
In this parenting profile I am super excited and humbled to introduce our first dad in the series -- Brad Fennell. Brad is a Queensland based professional acupuncturist, father, family man, husband, rock climbing, podcasting, YouTubing adventurer that is not short of energy. Brad is co-host of the 3 Wise Monkez podcast which is available [...]
In this series I begin by interviewing Sydney based ultra-busy mum and business woman Kodie Marie Atkinson, founder of Miss Marie Photography and The Fairytale Cottage. I threw a tonne of questions her way. Her answers were both insightfully honest and thankfully reassuring, showing us that the craziness that is parenting and work is a [...]
At 11, I was naive. Telling people that I'd be attending school in another area kind of made me feel unique, and special. But at the time it meant I was leaving what I knew. For months we drove up the highway, hoping to see the slab poured. But nothing. Just mounds of dirt and [...]
Maybe it was the movement, the motion, both? I don't know! On another note - Last night was fun. Today was all about family. I enjoyed each of these moments - family really is a blessing. https://youtu.be/nXz5VvuUybs
If you read my post about what I believe to truly be the world's GREATEST tradition, you would have seen just why I think our Siladji Friday Dinners top that list. That post received a tonne of attention! Looking back on all our dinners, I'm not surprised. Here's the vlog I promised for it... https://youtu.be/_TXgO0eF_w4 [...]
The feeling starts to set in sometime on a Wednesday. Messages start being exchanged across WhatsApp, there might even be a meme or two warming us up for the laughs that will be. Often a news story will be shared or we begin a discussion via text about something great, or not so great, that is [...]
Growing up Australian Day was always something I looked forward too. First and foremost it meant a day off school because it's a nationally recognised public holiday, so that was always a win. But as I grew up it began to mean a lot more. It represented what it felt like to be a proud [...]
After a road trip, a pit stop (for an epic sized energy drink), three stores and a heat wave of weather - I couldn't find it. I had to make the call. Good news though - I got a new camera rig! Leave me a comment... Do you like the new camera setup or the [...]
I fear death. Not because I am afraid it will be painful or even really of what happens after it, not before I fear more of what I will leave behind. For mind, the idea of leaving two children behind, with a Mother having to do it all by herself is both painful to think [...]
