You'd be forgiven for thinking that the human body couldn't run out of tears, but you'd be dramatically, and, painfully mistaken. Walking from fence to fence, door to door, house to house, I often wondered, as the sun was setting, cooling the earth at the end of yet another day, a day that not so … Continue reading Upon my darkest hour, becomes our greatest light
Yummy Mummies, Tawny & Wrapping Up a Huge Work Week
Holy shit face. What a massive, epic, huge week! Not my usual intro. I know. But it's the truth. As I sit here with a glass of Tawny (Australian Reserve Tawny by The Tractorless Vinyard; in case you're interested) and my wife watches the new series called Yummy Mummies (watched from the corner of my … Continue reading Yummy Mummies, Tawny & Wrapping Up a Huge Work Week
Parenting Profile: Brad Fennell – Father, Acupuncturist & Adventurer of Life
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 … Continue reading Parenting Profile: Brad Fennell – Father, Acupuncturist & Adventurer of Life
Parenting Profile: Kodie Marie Atkinson – Ultra Busy Mum & Business Woman
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 … Continue reading Parenting Profile: Kodie Marie Atkinson – Ultra Busy Mum & Business Woman
Goodbye.
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 … Continue reading Goodbye.
13 Things Only Parents Will Understand
If you're a parent then you will appreciate this list needs no intro... I can do it! This phrase alone is considered by some parents to be the most notorious phrase a 2 year old can drop. It often leads to verbal battles after all attempts at negotiation have failed. This is then soon after … Continue reading 13 Things Only Parents Will Understand
The BIGGEST Challenge in Parenting is…
I was blown away by the honest answers to a question I posed to my facebook community recently... A simple one sentence question unveiled a humbling array of responses that ranged from finding balance in personal time through to fears of inadequacy. Thank you to everyone who commented. "What I love most about the direction my blog … Continue reading The BIGGEST Challenge in Parenting is…
I Promised a Siladji Family Dinner Vlog
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 … Continue reading I Promised a Siladji Family Dinner Vlog
A Dad’s Guide to Macro-Parenting
Realistically I'd tell you to take my opinion for a grain of salt. I'm a relatively young Dad at 30 and only having two kids, both of which are 5 and under means you could take this article as personal experience and perspective as opposed to expertise - if the latter even exists with parenting anyway. I have … Continue reading A Dad’s Guide to Macro-Parenting
A Parents’ Practical Guide to Surviving Kindergarten
Breaking news - just in! Alarm clocks will go off between 0500am and 0630am across the globe in the next few weeks with kids being able to dress themselves in unprecedented record times. The event is anticipated to reportedly give hope to millions of new kindergarten parents that maturity had finally spawned within their little ones such … Continue reading A Parents’ Practical Guide to Surviving Kindergarten