Life taught me a lesson this week! Well I hope I have learnt from it. My normal morning routine had a planned for change. Instead of the normal school run, I was taking my oldest to the Hospital for an appointment, an early one at that. It meant organising the other children to go to Grandparents… Continue reading Interruptions and the Lunchbox
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Be Strong
Accentuate the Positive
Some days are easy days to be a good day. Birthdays, Christmas, Holidays. Expectation is high that good things will happen. And inevitably they do, the day turns out good, exceptionally good with presents, cake, celebrations and the like. How could it not?! Then there are the days, you wake up full of energy (before the alarm even!), the sun… Continue reading Accentuate the Positive
Mining & Minecraft
My boys have discovered Minecraft. Ok, enabled by me, since I purchased the App. But, nonetheless they have discovered the joy of creating houses and farms, towers and castles and anything else that captures their imagination. Mining is an essential element of the game (apparently, I'm still coming up to speed with the intricacies of… Continue reading Mining & Minecraft
This is the day
A Chilly Morning
It was a chilly morning here today. And if I needed any further indications other than the ice I had to scrape off my windscreen, my car decided to display an "ice danger" sign. Not matter, the car heater kicked in, the hot coffee was bought and I was headed to a nicely heated office.… Continue reading A Chilly Morning
Moments
"Life is a sequence of moments called now" "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory" Dr Seuss All the little moments that make up our days are what construct our lives. Our lives are made of many, many moments. Most of the time though, we rush through life… Continue reading Moments
Ignition
I love the colour of the key to my car. It's a gorgeous pop of blue, vibrant and bold. And it goes beautifully with my favourite mustard coloured handbag. This key is not an accessory though, it's an essential and crucial item for me to access and then drive my car. Without it, I'm going nowhere… Continue reading Ignition
The treasure of the Kinder Surprise
My 3 year old loves kinder surprises. In fact all my boys do. There is much excitement whenever they receive one. And their excitement is not so much for the chocolate egg, although don’t get me wrong, that is very quickly demolished! Their excitement is for the yellow container within the egg and the… Continue reading The treasure of the Kinder Surprise
A foggy morning
I woke this morning to find our house shrouded in fog. In a fog, driving becomes more difficult as visibility drops to only a few feet in front of the car. We drive slower and more carefully, trying to distinguish the road in front of us. Yet all that has changed is the atmosphere around us. The… Continue reading A foggy morning
Blue Skies & Lollipops 