Nice Cream is an international icecream craze for good reason. It is wildly good for you and incredibly delicious. It’s made from frozen fruit and fresh fruit, blended until it is a creamy consistency, just like icecream. Its main ingredient of frozen banana is the secret! It has no dairy, and no gluten and can… Continue reading Nicecream!
Category: Family life
Two types of s l o w days to have each week.
I want to tell you about two types of slow days that are great to incorporate into your week. Home day. Once a week I have a home-day. Currently Fridays. This day is my gentle day at home to catch up. I have it blocked out in my diary every week so it is guarded.… Continue reading Two types of s l o w days to have each week.
How to lower the cost of living. 35 ideas from our family!
Do you dream of less financial pressure and less debt? More choice and more adventure? My husband and I have never had two full time incomes and yet we have been raising four children, had our own home, and managed some traveling too. This would not normally all add up, but thankfully there’s no limit… Continue reading How to lower the cost of living. 35 ideas from our family!
How to slow down your life.
This is a peaceful paddock I drove past the other day. I felt compelled to stop and take a photo. But this article is not about moving to the country in order to slow down. The great news is you can slow down wherever you live. You can slow down to the point you may… Continue reading How to slow down your life.
Daughters. Sweet. Sour. Sweet.
We have four daughters. It isn’t just a matter of four kids who are girls but an entire lifestyle! Raising women is no small feat!
Simple beauty on your dining table.
Did you know that your dining table is your most important parenting tool? It is also the place of intersection of family and friends. The one place we actually sit still and have eye contact, chat and debrief. The place our kids get to tell us their stories of the day. It is also so… Continue reading Simple beauty on your dining table.
Mum-hacks. Getting on top of the washing.
Small systems keep whole empires going so they can certainly save some sanity in our homes! During our craziest season with 3 school kids and a baby, cat dog chickens goats and a pony, plus renovations, sports and social life, I became a systems analyst. I made it my goal to work out little systems… Continue reading Mum-hacks. Getting on top of the washing.
One persons clutter is another person treasure. Sell it!
If you are sick of stuff lying around and cluttering up your house/shed/verandah I recommend just go around every couple of weeks and find some things you don’t need anymore and take a few photos of those items so you can sell them. Our needs and our households and hobbies do change. Seasons come to… Continue reading One persons clutter is another person treasure. Sell it!
Reflections on loss.
I haven’t written for a while because I have been dealing with loss. Due to that I have felt pretty funky. I have been living with two types of loss and although I know they are mild compared what many other families live with, it has anyway been very hard.
Long distance parenting. How to survive, and keep a strong bond. ❤️
When we are young parents cradling a bundle in our arms we can’t imagine that one day that bundle might grow to the point of moving far away! Maybe even so far that we have to take a long flight just to lay eyes on them. Maybe even to the other side of the planet.… Continue reading Long distance parenting. How to survive, and keep a strong bond. ❤️
Into the clearing 