Oh Connie, our brown eyed girl, you are two! I expected myself to write that life has gone by so quickly, and while that is true, the real story is that I can’t believe you are only two. I struggle to remember a time when you weren’t here bringing us joy and laughter, being Susanna’s … Continue reading A Birthday Letter to Connie
Sweet girl, you are five. You have been so excited for this day but in all honesty, my heart has been aching a little at the thought of it. Five seems like a whole new stage of childhood. You are growing before my very eyes and it’s going much too quickly. It has been such … Continue reading A Birthday Letter to Susanna – You are Five!
This was penned in my mind, somewhere around the third hill climb on our morning bike ride. I have realised lately that words flow most freely when I am least expecting it, more often than not when I am outside, immersed in nature. It was day one of lockdown when I first realised the opportunity … Continue reading Long Forgotten Moments
It’s not lost on me. The fact that I started out this year with a deep desire to ‘slow down’, a heavy craving for a more simple way of life. The introvert in me was pushing its way forward, suddenly I longed for a life that wasn’t surrounded by people and noise all the time. … Continue reading Notes From Isolation
To Our Brown Eyed Girl Sweet Connie, you are one. It feels like just yesterday I was timing what I thought may be contractions, excited that you may be making your arrival. Of course, you kept us waiting eleven days, just like your sister. I can tell you for certain, every single second was worth … Continue reading A Letter to Connie on your First Birthday
I am sure that these lessons can be learned without switching off your favourite app. In fact, I know they can, because Instagram didn’t stop me from slowing down. The choice is always yours; you can put your phone down, you can set boundaries and you can simplify. Here’s the thing; while Instagram didn’t prevent … Continue reading Lessons From Life Without Instagram
Twice I almost said it, twice I stopped myself. And then, without warning, it was out; “I’m thinking of switching off Instagram for a while”. Each time I repeated those words they were met with the same response. A deep breath, an understanding nod and a lengthy conversation around the negatives of social media. Time … Continue reading Silencing The Noise // switching off Instagram
To our precious big girl, Four! How can that be? I feel like just a second ago we were (im)patiently waiting your arrival with absolutely no clue about what it would be like to be parents but full of hopes and dreams for the journey ahead. It sounds like a cliché but I honestly feel … Continue reading A Birthday Letter to Susanna // Four Years of You
We are fully embracing all things ‘stay-cation’ this year. Like many young families that I have been chatting to lately, we are staying home this summer, but, a stay-cation doesn’t have to be void of adventure. We are being very intentional about embracing all that this beautiful country has to offer, our plan is to … Continue reading Family Stay-cation // Roe Park Resort (gifted stay)
We arrived home at 10.30pm, Storm Gareth was raging and the house was in darkness. Part of me was gutted that we were home without either of our girls, it just wasn’t at all how I imagined it would be when I left that morning but I was also just so relieved to be home. … Continue reading And Then There Were Four // Connie’s Birth Story
