An Ode To Six
She stumbles out of her room, eyes barely open. “Am I six now, mum?” she asks, rubbing her eyes. “You sure are sweetie,” I say.…
Our Montessori School Change
I remember reading about Denmark’s schooling system when Ella was a couple of years old and I mentally filed it away for something to contemplate all…
Life With Three
“When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following a stranger. That made me feel…
Five
“As people become aware of the finitude of their life, they do not ask for much; they do not seek more riches; they do not seek…
Our Rose: A Birth Story
There were two stars shining directly outside my bedroom window the night I went into early labour; a bigger, brighter one and a smaller one shining…
A New Kind of Normal
Day 10 hit me like a ton of bricks. I held on, as much as I could, to that bubble of newborn magic where time…
Georgie
Joel’s grandmother passed away shortly before Ella was born. The day after her death, literally overnight, a huge swarm of bees turned up her in…
Reminders To Myself in Motherhood
It’s always strange, the last week: Knowing change is coming, worried about how that change might feel, excruciatingly elated at the thought of meeting your…
Clary Sage Labour Oil Recipe + A Natural Labour Bag
We’ve been using essential oils in our home for a while now, from cleaning, to boosting immune health, to body and beauty products, to helping…
Thoughts On Three
If the last signs of babyhood in our home were daytime sleeps, we are well and truly in a different playing field. Maybe my two were…
The Red Tent 