Before + After: Our Home Renovation
If there was one image to portray a renovation experience, it would be this. Actually, no — Joel is half-smiling in that photo. It would be…
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.…
A NATURAL HOME: Eight Summer Essential Oil Sprays
One of the easiest ways to use essential oils at home is by making spray blends. It’s a simple way to incorporate oils into your everyday…
Look Up, It Matters, Keep Going
I found a note in my phone this morning that I wrote myself some time ago: Look up. It matters. Keep going. I have gotten…
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…
Zap Pow Bam: Billy Turns Four
It was a given, really. Ever since his grandparents bought him a Batman showbag at the Ekka last year, we’ve been immersed in six months…
A Year: All The Time There Is
It feels as though years have passed since I’ve sat down with a blank screen, a white and endless space to fill. For a woman who…
Baby’s First Christmas
The hotel lobby is just as I remember. Dark, dotted with leather chesterfields, chandeliers overhead, framed with walnut stained wood and a dimly lit bar,…
O Holy Night: Traditions Old + New
I look forward to it all day, the darkness. The sun wanes, spilling out its golden light over the mountains in the very distance. Then…
M A K E || Natural Baby Balms: Calm Baby Balm, Breathe Easy Balm + Baby Bottom Balm
I don’t know about you, but December has felt like one giant race. Days and weeks of doing, doing, doing, of adding more to our already…
The Red Tent 