Yesterday I had to go and choose products to go in our new bathrooms. There was toilets, baths, vanities, basins, tapware, showerheads and tiles to choose. This type of shopping can excite some people. It terrifies me! I don’t really know what I’m doing and how my choices will impact my bathroom long-term. I was…
Last night I went to bed at 10 o’clock. Just as I was dozing off to sleep our four-year-old woke up from a nightmare. It took a little while to settle him but he soon went back to sleep. At 1 o’clock our one-year-old woke up crying. I gave him a bottle and he soon went back to sleep….
I had the pleasure of having my 4-year-old nephew over to stay the other day. My sister was going out and we were looking after him. He’d never stayed over at Uncle Cam and Aunty Linda’s before so seemed quite excited. As the day went on I realised something about my nephew. Every time I…
Some friends of mine from America recently visited Disneyland. They stayed in the Disney hotel and their children had an incredible time. When they moved hotel to continue their holiday their youngest son left his toy tiger in the Disney hotel. He was having such a good time on holiday that he didn’t realise until…
I recently flew interstate for a work retreat. Packing my bag came with a few challenges. To begin with I was leaving home at 10 degrees Celsius and arriving at my destination at 25 degrees Celsius. I was also leaving home very early in the morning so had to make sure everything was packed the…
I’m not a huge fan of flying. It gets me from A to B quicker than on the ground and that’s why I do it. But there’s always so much to consider when travelling by plane. Packing your luggage is the least of your concerns. You need to make sure you book your flight in…
I was recently invited to go to a conference for a couple of days. I had to travel away from family and it’s was the longest time I was going to be away from my 1 year-old son. When I arrived at the hotel to check in I was told that there was a special…
In the lead up to Easter my friend was remembering the Black Saturday fires that happened nearly 10 years ago in Victoria. This fire ravaged a national park and annihilated homes and 173 lives. The surrounding area was left bare and black. But that was not the end of the story. Over time the black…