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Tag Archives: parenthoodDefine meOne of the first questions I am asked whenever I meet someone is, ‘what do you do (as a profession)?’View full post » The Aesthetics of Maternity…Do you read “those” blogs? I do. You know the ones I mean. The BEAUTIFUL ones. Where every photo is styledView full post » Breaking the silence: On motherhood.When I think about the way that our society expects us to parent, I am surprised. Surprised that there aren’tView full post » This small town life…One of my readers commented on my last post that it looks like Bo has grown up overnight. And I couldn’t agreeView full post » Him and me and baby makes three…It’s been a weird few days since Ni arrived, I haven’t written about it yet because I still don’tView full post » Open for transformation.Today I look in the mirror and this is what I see. I see age where before there was only youth. I see exhaustion andView full post » Got shot(s)…The entire predominant reason for our semi-regular jaunts back to Aussie-land is to get Bo’s vaccinations. ToView full post » Mama babble and a salad of words.I have lost the ability to communicate with words.You know, the kind of words that come out of your mouth? I hear thatView full post » This city lifeTime flies when we are traveling. It seems almost unfathomable that it has already been a week since we left Indonesia.View full post » This village life…For the past few weeks we have just settled into a pretty simple, sleepless routine. Bo gave up sleeping over a monthView full post » This village life…In the past two weeks Bo has probably been the biggest developmental leap of her little life so far. Two weeks ago sheView full post » Being “Abah”It’s no secret that watching a father interact with his child is a precious thing. Hallmark and Hollywood haveView full post » Little feet. Gigantic Shoes.I have a habit of setting unreasonable goals for myself and becoming distressed disappointed when I fail to live up toView full post » What-it-would-be-like-if [we lived here] moments.I get homesick a lot when I’m away, but I get itchy feet when I stay too long. When I’m in the village (orView full post » four months youngOur Bo at 18 hours old, before she even had a name of her own. I can’t believe my baby is four months old. ItView full post » Live InspiredI love to be inspired. There is nothing better than that moment where it feels like something has lit a fire deepView full post » Sometimes traveling really is JUST about the destination.I’ve always said that traveling is as much about the journey as it is about the destination. And most of theView full post » The longest day [ever] and sleeping around…We knew it was going to be a long day. But we had no idea of just how long it would end up. We left the village atView full post » Worlds away…It was a very quiet start to our week here in the village. With the man out making longboarding surf videos with anView full post » Sweet she rocks, sweet she rolls.I never thought I could get excited by rolling. That is until of course my 3.5 month-no-longer newborn baby rolled,View full post » To inherit the earth, is our gift to them.Bo’s birthright: it’s in her blood. Living in the village has taught me many, many things over the past fewView full post » A bad taste in my mouth.I came online today after Bo had gone down for her afternoon nap (yes, she is sleeping today – progress!) toView full post » Moments worth remembering…Every day is a series of moments, one after the other, some worth remembering… others completely uneventful. LifeView full post » I’m on her team.Right from the beginning: Photo by Kate Heaslip Photography How would you like to go to a brand new place, have someView full post » The long days of the (slightly maniacal) mother of a catnapperWe have a serial cat-napper on our hands, and it might be driving me insane. Up until we moved to Indonesia Bo was aView full post » The many faces of Bo.It’s pretty amazing to watch a little person literally develop their personality. Bo has personality plus, thereView full post » Weighing in, the village way…We took Bo to have her weighed, village styles. A little different to the Aussie Health Centre with it’s crispView full post » Dear Bo,Dear Bo, I have written you a thousand letters in my head. Every night as I put you to bed, I rock you back and forth,View full post » |