International Women’s Day was huge on social media. On my Facebook and Twitter anyway, I was bombarded on March 8th with stories of outstanding women who have made significant economic, political and social achievements. Think Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Malala, Kamala Harris, Jacinda Ardern. Their faces flashed up on my…

It's Saturday. My husband and I had hoped we would be mending our broken front fence this weekend. Some pickets need replacing, and the wood and paint are downstairs, poised for action. We bought all the materials on Monday. That's less than a week ago we had expected today to…

And it's starting to make me question reality — When you go second-hand shopping, you must accept it's unlikely you'll find precisely what you want on the day. Sometimes there's an influx of shoes, sometimes all you will see is 80s furniture. Stock ebbs and flows throughout the year. In January, the charity shops are filled with Christmas items…

Someone once told me the best toy your kid will ever get is you. It won’t be a cubby house or a cuddly toy. Not a bike or a sandpit. It will be a mom and dad who laugh, play games and search out adventure (pretend kind being the best). …

I've had a rough few weeks. I’ve felt like there have been mental bandages all around my fragile heart, keeping it carefully in place, and if they slipped even just a little, I'd burst into tears, and all would be over. During the past month, my son's childcare has started…

How the all-consuming love of the rom com isn’t made for real humans. — I watched a lot of romantic movies when I was younger. Clueless, Four Weddings and a Funeral, When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, to name a few. The list is long yet remarkably similar when you break down the ingredients. For me, the critical moment is when the two…

The work week has always seemed super long to me. Since I started full-time employment I’ve never had the enthusiasm to do the same thing five days in a row. Even while on leave at the moment, coordinating my kid's lunch boxes and having my husband work from home (thanks…

But that's impossible, right? — There's countless times in life I've been caught between two options and desperately needed a time machine to make the right decision. I tell myself: if only I could zoom into the future and check out the result, all would be okay. A magic time machine (only used for sensible…