As a family we have been on an extended vacation away from home and consequently our regular rhythms and routines. This has brought lots of changes as far as navigating screentime, content. I will write a whole lot about that soon. One of the things though that has also fallen in between the cracks is …
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One of my best jobs was working as a nurse in different long term / retirement homes. I enjoyed so much spending time by the bedside with the seniors in their homes and listening to stories of days gone. I will never forget a 90 year old man who was so excited as he retold …
I have followed the work of Doctors without Borders (MSF) for many years now. Fast forward two days ago and MSF reported that they had lost three doctors and their families were trapped amidst the fire in the Gaza strip at the last standing hospital due to the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli war. We are at an …
The other day I brought up the toilet roll to the family bathroom because if you are the default toilet-roll-refiller individual in the home, it can get exhausting. Everyone has now been called upon to stop and NOTICE when the said toilet rolls are getting low and take the next steps and refill them. I …
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Yesterday after school, our daughter (5) and I were heading to the local park to ‘shake it off.’ My son declined to come and said he would rather stay home and play his ball at the front yard. He had earlier asked if he could play a game on my laptop that he has recently …
This was the line our 5 year old daughter told me today while we were at the local splash pad this afternoon for swimming. She bent her head down and muttered under her breath, “mummy I saw a bad picture.” I immediately composed myself and calmly asked her, “Oh honey which phone did you see …
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We recently welcomed our third born to the family a few weeks ago. As with all transitions in a home we have had to adapt our rhythms around naptime, slow down the pace on our outdoor adventures etc etc. We have been lucky to have my mum in law visiting – I have had great …
This weekend my hubby came home with a family pack size of chocolate chip cookies. I found myself eating one then another then another. It just kept pulling me in. I remembered a quote I had seen somewhere, “your body will ask for more of what you give it.” You give it broccoli it will …
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The last couple of weeks I noticed myself reaching for my phone more and more throughout the day. My digital foot traffic looked something like this. Unlock phone. Swipe right to Gmail app – refresh page for new emails. Scroll up to Instagram app – check out stories and then the endless browsing would commence. …
We are just at the tail end of a long weekend. It has been so relaxing, we have had food friends and good conversation. Today, being the last day home with the kids – we did our usual breakfast morning routine, some learning sheet work (30min – 1hour tops?), free play, outdoor play and more …
