At the start of May I got tired of my scrolling rut, and decided that I will spend the whole month attempting a complete overhaul. I accepted that scrolling is here to stay, so I set on a quest to do it better — to remember what I read, learn…

I have been working as a management consultant for more than 10 years (in case you are wondering, this article is a good overview of what we do all day). …

My husband and I had a plan. After our ambitious 40-day honeymoon traversing South America and some of the Pacific, we will start having babies. Then as a part of that honeymoon we spent a week with our good friends in Chile and their two toddlers. We loved seeing them…

A few months ago we spent a great morning at a local dam. It is a stunning place with a lot to do — hiking, swimming, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, coffee at an on-site café, and checking out animals in a little wildlife centre. With our toddler and baby in…

Those of us who have scattered interests are often left feeling like “less than” those that pursue and achieve mastery in just one area. However, this diversity could actually be both sources of your sanity and your superpower! A few years ago a new employee at my work asked me…

When I was a kid my parents did this gardening thing. Frankly, I found it kind of annoying — it always seemed to take up a lot of their time and effort, and the benefits were unclear to me. Yes, a portion of our food came from our garden, but…

Recently I realised that my way of making memories with kids might actually be entirely wrong. In fact, what I think they will remember from their childhood might be completely opposite to what they will actually remember. Let me explain. I love novelty. Nothing lights me up like experiencing something…

I lived in Europe until I was 24, and have now been living in Australia for the last 12 years. While I love Australia, switching the north hemisphere of my childhood for the south hemisphere came with come unexpected trade-offs. Seasons in two hemispheres are switched, and resulting differences tend…

There are two things that you need to know about my kids when they were little babies: They were exceedingly grumpy (luckily, they grew out of their grumps and are much more pleasant to be around these days). They were suffering from severe cabin fever, most likely inherited from me. …