Family · Food · Life · Toddler

Meal Planning Lethargy


I used to really enjoy meal planning for the week, and also enjoy cooking for the family. I liked experimenting as well as making the fail-safes and favourites and I liked choosing recipes that challenged me with either new ingredients or new cooking styles. I loved my kitchen. Past tense. Now Tori is older she… Continue reading Meal Planning Lethargy

Life · Quotes of the Week

Quotes Of The Week


Tori and Arthur are playing with Duplo. Tori gets very defensive over a small red block. Tori: This one is the compost. Arthur: po-co! po-co! po-co! MINE! Tori: No, Arthur, I want the compost. You can't put it on the slide. Arthur: Po-co WHEEEEE! Mummy: Why is it compost? Tori: To go on the chicken.… Continue reading Quotes Of The Week

Life · Writing

My Resolutions for 2013


Last year, I didn't make any resolutions because I was almost positive that if I did, then I would fail. Let's face it, that's the story most years and last year I was in a precarious place and setting myself up for a list of failures didn't feel like a wise thing to do. This… Continue reading My Resolutions for 2013

Life

So Long 2012…


This time last year I was at the end of 365 days that had felt very long and had been very, very hard, but I was hopeful. This year? Well, we've had 366 days so it has genuinely been longer and there have been a fair number of tough times in it but it has… Continue reading So Long 2012…

Life · Poetry

Remembering the Beginning


It's been nearly a year since I closed my eyes and listened to my heart. It was bruised and battered, a little shy and afraid of getting hurt even more. But it needed to feel again, needed some excitement, some freedom without guilt.   It needed you. It needed you to ask if I wanted… Continue reading Remembering the Beginning