You may think this is trivial but trust me, if you were me you too would be sobbing as hard as I am right now on the kitchen floor. Oh yes, you too would be letting the snot, the tears, the saliva dribble freely, as the cool stone presses hard into your hands and knees, … More Friday Flash: Spilt Milk
‘Woah, now just slow down there’ a voice hollered from the next aisle seconds before a tiny child came hurtling around the corner pushing a basket on wheels. His beam almost entirely covered his face and his eyes sparkled with mischief. Susie leapt away from the wine bottles she was perusing, just in time to … More Friday Flash: Always is a Long Time
It’s National Storytelling Week this week. It’s also the week my Mum turns 70 (gulp – how old does that make me?!). I find that quite fitting. After all it was my Mum, like many mothers before her and since, who introduced me and my three sisters to the magic of stories. My Mum – … More Here’s to Magic Mums
Who knew such joy could come from the sound of you chewing a banana. Your nose is a little stuffed and you breathe heavily between chews, sucking the air in through your mouth and out again. You’ve chosen my knee as your dining spot, and like a chair I cocoon you as you munch. Who … More Boy
Oh my… I have a story about how Facebook does sometimes have it uses and doesn’t only suck the soul out of your body and the time out of your day… It was a regular morning, I set my alarm for 6:45 with good intentions to rise before my children, to write in a notebook entitled … More Inspired to be Phenomenal on Another Ordinary Day
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