So over the years I’ve complained about noise my neighbours have made. Mostly the bass sound of someone’s music, especially played at 2am in the morning. (I may be wrong) But I don’t think I’ve complained because anyone’s children were happy. My children jump, dance, and skip, sometimes run when they are excited or happy. Actually […]
Wow! I guess if I had known the challenges we’d have moving countries I may not have decided it was a good idea after all. But you’ve got to believe that by the end of our 6 months we’ll be so pleased we did it and think “Imagine if we gave up! We would have […]
“If You can Find an Hour a Week to Make Some Progress” Annie Fox I love this quote about productivity by Annie Fox in our interview recently. I am sitting at the kitchen table of a friends house, sharing a table with uneaten toast, scissors and tape accompanying the parcel, and my health insurance claim […]
The Haze is beginning to clear. We’ve had two major items ticked off the OE list today – our books are stored at Mighty Ape for NZ and Australian orders; and Austin accommodation is moving forward – YAY!! We’re into the second week and in our second transition home. To keep my head out of […]
Well here we are, in Transition. Transition for us means moved out of our actual home, and staying at family and friends’ houses while they are away before we fly out to Austin Texas in February. There are Blessings in this transition: – Swims in the pool on hot summers evenings – Most of the packing […]
Tonight is our last night in our home before our OE with Kids begins. I am sitting at the table scanning teaching resources hearing birds outside on this summer evening in Auckland New Zealand. My eldest (almost 7) is eating a yogurt at the table asking me what Korea is like (I have no idea) […]
We were travelling back from our family Christmas in Palmerston North and there is a new game happening in the car. The girls are pretending to call their Dad and order Fish and Chips – a traditional Kiwi Summer meal. My eldest calls and asks for one fish and chips. Pretty standard for an order, […]
What if you knew by taking your child to work would eventuate to them being one of the early adopters in technology and even present a Ted talk? I think we would all include our children a little bit more. We are often encouraged to separate work from home, but if you’re like us, it’s […]
I woke up yesterday morning, everything was going normally when I started to sing. This was a song that really resonated with me. It was new. I believe God gave it to me, as I did not plan it at all. I kept singing it. Repeating it. Thinking about the words, changing some, adding more. […]
In my interviews with amazing parents, one of my favourite questions is to ask them to share a warm childhood memory. With the 6 week summer holiday (New Zealand) coming up, I thought it would be good to think about what memories made an impact on these amazing people. Hopefully it will re-assure you in your holiday plans. […]
Natalie Cutlter-Welsh has been busy with her business Go-to-Girl. She’s been connecting woman in business by making social media and networking easy, fun, and fabulous. Her book, If Only They Told Me is about two different Mums who do not claim to be experts, but the best friends you never knew you had. To win […]
Joshua Becker is a successful author with his first book Simplify making it to Wall Street Journal’s top 10 of the Best eBooks to buy. He is offering Simplify as part of our giveaway today (enter below). Joshua is currently working on a comprehensive book on Minimalism, combining his many books, blog posts, speaking events and […]