Yesterday, the boys and I went for a bushwalk. Although, really, it was mostly a field walk, with some bush at the end. It was the worst bushwalk of my life. It was cold and windy and I am super unfit. But the falls are lovely. The sign out the front should’ve given me cause […]
I need to talk
Today I remembered why I started blogging and why I blogged so prolifically for so long. Having just exited a marriage, I no longer had anyone to talk to. Noone to share the random daily musings and thoughts with, so I poured these into the blog. Not just the blog, but also Kidspot Social, which […]
Coronavirus diaries: remote schooling
Unfortunately remote schooling didn’t go so well for my teenagers. Being master procrastinators and having no internal motivation whatsoever, they have both fallen behind on their work. In fact, the one in Year 12, has just withdrawn from one of his subjects, because he couldn’t see his way to catching up. He is also behind […]
Coronavirus Diaries: Daily Life
I’ve seen a few people post status updates on Facebook documenting what life is like under our current isolation restrictions and I thought I might do that same, but right here. The new normal seems so normal by now that I don’t give it a second thought on a daily basis, but one day I […]
Coronavirus diaries: Loving “iso” life
It’s the Easter weekend and everything and everyone is quiet. My Facebook feed isn’t exploding with posts of people doing things and being out and about and generally having a BIG life, when all I can afford is a very small one. Living frugally has meant that our life as a family has become smaller […]
