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What a draining week it’s been. Why?  Well, I’m not sure exactly.  The kids are all fine, Seth is recovering from his cold and by all other means that one…

It’s been said that once you have children, you’ll never sleep again. No, darn it.  Sorry.  I always get that confused with the “sleep when the baby sleeps” phrase everyone…

It’s really hard to be truly content nowadays isn’t it? Obviously the problem lies with everyones perfect lives being just one tap and scroll away.  Accessible anywhere you are, as…

Is it weird that I have a whole series but never thought to include myself in it?  Maybe not, but truthfully I’m waiting for more people to get back to…

What a week. I feel like we are finally emerging from a constant state of high alert.  Both girls had an awful virus that resulted in massive temps and vomiting.…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

My current state: Dreaming about warm socks, warming my hands by the fire, squeezy hugs, cuddling under blankets, a hot bowl of soup with a lekker slice of bread with…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

Winter Is Coming! Can you tell that we started watching Game Of Thrones a couple of weeks back?  I just can’t help but repeat this phrase over and over, because,…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

“I, Cindy Alfino, being of sound mind and body” decided to invite two of the kids friends over for a sleep over.  Where inevitably I would no longer be in…

Oh my goodness. You know when you enter a competition and then forget about it because the chance that YOU would be chosen is like the one time you tried…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…

Expectations. Although it doesn’t seem like it, this is a very dangerous little word.  Especially when it comes to women. Case in point – The Oxford Dictionary definition of the…

Having kids is a bit like cutting out a piece of your heart then letting it out of the safety of your chest and out into the wide open World,…

One thing that I have learned through parenting three children over the last 5 (almost 6) years, is that you should NEVER, ever acknowledge that you have triumphed in a…

Does that sound a bit selfish? Maybe. Or even worse, maybe it sounds counter productive because, hello?!  This is when you get a chance to have that hot cup of…

Sometimes I sit down. And then a few seconds later I have to get up.  Because someone needs their nappy changed or homework assisted with or wants me to play Uno…

I’m sure that as a parent you know that sometimes you can get it so right.  The kind of right that leaves you doing a little victory dance in the…