It’s Not Easy Being A Diva

…on your lap and demands you give her a foot massage or tickle her back. It’s exhausting. But, seriously, I do secretly love the diva in her, even though I know it is going to be a challenging road. It’s the road she is happy to walk so I’ll walk it with her, just from my side where comfort and ease comes first. I pity the man who has to take her on. Not only is she a diva, but she is wilful, independent and strong. Just like I want her to be. Sou…

If All Else Fails then Bribe Away

…eep. And so the retraining began. … Leaving the room, ignoring the crying, coming back to check on her every five minutes, chats about needing to be a big girl now and how I need her to help teach her little sister how to sleep, pat on the back, teddy bear to cuddle, come back to crying, talks again of how mummy and daddy really need her help to be a big girl and sleep on her own, leave the room again, crying, wailing… I was being driven mad. All…

The Day Kalyra skated with Disney on Ice

…r costumes, and blinding light effects. “Sometimes I can get disorientated coming out of a spin, and the lights can blind me, but I know the routine so well, that I can gracefully move into the next position. it’s like I am skating blind.” Melanie explained as we watched her come out of one of those spins. Spinning around Melanie plays Nala, alongside her husband Brain as Simba in the Lion King section of the Worlds of Fantasy Show. After a quick…

Thought of the Week: Changes in Your Life

…ut and then share our answers with others. I really want to get to know my community more, find out who is sitting out their in cyber space and how they think. There is so much we can share and learn from one another. And sharing is also a great way to find support and encouragement from others to keep pushing forward to your dreams. If we don’t know how you think or what you want it makes it harder to help. Your thoughts? Today’s Thought of the W…

Cockatoo Island Sydney: A Children’s Adventure Playground

…rists attraction in Sydney. Cockatoo Island Cockatoo Island is a fantastic way to spend the day and appreciate the beauty of Sydney Harbour. It was once filled with red gums and frequented by sulphur-crested cockatoos, but sadly these have been replaced by the odd sea gull and buildings that over the years were used to house convictss, a girl’s school and reformatory, and the navy for ship building and repairing. The seagulls now stand watch over…

Thought of the Week: Advice for a newborn

…e questions are chosen to help you reflect more on your life, your thought patterns and the path your life is headed. As I find myself beginning to prepare for childbirth and the arrival of our new little baby girl, I am thinking more again about motherhood and our responsibility to raise strong, independent, respectful children who know how to dream big and work hard. So my thought for this week is If you could offer a newborn child only one piec…

Things I Love this Week

…to social media and blogging. I love it. I’ve learned a lot from his sage wisdom and it has affirmed to me that what Craig and I have been doing with our online work is right on track. It is always uplifting to know that you are not alone in what you believe is the best way to engage and enchant people. Namaste has a lot to do with it. Namaste to you….