Emily

Perspective

I took the kids to the park recently, and this is what we saw. What I saw: a slight incline to the swings. What my son saw: a rise that required complicated navigation including walking, standing, sitting, crawling, standing again and walking. ...

Children’s book review – August

Welcome to August's children's book review! Back to the library, and back home with another collection of books for Ashleigh (4), Mitchell (1) and, let's face it, for me too!Here are our thoughts.----I, Trixie, Who is Dog / Dean Koontz and ...

Why my four-year-old is upset with you

She wanted the purple cup.She wanted the other purple cup.No, the OTHER purple cup.Just some of our purple cups. TOO MANY PURPLE CUPS.Her favourite dress is in the wash.She doesn't want to go to the zoo.She doesn't want to leave the zoo.You laughed ...

Friends that almost never were

Sometimes, you predict friendships. You meet someone, you see that they are similar to you in certain ways, and you predict that you are going to become friends. And that you will stay friends.I consider myself incredibly lucky to still be ...

My worst critic

I am excellent at putting myself down. It's the one thing I'm generally happy to admit to being good at. I've known this about myself for a long time. I've known it in that vague way you know something about yourself without really considering ...

Book review – The Best Feeling of All and Your Best Year Yet

This month, I'm reviewing two titles - The Best Feeling of All by Jack Ellis, the book of the month for the Pink Fibro Book Club hosted by Allison Tait, and Your Best Year Yet by Kelly Exeter, which was released in January as an e-book and has just ...

Beautiful moments part two (pictures)

Just some of the things I love seeing the kids do. Read. Choose to read. Enjoy books.Play instruments. Enjoy music.Play at the park. Enjoy the outdoors.Be a family. Enjoy each other's companyWhat do you love seeing your kids do?--- You may also ...

Beautiful moments part one (words)

Mitchell was very sick last week, so we didn't get out of the house much. We spent a lot of time cuddling. Sick Mitchell just likes to be held.One afternoon, Ashleigh, Mitchell and I were snuggled together on the couch, with Mitchell in the ...

Children’s book review – July

Welcome to July's children's book review!This month, Ashleigh, Mitchell and I again raided the local library for some new (to us) reads. Here are our thoughts.----Not a Cloud in the Sky / Emma QuayImage sourceEmma Quay's Rudie Nudie made it into our ...

An open letter to Mr Cadbury

Dear Mr Cadbury, Life's been a bit unspectacular lately. And I do mean a bit, and I'm not writing to you to complain about life.I'm writing to you to complain about you.LOOK AT YOU. HOW COULD I COMPLAIN?See, I love your ...