It seemed like a no-brainer. Take my movie and drawing obsessed five year old to the Dreamworks Animation Exhibition currently on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. An international exhibition, Melbourne is the first stop as it tours the globe. It was supposed to be the highlight of his first school holidays.…
One of the perils of travel is leaving your home unattended. This Easter we enjoyed time away as an extended family with my parents. Unfortunately, when my parents arrived home on Monday they found a scene of devastation. Their home of twenty eight years had been robbed with every room trashed. As well as…
They may be an iconic Victorian attraction however I was dubious about whether a visit to the Phillip Island penguin parade would work for our family. As I sat in the cold this Easter Saturday, snuggling my seven week old baby, praying she wouldn’t start screaming before the penguins arrived my doubts resurfaced. It turns…
Baby slings and carriers have received some negative press recently as a result of a number of tragic incidents. Since 2010 there have been three infant deaths in Australia as a result of suffocation in a baby sling. As a mother that currently spends much of my time carrying a young baby in a sling…
If you take a step back and really think about what formed you as a person you are today I am sure that your childhood memories will be one of the few things that pop into mind. But of all the mornings, days and nights, only a few always stand out no matter how fulfilled…