As a child, I cherished my dollhouse, a thoughtful gift from my grandparents on one of my birthdays. It swiftly became my favourite toy, as I enjoyed the ease of moving the dolls around and decorating the dollhouse just the way I liked. While other kids played house in the schoolyard, I longed to return …
My partner and I started a dog food company two years ago. Believe it or not, the company started out of our kitchen. At first it was just a little hobby where I started making dog treats. I’m a big proponent of trying to only eat natural …
‘Why exactly,’ I frowned, ‘am I looking at my bathtub?’ ‘I don’t know,’ my son said, nervously. ‘There’s so much other great stuff to look at. There’s your lovely door, your neighbour is mowing his lawn, there’s a beautiful bird sitting in that tree just over—’ ‘Why is my bath on the front …
I didn’t expect that to backfire so spectacularly. Turns out I’m the only one that came into work today, all ready for our next tabletop role-playing session of Grottos and Goblins. Who knew that my entire staff would be too weak-willed to come into work with the air conditioner broken? Even though the state of …
It’s winter in Melbourne, so you know what that means: football training. Not for me, of course. My son is the footy player in our house. He absolutely adores it, and I love seeing him so passionate about something. The only problem is that he constantly tracks mud inside the house after each training session! …
My husband and I brought our baby home from the hospital recently. It was such a joyous occasion. We had all of our family around at our house to celebrate, and they each brought gifts to make the transition to parenting even easier. This is our first child, and we really want to do things …
This week, I’m going to be the guest writer for this blog. I am an internationally-ranked soccer player, and I’m going to tell you all about something you’ve probably never heard a sports player talk about in detail: our ventures in optometry. Recently, I’ve noticed that my vision is a little bit off every time …
‘Do you love it?’ I asked, sliding across the empty hardwood floors with a huge grin on my face. Jean looked at me with a frown. ‘It’s okay, I guess?’ ‘Okay?!’ I asked, bewildered. ‘It’s incredible! Hardwood floors! Four bedrooms, two baths! A five-minute walk to the train station, a ten-minute commute to the city! …
Me again! Oh, I did it! I did it this time, folks! I made fun of that poor woman for being clumsy, and God rapped me across the knuckles for it! Here I am, just a few months into my recovery for my damaged rotator cuff (going very nicely, thank you for asking), and what …
I am too hot. I am sweaty. I am uncomfortable. But there is no one here to help me and I don’t have the energy to help myself. I am elderly and I live alone with my dog Ivy. I am her sole owner now that my husband has died. I’ll admit it has been …