Monthly Archives: September 2018

Our Halloween Book List – UPDATED

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Hola! I know…we’re well beyond witches and ghoul season, and if you’re following the 2020 trend right now of seeking out all the joy regardless of the month, you’re probably fa’la la’ing your way to Christmas already. And so may be wondering WHAT ON EARTH am I doing posting Halloween stuff. But the truth is these holidays give me joy, and these BOOK NOOKS really give me joy as well, so I just couldn’t let a year go by again without sharing this year’s Halloween Book Picks.(Also I spotted some sales on these books!)

Also we finally have a new (and I think permanent) book nook space which I really wanted to show you. Not only because I like, and my Continue reading →

Yuriko-Mae’s Home Birth Story: Part I (Third Babies are WildCards!)

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[EDIT: Part II (the finale) link has been added at the end]
Guys, where to begin? I mean, yeah sure from the beginning, but the the problem is: Just where is the beginning of it all?..Because all the different parts leading up to this birth is what really brings the charm to it all, you know?

First up, maybe you don’t remember, but guys, I was having nightmares about not being prepared for this birth…and not like psychologically prepped – ’cause ya’ll know my deal with birth and how I look forward to it as a time of celebration and joy. So, no, I’m talking logistically prepared here – we were planning a home birth, but all we had done really in terms of planning (at about 3 days before the birth) was just Continue reading →

Winner of Our Sweet Pure Beginnings Giveaway

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[UPDATE: NEW WINNER ANNOUNCED DUE TO PREVIOUS WINNER NOT CLAIMING PRIZE WITHIN STIPULATED TIMEFRAME]
You all breathing a sigh of relief with me as the school closes today? Not that the pressure is ever off for one, as a parent, but there’s just something so wonderfully relieving and celebratory about the end of a school term. Right? And what better way to kick off the school holidays than with announcing the winner of our Pure Beginnings Hamper?!

So, firstly thank you to all of you who entered. If you weren’t the lucky one today, trust me, there’s Continue reading →

Easy, Convenient & Delicious Snack Ideas :Rocking this Last Week of School!

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…And when these snacks are sugar-free, gluten free, dairy free, and yet still crammed full of taste that kids (and adults) go gaga for…it’s an even a better idea!!! Kiddylicious makes it that you just can’t lose.

Now, folks, we’ve entered into the last week of school… and whilst I’ve not covered myself in much glory with the whole school lunches thing in the past, I have to say that I do start off strong. Every term. I go in gung-ho every damn time with visions of cookie-cutter sarmies, and matchy-matchy silicone cupcake molds that house only healthy wholesome snacks. But that soon dwindles the first week into school, till eventually I’m not even Continue reading →

Down Syndrome: A Decision Not to Test in Pregnancy

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2013


I seemed to have shocked a few people.
Not on purpose,mind you – that’s never been my style, really. But by choosing to openly share (which is my usual style) our decision to not test for Down Syndrome with our fourth baby, at my ripe age of almost 40, I inadvertently seemed to have ruffled up some societal feathers.

Feathers, which honestly I don’t think should even be featuring on any ruffling scale anyway. But there I was, nonetheless, face to face with expressions of disbelief mixed in with a touch of judging. Thing is, there seems to be a Continue reading →

A Love Letter to My Rainbow Baby

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To our sweet little flower, our Yuriko-Mae

For those observing, it was easy to tell how much tighter I held you. How much closer I kept you…and how deeply I truly breathed you in…In fact, from the split second of your arrival, the visible range of emotions that you sent your father and me on, was noticeable to all around.

As with all our babies, you exploded my heart and tapped into it’s endless capacity to love. But more than that, I felt that all my emotions and mental faculties seemed to Continue reading →

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