Adult. It’s a word often used as a verb these days – adulting – a relative new entry in the vast lexicon of modern day language. It means to conduct oneself in a responsible, mature and correct manner. Adulting is all about being in charge, taking care of business, getting shit done, dotting i’s, crossing […]
Image credit I’m baaaaaack! I guess it’s true what they say, old(ish) writers never die; they just go on a loooong hiatus. Boom tish. Well, what a difference a year makes. Those twelve little months can whoosh past in the blink of an eye, can’t they? Before you know it, you’re unpacking the fairy lights […]
Just before the Ninja Boy turned 4, we decided to take a family holiday to New Zealand. Ten years had passed since our last visit and I was desperate to take my boys to see everyone back home. The decision was made to go for 12 days during the winter school holidays in July. We’d […]
It gently and quietly occurred to me today, during a brief lull of domestic duties being done around here, that something’s missing in my life. Big Time. In a sort-of Marcia Hines kind of way. Maybe it’s YOU. Life has a strange way of showing you what’s really important when you least expect it. Sometimes you […]
What a thankless task cooking the family meal can be sometimes. Know what I mean? When I was growing up, you generally weren’t given a choice about what was for dinner. Mum had the one meal organised for everyone and that was pretty much that. If you didn’t like it, you had to lump it […]
I’ve been watching a lot of this lately: And this: And this: These are pictures of Son #2 during various rugby games. We’ve been going to a lot of these over the past few weeks, mainly due to the rep rugby season running alongside club rugby season AND school rugby season. We’re talking a whole lotta rugby, people. And if […]
I’m going to put something out there that might make me seem a bit of a goodie-two-shoes. Which I’m not, not really. So here it is: Rules are NOT always made to be broken. And for good reason. Rules are part of everybody’s life, whether we realise it or not. They form the framework from within which we operate in our society, […]
There have been Mums and Dads raising kids since the dawn of time. Trying hard to get it right. Sometimes getting it wrong. But mostly aiming to raise happy, well adjusted functioning adults. It’s a journey full of twists and turns. Highs and lows. Graduations and/or groundings. Most of us get there in the end, […]
I live in a male-dominated household. Three sons, one husband, one dog. It’s like total bloke city here. The only splash of pink in an all-blue landscape comes from me. Sometimes it feels like I’m trapped in one of those American frat houses; the noise level is loud, toilet humour rules, household cleaning (by them) is virtually non-existent and the television is permanently […]
I love watermelon. Nothing says ‘summer’ to me more than a refreshing mouthful of its rosy pink flesh, served straight from the fridge, sliced and ready to eat. Absolutely delish! The boys and I enjoyed a huge melon feast after arriving home from school yesterday. The weather was hot, we were all sweaty after the trip home and […]
Hi, I’m Sarah!
Former wild-child of the 80’s, classic rock fan and loyal friend to a particularly awesome group of people. Forever planning to write more. Fervently wishes she lived at the beach. Loves the mighty All Blacks. Rather partial to a cheeky glass of red.
