He’s here! Raphael arrived just a few days late, after a very long labour during a state-wide lockdown, and not quite as heavy as predicted…
Category: Life
Looking back on 2020
What a year! I know I say that every year, but 2020 was of course a very different one for me, as it was for…
2019
So yes it is now March and 2019 was some time ago, but I’ve done some kind of review every year for a while now…
Felix’s birth story
I read a lot of birth stories during my pregnancy, something that I’d been avoiding until then. They always feel deeply personal and I didn’t…
Adventures in Japan – Mt Fuji
Some of my best memories of the previous times I’d visited Japan were staying at traditional ryokan, with tatami rooms, kaiseki style meals, yukata to…
Adventures in Japan – Osaka
A home style cooking class was one of our highlights in Osaka. We caught the train out to meet Osaka local Naoko, who was inspired…
Adventures in Japan – Tokyo
So the last post was about the logistics of travelling Japan with a baby – here’s some things we actually did! Tokyo We arrived at…
Adventures in Japan (with a baby)
Lots of people told us not to fly overseas with a baby. Reasons included it not being fair on him, not being fair on other…
Adventures in Yallingup (with a dog & a baby)
Our first ever trip with baby Felix (then 3 months old) was our standard winter weekend getaway down south. With fingers crossed for nice weather…
A mini, minimalist nappy bag
For a long time I’ve kept what’s in my bag pretty minimalist (when carrying a bag at all). With a dodgy back I can’t carry…
Felix at five months
It’s been five months, and it still feels weird calling myself a mum or talking about my son. Having a baby is a roller coaster…
Random pregnancy advice
I started writing this whilst on maternity leave waiting for my baby to arrive – it’s now almost 4 months later but I didn’t want…