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"Writing is like pumpkins in trees, sometimes an idea takes on a life of its own and you just end up with a pumpkin in a tree with no idea of how it got there"

Blogs about zero waste, natural things, humour and mum life in New Zealand

Postpartum issues... let's talk about incontinence.

Incontinence after childbirth. It is the stuff that no one really talks about... But it is the stuff that we SHOULD talk about. The thought for some conjures up a fear of coughing in public and surprise sneezes at the supermarket. It changes the way we look at running and even trampolines... "You don't go to Jump or Gravity with your toddler without some form of panty-protection! That jumping around will always find a stray trickle" said my friend lol. I have always been open

Postpartum issues... let's talk about incontinence.

Baby loss - walking through grief.

This is a guest blog about the story of baby loss. About baby ANGEL, taken too soon. written by Jhankhana Vahanwala Sometimes it’s the small talk that kills me. Those little questions from people in the grocery store line, bank tellers, waitresses, new acquaintances. “What do you do for a living?” “Are you married?” “Do you have kids?” It’s not that I mind answering those questions, even honestly. It’s my daily reality, it always hurts and talking about it doesn’t make it har

Baby loss - walking through grief.

Explaining war to a child

We took the kids to the Auckland war memorial museum yesterday, as they had a military heritage day on. There were military vehicles outside the museum and inside they had weapons displays and the kids were really fascinated by the "Andrew Sisters Tribute band, The Sisters of Swing" band who were singing by the entrance. Explaining war to a 4 and 5 year old is hard. I don't like war, it makes me uncomfortable, using a weapon against another human is a foreign concept. Looking

Explaining war to a child

School holiday fun at SKYCITY Auckland Sky Tower (AKA Rupunzels Tower)

I'm not gonna lie, I'm just not really that organised during the school holidays and haven't always planned what activities we can do around Auckland. So, I was pretty excited to be given a family pass to SKYCITY's Sky Tower, where they had family-oriented fun activities for kids during the school holidays! Read on to find out how you can win a family pass and $40 cafe voucher. We took the kids up the Sky Tower in January earlier this year and they LOVED it! They think that

School holiday fun at SKYCITY Auckland Sky Tower (AKA Rupunzels Tower)

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