The realities of reducing your waste.
Reducing your waste isn't all, pretty productive gardens, herbs drying in the sun, and beautifully arranged glass jars in a food...
My love/hate relationship with the zoo
I have a weird (maybe not so weird) love/hate relationship with the zoo. Many know about my irrational fear of large cats... I even...
Why I cant be vegan
I'm not sure why I'm writing this, but for some reason I feel like I always have to explain my food eating habits. So I am trying to...
Do what you want with your own body, IDGAF
Erin Inger, wife and mother talks about her journey with cosmetic fixes and plastic surgery. Truth bomb ahead: if you’re a judgeypants,...
What is your super power?
Nikki talks about her own super powers and encourages others to think about their own. Someone asked me today what my Super Hero Powers...
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...
The fear of kidnapping - my story.
I wasn't even sure what to title this blog because I was not sure of what I actually want to say. It is a story of what happened to me,...
Depression is a Sponge
Nikki talks about her most recent battle with depression, how it arrives at her doorstep and overstays its welcome sometimes. I’ve never...
Will you be OK if your child is Gay? Raising money for InsideOUT
I think as parents it it a good thing to think and ponder about... You have a beautiful child, who you love more than anything, but I...
Punching girls because you like them?
So my little girl was punched in the face last week at school :( They thought her nose was broken, but luckily it wasn't. She was sitting...
The anxious child - talking about feelings.
We now have a really important book in our lives... "Feel a Little" and it is helping us deal with a lot of things that Scarlett is going...
Making "mummy friends", why it is so hard making friends after babies.
My main problem with making friends in primary school and high school was that I wanted to be everyone's friend, I don't really get...
Teach "no secrets" - Was I one of the reasons my friend killed herself?
Teach "no secrets" - Was I one of the reasons my friend killed herself? I have been wanting to write this down but have been struggling...
Social media - What people leave behind, when they go.
It is the anniversary of a friends death, 2 years ago today. We worked together at the same place I was made redundant from after the...
Redundancy on maternity leave and the sexism that followed at WINZ (work and income New Zealand)
This is my journey from being the working mum, to being made redundant during pregnancy, to finally being the stay at home parent after...
