by Anne Murphy | Dec 27, 2016 | Children, Christmas, Family, Parenting, Relationships
I wish I had a rewind button on my Christmas 2016. It was over before I knew it. I woke with a rotten head cold and I seemed to have lost my Christmas spirit somewhere in December. Anyone else feel the same this year? I guess it didn’t make things any better...
by Anne Murphy | Dec 9, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting, Relationships
Dear Daughter Well, my dearest lovely girl, today is your last day of primary school, forever, so I wanted to write you this letter as you’ll be starting high school next year. It was pretty much 7 years, to the day, since you graduated from Kindergarten. You...
by Anne Murphy | Sep 12, 2016 | Family, Relationships, Wedding
This time, exactly one year ago today, I said “I do” to the most amazing man. The man of my dreams. I know it sounds cliche but he really is. I’ve always been so envious of women who say they married a good one. I somehow always seemed to meeting...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 21, 2016 | Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Relationships
I have a small blackboard on the wall beside my back door and I’ve been leaving subtle messages or ‘words of wisdom’ for my children to read and the last one I wrote was “it’s better to stand out from the crowd than to fit in”....
by Anne Murphy | Feb 29, 2016 | Relationships
On this official last day of summer here in Australia (I only just got in – thank goodness for a leap year), I was reflecting on, how in the past, I would be sad at the thought of the last day of summer. We’re pretty blessed here where I live in Queensland...
by Anne Murphy | Feb 9, 2015 | Relationships, Review, Vacations, Wedding
I’m lucky enough to belong to an online holiday club that occasionally sends through really good getaway packages. Most often than not, I’m not in a financial position to take them or they’re offered to couples or in off season periods therefore not...
