Lord have mercy bullet trains are freaking amazing. Pure Japanese innovation and technology designed to increase the efficiency of people moving between Japan’s two biggest cities. Of course, the Shinkansen trains now run the full length of the country and with the amazing Japan Rail pass you are free to use Shinkansen at will. When we planned our multi-stop itinerary; …
Family Travel Japan: Day 2, Ikebukuro
In my fast and loose ‘Mind Itinerary’, I had pencilled in Monday for a trip to Sea Disney in Tokyo. However, after one day on the ground, what we really wanted to do was simply see and experience more of Tokyo. So, we ditched Disney and saved hundreds of dollars. The kids did not care and Dave and I were …
Family Travel Japan: Day 1, Tokyo
Lord. Japan is far, far away from Auckland, New Zealand. And I mean far. But that is what makes it so amazing. After two great Jetstar Flights (thanks Jason for the attention you gave the boys on the long Gold Coast – Narita leg!), we landed on Saturday night at 6.30pm at Narita Airport. It felt heaps later of …
This is why we can no longer be friends on Facebook
When I was 21 I quit my Masters program, packed up and headed to the states by myself on my OE. I initially spent three months as an au pair in California before I headed south-east to Florida where I would remain for three years – and meet my future husband for the first time. I really consider these years …
RIP Charlotte Dawson, A Letter to the Editor – From my Brother
I wish my bro was a mummy-blogger. He has the rare ability to translate his IRL personality exactly into the written word. He can be totally caustic and make you want to punch him in the face, but he also speaks truthfully and from the heart and as such, I couldn’t agree more with his response to Deborah Hill Cone’s repulsive …
Christmas Shoebox Project Completed!
We finished picking, packing and wrapping our families contribution to Operation Christmas Child this weekend. I have discovered that I am absolute rubbish at wrapping cardboard shoe boxes {how can it be so hard?}. I thought I would share what we included in our gift box in case you needed some ideas or are still undecided about whether or not …
Christmas Giving | Lets do this! I dare you
I am SO excited about this project, I can’t stop thinking about how awesome it is, how easy it is, how absolutely meaningful it is and how much we are going to enjoy putting it together with Ethan. Of course I discovered it on Create Hope Inspire, Miriam seems to know no end of awesomeness! Let’s teach our kids {in …
Denver & Depression
This is a post that I started the other night and never finished. Feeling so sad that nothing can change your mood. Having two sad things combine in your head into a giant mean-sad combo that takes over your being for a while. It makes you feel like your are suspended in and surrounded by the sad and you can’t see the …
The Amazing World of Interwebs
My god there are some brilliant, creative peeps out there? Are you one of them? I am envious of you marvelously talented creative types that can spew art and craft from your little toes ::::::sigh::::::blog::::::: Here is some gorgeousness I found whilst getting lost online; Digital Origami Animals by Jeremy Kool Amazeballs. Yes I know. See the other animals that …
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