My heart breaks with all the pain being felt in the world at the moment. It's quite strange because here in Australia, the days are sunny, life is calm and we're returning to some semblance of normality as lockdown restrictions ease. But at the same time, across the world, news...
This Mother's Day is going to be the strangest Mother's Day we've ever seen, and that includes the time I witnessed a punch-up between family members over a mother's day lunch (true story! Also, just to clarify, not my family members). Here in Sydney, we've had our lockdown restrictions eased...
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a rut but haven't been in the right headspace to pull yourself out? I feel like this has been me for the last year at least. Secretly, I've always longed to create the kind of painterly artworks I see other artists dream up;...
It's crazy and scary how much has changed in the space of a month. At the start of March, we had just gotten over the worst of the bushfires and I was looking forward to autumn outings in the cooler weather. Fast forward to now and the world is in...
March is all about rainbows this year! We just had Mardi Gras, St Patrick's Day is on its way and there's a whole week of on-again-off-again rain ahead... the perfect conditions for rainbow spotting. š After a crazy summer filled with bushfires, I'm really looking forward to the cooler weather...
Seriously? It's already February? I know everyone says January feels long, but it flew by for me. And it's crazy that we're already a month into the new year and I haven't done anything. Nada. Why doesn't life come with a pause button? February traditionally means Valentines Day, but those...
I don't know if it's the turn of the decade (say what??) or the fact that the next 10 years will make up most of Lauren's childhood, but lately I've been getting nostalgic for things that I loved from when I was a kid. Like Rainbow Brite and Sweet Secrets...
Can I get an OH JOY for my favourite time of year? I'm beyond excited because this is the first year that Lauren's going to understand what Christmas is about (sort of). It's going to be so. much. fun. š I've been looking so forward to making this month special...