family

Things That Make Life Easier In The First Year Of Motherhood

June 30, 2025 By Ellen

The first year of motherhood is a big adjustment – it’s tiring, repetitive, and often overwhelming, especially in the early months when the days run into each other and you’re trying to keep up with a baby who changes constantly. A lot of it is lovely, but a lot of it is hard too, […]

4 Reasons To Get In The Kitchen with Kids and Cook!

October 19, 2023 By Ellen

Cooking is one of the best skills you can teach your children, and having them help out in the kitchen in any way can support healthy development and give them valuable life skills as they grow up. Cooking can help you incorporate many different skills and assist with their development in many different […]

Priorities – 100 words

May 30, 2023 By Ellen

Priorities Will the world be better with my poem in it? We won’t find out if I hang out the laundry first, or answer emails and scroll some internet fluff. The world may not care what I write about varifocals or politicians or heatwaves, but it won’t get the chance to judge if […]

What to Think About When Starting a Family

May 9, 2023 By Ellen

Image Credit If you are getting married or buying a home with a partner, you might be thinking of starting a family. Family life is a fulfilling way to spend your life, but it is also a life of responsibility. Make sure you have the right attitude for family life and you have the […]

Postpartum – 100 words

April 25, 2023 By Ellen

Postpartum I saw a woman beside the vegetable aisle – not browsing – Just standing, holding a baby ‘two weeks,’ she said ‘a boy,’ she said and stared at me for a fat moment – assessing – then she tilted him towards me like a secret. ‘Oh. He’s perfect,’ And he was in his milk-drunk […]