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Nurturing Your New Life

Words and Recipes for the New Mother

 
 
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Looking back, I had quite a few expectations about new motherhood. I expected my baby would simply fall asleep when she was tired - on her own, without any help, in her cot, peacefully; I didn’t expect she would want to sleep close to me, nor t
A drizzly day today with two irritable kiddos. This morning, while they were busy playing with playdough, I raced around the house hiding a random assortment of items - an orange, some toasted seaweed snacks from the back of the cupboard, two new too
Showing him her new doll, which arrived while he was napping. Joan used her own money (which was gifted to her on her birthday), and has been obsessively checking the doorstop for days. Walt is smitten. He was permitted only one hug, though she did v
My latest recipe for @abclife is a one-pot quinoa and sweet potato dish with green beans, sautéed shallots and a tahini + lemon sauce. Sautéed shallots are so very delicious, I like to make them as a topping for salad, pasta, soup, buttered sourdou
From Wednesday, when we got takeaway pasta from @shopatecafeandstore and ate at the kids’ play table while our oven was being installed in the next room. I’d been saving this bottle of Pétillant naturel from @thewinefarm for a coup
GIVEAWAY 💛Yesterday was my birthday and today it’s my book’s birthday! Nurturing Your New Life was released in Australia one year ago today. Thank you to everyone who has purchased my book this past year. I’ve received the most bea
Yesterday morning, eating birthday cake for breakfast. I made a no-bake cake this year, as our new oven wasn’t yet installed. As a complete sucker for those rich, raw, chocolatey cashew cakes I knew I wanted to make one for my birthday. I got i
I’ve made something for you. I’ll tell you about it at the end of this post but first some context. When I began writing my book I knew I wanted to include a chapter on paying attention to yourself. There is so much noise out there telli