I'm a big fan of Gretchen Rubin who writes and researches about happiness (what a lovely job!) and in her newest book Happier at Home a passage she quoted from historian Mircea Eliade really struck me. It's about what he names "privileged places": a man's birthplace, or the scenes of his first …
Germany
Preparing a 3-year-old for travel with a playdough Brezel
Even though our trip to Germany (and other exciting parts of Europe) is still months away, knowing the nature of my little almost-three-year-old, I decided to get started on talking about the trip early.He's the kind of kid who loves routine over change but did pretty well on our trip to Melbourne …
Multicultural Christmas mash-up to maximise the fun
I've always loved Christmas, and have very fond memories of leaving out a can of beer and a couple of carrots on Christmas Eve, ready for Santa and his reindeer to stop by and fill my sack with exciting gifts. (Curiously, although the beer can was always empty the next morning, the carrots were …