Exhaustion & Gratitude
I haven’t had much motivation for blogging recently. I’m really tired. It’s like that round here – priorities are well…being prioritised. For now it’s work and family. Sometimes those two are...
View ArticleAnti-Slavery Day – Remembering Radu.
It’s easy to detach ourselves from reality when it comes to big global issues – AIDS, poverty, human trafficking. Statistics, even stories can blur into the ether of our moral conscience; shocking us,...
View ArticleFlow Magazine
When we headed away for our anniversary we stopped in a little Irish village for lunch and popped into a book shop. My reading life has gone completely down the priority list since having a child. I...
View ArticleParenting: On Saying ‘No’
The other day at breakfast Levi asked me for a straw. “Sure – here’s a straw.” “I WANT TWO STRAWS, MUMMY!” He exclaimed. “No, Levi.” Just like that. No. Conversation shut down. Then the proverbial...
View ArticleDIY GIFT: Urban Survival Kit!
Well hello there beautiful people! I had the afternoon to myself on Saturday and made the ginormous mistake of going to the shopping centre to pick something up. HUGE MISTAKE. It was like all of the...
View ArticleMeet the Maker: Angel & Anchor
Let me introduce you to my pal, Ben. Ben is the brawn and the brains behind Angel & Anchor, a design company based here in Northern Ireland. If I had a pound for every mega-talented friend that I...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2014
So Canadian Thanksgiving has come and gone…but it’s American Thanksgiving today so I thought I would retreat back and share some snaps from our Canadian Thanksgiving celebration! I reckon having people...
View ArticleA Present Christmas
We’re home from our annual framily Christmas weekend away. Every year for the past couple of years we have taken a couple of days to head away somewhere with our pals and their kiddos. Nowhere fancy,...
View ArticleChristmas Wrap With Kids
I don’t know about you but I’m generally a bit of a scrooge when it comes to elaborate gift wrapping. Hours spent on decorations and bunting and garlands and spray painting pine cones that will be...
View ArticleMoved Blogs!
It’s hard for me to believe but I have been blogging now for about 10 years. Blogspot, tumblr, wordpress and now finally, self-hosted! You can now view my new blog home over at www.melwiggins.com!...
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