Mothering has always been one of my passions.

I dreamed of it, planned for it and waited for the opportunity to come my way.



As I was waiting for the right timing to have children and to find my

prince charming, I keep myself busy. I did not allow myself to let go of

my dream or to waver from the path I set out for myself. I stayed

focused and determined that motherhood would be part of my life.



Taking this path was not easy and I am not saying… Continue

I have been slowly working through my 100 ways to be happy list. The original list that I found is HERE

and I carry it around with me all the time. I take it with me so I can

ponder over what I want to focus on and then work out how I can plan

activities and adventures into our family life.



Recently, as I have been pouring over this list I have learnt that to be

happy I need to… Continue

Raising a large family has it's challenges.

One of them is finding the right transport.



When I first started out having children, I always envisioned I would have lots of kids.

I went over things in my mind, planned for the future and tried to be prepared for things to come.



I have been blessed that I have been able to have a large family but I

never imagined, pictured or planned what sort of car I would drive.



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Recently I was reading a blog post over at 71 Toes about blogging depression.



Shawni shared how she had recently attended a 'mothers retreat' and a

question was posed about what makes mothers spiral into depression or

negativity. I was surprised to read that the most overwhelming answer

was that blogs are the problem. Yes, blogs.



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Lately I have been pondering all the things I want to do.

All the goals I want to achieve.



I have also been thinking about the time and season of my life right now.

I am still young, have energy (most days), and have enough self belief

to think I can put my mind to achieving something I really want.



But, it is also my time and season where I have young children at home.

Currently I have 4 children at school and 3 children at home.



It is a… Continue

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