Resilient Parenting

Looking back, moving forward.

By: Joanna Myers April 27, 2018

Blogadolescence, childhood memories, parenting, relationshipLeave a Comment

Over the past year I have been really challenged to consider the way I parent… teenagers will do that to you. What had once been a reliable and comfortable way of relating to my children, was now met with a prickly resistance. Their emergence into adolescence significantly changed my relationship with them, leaving me confused…

Self Care

By: Joanna Myers April 17, 2018

Blogadolescence, kids, parenting, self careLeave a Comment

Once upon a time there was a woman (a mother in fact) who was feeling so tired and run down that the only thing that encouraged her to keep on going was her great love for her family. With every need she felt a tug on her compassionate heart. With every chore, she wanted to…

Dundee Cake

By: Joanna Myers March 15, 2018

Keep Calm and Eat CakeBritish Baking, cake, fruit cake, Scottish foodLeave a Comment

My Father recently celebrated a significant birthday, so to honour his Scottish heritage, I made for him a Dundee Cake. While I know the first rule of baking is never make for someone, what you haven’t already made for yourself (boy have I learned this the hard way), I confidently broke this rule as my…

The comparison trap.

By: Joanna Myers March 5, 2018

Blogkids, parenting, Raising Children, relationshipLeave a Comment

If you’re anything like me, the tendency to compare your children to others is a trap hard to avoid; whether it be a comparison with siblings, of other children their age, or of yourself at the same age. With every stage of childhood development, there is the temptation to look sideways at what others are…

Letting things go

By: Joanna Myers February 22, 2018

Blogparenting, relationship, screens, Teens1 Comment

Have you ever been told to, “Let it go?” It has become a bit of a cliche phrase in recent years (thanks to an over-commercialised song), however being told to let things go can be a challenge; especially when you believe it’s something worth fighting for. I sometimes find humour in singing to my daughter…

Jammy Dodgers

By: Joanna Myers February 14, 2018February 14, 2018

Keep Calm and Eat CakeEnglish cookies, jam biscuitsLeave a Comment

I first discovered Jammy Dodgers when our family went to live in England. My husband, (knowing my love of home baking and my desire to get acquainted with all things British) bought me the cookbook British Baking, in the hope that I would enjoy creating English classics in my kitchen. Always keen to find yummy…

Defeat is not an Option

By: Joanna Myers February 12, 2018February 12, 2018

Blogkids, parenting, sewing dramasLeave a Comment

It started with some fabric. The idea being, that instead of buying a ready-made tablecloth, I would instead purchase some gorgeous fabric at a nice price, and then have the pleasure of sewing it up myself. I would never claim to be skilled at sewing, but I once sewed a pair of pyjama shorts, so…

New Beginnings

By: Joanna Myers February 5, 2018

Blogbeginnings, parenting, starting schoolLeave a Comment

New Beginnings: two words that hold such promise and hope. Just saying it out loud I can’t help but breathe out slowly and then smile; I love a new beginning. I was reminded this week how starting a fresh can be so mentally positive. On Monday afternoon my mother rang to wish me and the…

Gelateria Millefiori

By: Joanna Myers January 31, 2018

Keep Calm and Eat CakeCoffee, Gelateria Millefiori, ice cream, lemon tartLeave a Comment

Gelateria Millefiori is a fun new find of mine. Situated on Keilor Road, Niddrie, Melbourne, in the heart of Niddrie’s trendy shopping district; this enticing dessert cafe is a happy find. My husband and I stumbled upon it one particularly difficult Sunday afternoon. Deciding to leave the hurly-burly of home, stepping out for a breather,…

Choc-coconut Roughs

By: Joanna Myers November 29, 2017

Keep Calm and Eat Cakechocolate, coconut, cookies1 Comment

The first time I ever made these cookies was for a gift; for my neighbour with her new baby. I myself was a new first time Mum, and had been blessed by friends with home baking. With the desire to pass the blessing on, I made these choc-coconut roughs. I had stumbled across the recipe…