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Feels like home.

Have you ever truly felt at home? Safe. Comfortable. Complete. It's a weird thing to think about, but this is where my mind goes as of...

Eliza

Jul 26, 20233 min read

A not so nice memory...

Do you have memories that come back and sometimes they might feel like a dream, but wait no, that's a terrible memory that has just...

Eliza

May 25, 20234 min read

Where I've been...

Hello friends. I've been writing a lot for myself lately. I've not been sharing or posting because the writing that I have been doing has...

Eliza

May 11, 20232 min read

Faith in Humanity

Tuesday was a hard day. Dean had been away almost a week for work. It started off so lovely with a coffee catch-up with my friend Lee....

Eliza

Jul 7, 20222 min read

The first day.

My eldest daughter has started getting very emotional at childcare drop-off. She has also started Kinder and in the lead up to all of...

Eliza

Mar 11, 20222 min read

The Lockdown Series Part V: Nick & Alex

Welcome friends! We are about to come out of hibernation but I am loving keeping these conversations going so here is Part Five of the...

Eliza

Oct 20, 20214 min read

For the fear of being judged.

Maisie is 8 months old and a feeling starts to overcome me. I should be going back to work right? Have you thought about what you're...

Eliza

Oct 11, 20212 min read

The Lockdown Series Part IV: Sammy

And we're back. We're still here, still living and adapting to the simple life which brings me to Part 4 of the lockdown series - Sammy....

Eliza

Sep 19, 20215 min read

The Lockdown Series Part III: Nat

Welcome back to part three, introducing Natalie. Nat is a glass half full kinda girl. She had her second boy Hudson amidst the lockdowns...

Eliza

Aug 14, 20213 min read

The Lockdown Series Part II: Cassy

Welcome back to Part 2! There is a bit of a Vic Vs NSW vibe at the moment. You can sense it even when you aren't reading about it. I mean...

Eliza

Jul 28, 20213 min read

Big thoughts

*2020 was full of big emotions. Being locked down for months, separated from our loved ones and a pregnancy that was not very pleasant....

Eliza

Jul 26, 20213 min read

Lockdown Series Part I: Jess

Oh hey all, we're in lockdown again! This time around instead of dwelling on the news I am focusing on those around me both in my...

Eliza

Jul 20, 20215 min read

Lockdown 5.0?

Victoria's last snap lockdown hit me. It hit me hard. I got the palps (heart palps). We had just gotten out of the newborn fog and...

Eliza

Jul 15, 20212 min read

Truth Bombs.

So I'm just going to come right out and say it. I did NOT enjoy my second pregnancy. Its hard to read this back as I love my daughter to...

Eliza

Jul 5, 20213 min read

Control.

*This post was written on 3rd October 2020* This is a post I'm unsure if I'll ever post. I just need to get my feels out as I have hardly...

Eliza

Jun 24, 20212 min read

Oh hey! It's been a while.

Hey all! Just a quick one to say Hi and I'm back in the land of the living after having battled a difficult pregnancy and then that...

Eliza

Jun 21, 20211 min read

Here's to Christmas.

It's still pretty heavy in Victoria. If you are not living in the state you simply cannot understand what we are going through. I want to...

Eliza

Oct 14, 20202 min read

Own it.

I want to talk about vulnerability. Life is hard. We all get knocked down in one way or another and then in our own time claw to get...

Eliza

May 22, 20202 min read

I'm not ready.

Restrictions are lifting! HOORAY!!! Right? Then why do I feel so anxious about everything? Could it be that I am not quite ready to...

Eliza

May 13, 20202 min read

Birthday Hibernation

I turned 36 on Sunday. I was concerned as to how a Birthday would be in the new normal aka hibernation. To be honest I was happy to...

Eliza

Apr 21, 20202 min read

The power of connection.

We are in isolation and the only people we see are people walking in the street. Our lovely delivery folk and the people who serve us at...

Eliza

Mar 31, 20201 min read

We're in a global Pandemic?

Uncertain times. We are in the middle of a pandemic. Yesterday I officially went into lockdown. We sort of had been since Thursday night...

Eliza

Mar 24, 20202 min read

Reflecting on 2019.

2019 started heavily pregnant and hot. I had no idea the amazing adventure I was about to go on but 11 months later I couldn't be happier...

Eliza

Jan 6, 20202 min read

A lesson in letting go.

Frankie has started childcare. We enrolled her and it felt like we had heaps of time. It turns out it would come around in the blink of...

Eliza

Nov 13, 20192 min read

Talk about it.

.April 2019. I was a very anxious child and had to learn a lot of techniques to help me deal with this. The key thing was always to try...

Eliza

Sep 19, 20193 min read

Motherhood

Its been almost 8 weeks since Frankie's arrival and I sit here on a particularly good day while she sleeps and am reflecting on the...

Eliza

Apr 30, 20192 min read

A Safe Space.

Connect. Share. Support.

My dream is to create a community for people to share and support.

A Little Melbourne Ginger Community ...coming soon.
In the meantime check out the blogs above xo