For a while now my family and I have been living in a gorgeous, but tiny, railway carriage which is over 100 years old. That's it pictured - 2.3 metres wide and around 20 metres long so roughly 46 square metres of living space on the inside. Fortunately there is lots of outside space too … Continue reading Our tiny house story →

A week before Christmas, 2017, I was nervously waiting for hours for my first-born to come out of surgery. It was certainly nothing life threatening but never-the-less, the first surgical procedure I had endured with my three kids and something I was not familiar with. This procedure was to have a processor and cochlear implant … Continue reading Protecting the ones we love →

Last year I was able to show my thanks to my mum for all that she does for us, like she does for my whole family. She is an absolute angel and the glue that holds all our pieces together. You see, when you have 3 kids, a business and work full-time, and a husband … Continue reading Life is like a pot of tea, it’s all in how you make it. →

...instead, why not financially plan for the lifestyle that you want, not the one your neighbours have? The saying "keeping up with the Jones'" has been around a long time. I don't know about you but I personally don't care about what other people have or where they have travelled to as far as being … Continue reading Keeping up with the Jones’ is so 20 years ago… →

The biggest change in our life recently was the introduction of an all girls boarding school for our 12 year old daughter. Anyone with a teenage or tween daughter will probably understand some of the issues that arise during this life stage without me going into detail. Our kid got her dad's genetics more so … Continue reading Boarding benefits for a natural born leader… →

the world is complex and the minutae of life can easily be lost on us if we don't pause to appreciate it. I am here to write about my life, business, the complex world of finance, family, my trials and tribulations and basically give you a glimpse into my ever ticking mind. You might want … Continue reading and so it begins… →