I’m off to the Gold Coast next week for the ProBlogger conference. Imagine, 4 days all for me – no washing or cooking! The conference brings together people from all around the world, who love writing about their passions through blogging. The event …
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FIVE THINGS THAT PROVE MY HUMAN-NESS
I recently met one of our Facebook friends and she said something that made me worry that I come across as someone that I’m not. Soon after I shared a post about the day I lost the plot and someone commented that it was great to see my …
Have Wheelchair Will Travel – How we travelled through 2014
We have had a pretty amazing year and like most people we have been reflecting on how we travelled through 2014. We had a relaxing start with a trip to a place we call our second home, Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid North Coast. We love holidaying …
How Could You Not Want My Child?
I recently had the opportunity to return to BJ's preschool and it was certainly a trip down memory lane. So many feelings swept over me as I walked through the doors. Nostalgia, sadness and happiness were all tangled into my afternoon …
Is Inclusion in the Playground Your Goal?
I was asked by one of our facebook friends if I had any ideas on how to include a child with a disability in the playground at her daughter's school. I decided to make it a blog post so others may benefit from the answer. Looking at primary …
About this website
“Surely we can’t be the first people to do this?” I kept asking our travel agent, the airline and our therapists. We certainly are not the first family with a disabled child to travel to America but at times it felt that way. That was when the idea …
About Our Family
We're a Sydney based family of four trying to find our way around tricky situations so we can do as much as possible, despite a wheelchair being part of our package. Our son Braeden is 26 and lives with cerebral palsy, is non-verbal, a wheelchair …
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As a child I travelled extensively. In ‘those’ days my Dad and Mum were thought to be quite radical, foolish and one person even labeled my Dad ‘irresponsible’ for leaving his job and taking me out of school for six months to travel to Europe, Egypt …
Regaining a Little Piece of Me
I love being a Mum but the role definitely comes with highs and lows. Spending time with the kids and being their Mum is extremely rewarding. But, some of the battles, hanging yet another load of washing out and trying to come up with something for …
2013 in Review
BJ’s absolute shining moment of 2013 was walking unaided surprising everyone with his steadiness and determination. I used to feel a little melancholy at this time of year. It seemed as though with each passing year I was acutely aware of how far …