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- After extensive travel for short periods both inside Australia and overseas, I took a break from my health policy job to travel for two months in Spain, Portugal and Morocco and live for four months in France, three of those in Paris. I'm currently living back in Australia with Steve and our twins Rhea and Lara.
![We went to a camp at Birrigai from Wednesday the 27th to Friday 29th of March. On the first day, we were told which cabins we were in and who […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/camp-115x115.jpg "Camp Birrigai: By Lara")
![This year I’ve been on a de-cluttering slow-burn. Feeling dismayed at the sight of teetering piles of junk on many surfaces, toys and books permanently strewn around the girls’ room […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LIBRARY-115x115.jpg "Creating order")
![One of the four podcasts that I regularly listen to is In the Minefield with Waleed Ali and Scott Stephens, discussing the ethical and moral dilemmas of modern life. The […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Australia-day-image-1-115x115.jpg "Australia Day")
![Another busy and challenging year. Here are some of the most memorable moments from the girls’ utterances and questions: Rhea: Sorry mummy. Lara: That’s weird! Rhea: I’m bored! Lara: What […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_0900-1-115x115.jpg "If we were fairies. . .")
![One last thing to do before running out the door at the office on Friday afternoon, taking a taxi to the airport for a flight to Melbourne for Penny and […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Penny-115x115.jpg "Joy")
![There was a plant sale at the local nursery this weekend. After the timely advice from Gardening Australia last night suggesting people don’t buy leafy greens that are too well […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_0664-veggie-patch-115x115.jpg "Spring")
![We had a big weekend last weekend. Dad’s play was performed, and we all went and enjoyed it, including Duncan, Becky, Maggie, Peter, Oli, Lara, Rhea, Steve and I, uncle […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/plant-115x115.jpg "On frustration and rage")
![A whole week at the snow, and being taken out of school to go! I have only had a week at the snow once, in the trip to Europe and […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/icicles-IMG_0403-e1535284894334-115x115.jpg "White")
![We had a week’s winter holiday, making the most of what the city and country have to offer. In the city, the girls had fun at a play centre called […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0324-cow-115x115.jpg "Catching our breath")
![The girls’ birthday fell on a Saturday this year; the coldest day of the year so far at only seven degrees centigrade. It was overcast too, reminding me of the […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/eighth-birthday-IMG_0210-115x115.jpg "A heart-shaped cake")