I've been struggling with rubbish health issues over the last two years. Everything from killer anemia to a mutant uterus to inexplicable fatigue to photodermatitis to a foggy brain that cant seem to process stuff easily to being a bloated whale all the time to...
Read MoreI'm honored to have Phineas Hartson as a guest on this blog in the first of a new series of guest-posts from (what the palagi would call) our 'LGBTI' Pasifika community. This is an #OwnVoices series. I first 'met' Phineas via her powerful and honest writing online as...
Read MoreI recently developed sun poisoning, otherwise known as photodermatitis, meaning Im allergic to UV rays. (Maybe Im a vampire?) Which makes life in tropical sunny Samoa a bit tricky. It doesnt even have to be direct sunlight. I drive the kids to school in the...
Read MoreBella is devoted to insect repellent and refuses to leave the house without it. Today I found out why. - Because she wants to have a baby. (Don't worry if you cant see the connection. I couldn't see it either. We are only mere mortals...
Read MoreAs a mum of five, I know that parenting is often about being forever-tired, yelling at kids to do stuff and to move faster as we chase the clock - and then when the day ends, being riddled with guilt as you look back at...
Read MoreWe've been back home for two years now, after three years living in New Zealand, so I can confidently tell you what makes you a #BadMother. According to the Samoan estimation of Bad Motherness. Ironing. You dont iron your children's school uniforms and you dont make your...
Read MoreI got scammed. Well and truly conned. Because I was a derwit. Lazy. And prideful. I'm sharing my scam story in all its lazy prideful derwitness because I care about you my fabulous three readers, and if you live in Samoa, then you will be...
Read MoreSometimes, being a mum makes you a horrible person. Sometimes I don’t even recognize myself. Truly. Sometimes, I hear things coming outta of my mouth that have me thinking, ‘What did I just say?!!” Like this beauty – “I got news for you girl. That’s not...
Read MoreEvery country has its predators and pests. Like lions, piranhas, crocodiles and Donald Trump. But here in Samoa? We have ants. Hordes of tiny determined ants that just wont die even when you spray them, smack them or sweep them out. Ants that REALLY want to...
Read MoreThis year felt incredibly long for me. It also seemed clearly marked into two different 'years'. First, was the 2015 of milestones and achievements as an author and publisher, a year of hard work, book tours and some successes...
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