Bella 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...
Read MoreWe went to buy a Sim card for the Daughter's new phone that she got for Christmas. From her Dad. Because we all know Im broke and cant buy anybody a phone. Because Im a writer and (most) writers are impoverished hermits who write in...
Read MoreMe and Bella baked cookies today. Just me and her because the rest of the Fab5 have all got actual REAL jobs. Big Son is a bartender/waiter/pool-cleaner at a fabulous hotel in town. Big Daughter is icing cakes, baking cookies, mopping floors and serving customers...
Read MoreSomeone who didn’t like what I had to say in one of my newspaper columns, sent me a message. He said, “A Samoan woman shouldn’t be saying those things. Ask your father what you should write and what you should say. He’s a matai and...
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