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At the Chias - travel with kids in Hanoi Ninh Binh Vietnam

August 1, 2023 · In: Motherhood, Travel

5 tips to love travel with kids, from experienced travellers

At this point, we’ve taken eight international trips with kids since becoming parents, seven of which were with two young children. Mr 3 is turning four in a few months,…

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At the Chias - Kyushu with kids, standing under the Nabegataki Falls

August 1, 2023 · In: Motherhood, Travel

One week in Kyushu with kids – slow, local and nature-filled

Our trip to Kyushu with kids (ours were 1.5yo and 3.5yo at the time of travel) marked our 1.5yo daughter’s sixth set of flights. Needless to say, the kids are…

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I’m Audrey, a mom of two, living in sunny Singapore. Here, I hope to share inspiring ideas and snippets of our daily ordinary life, to spur you onward and upward.

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Closing out the fourth month of the year - transit Closing out the fourth month of the year - transiting into a season of transition for our family. Leaning into the familiar, while embracing small new things. Further up and further in!

Do you prefer the comfort of the familiar, or are you game to embrace the new?
Snippets of the morning / getting up and getting Snippets of the morning

/ getting up and getting ready for school 
/ breakfast & Bible reading
/ morning jobs
/ a quick cuppa to start the day
After school enrichment. The boring quiet afternoo After school enrichment. The boring quiet afternoons at home. 

Cost: $0, minimal effort, lots of time

Pursuing wealth that is found in having space to breathe without hurry is costly. But perhaps it’s a cost worth bearing.
Life at home. 2025 vs 2022. Life at home. 2025 vs 2022.
Some would think that having kids means embracing Some would think that having kids means embracing chaos and losing your life as you know it, which, is probably true to an extent. But having kids opened my eyes to a whole new (better) way of life, and helped me to see the beauty that has always been around me so much more clearly. 

Through the eyes of my children, I’ve grown to slow down and to love Singapore a little more.

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