The above shot was taken from a penthouse in South Yarra on Wednesday night while a hockey game was being played under lights on the field below. The CBD is further away in the image than it appeared in real life, and this is how I’m feeling about the next week – at the moment the adventure feels further away than it actually is.

The day has been spent cleaning, packing and organising. I took my time getting out of bed this morning, taking advantage of every last second to be with the kids as they came in for their regular cuddles, smoothing their hair, tracing their cheeks with my finger.

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to post while I’m away, or how much access I’ll have to technology. But I’ll be back soon x

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity