As I mentioned last night, for the coming week there will be Little Daily posts and they are themed around what I am calling Giving Week here on the blog. Lately, I have been floundering a bit. Overwhelmed by the demands of motherhood, of writing this blog, feeling uncomfortable in my body and generally lacking […]
Little Giving
Alice & the Giant Emptiness
by Angie Maddison | March 20, 2014 | Little Giving, Little Good | 4 Comments
When Luca was born, I was broken and remade, something like a phoenix rising from the ashes of who I used to be. In most ways, I was stronger than before. But my heart was infinitely softer and far more vulnerable to hurt. I worried about my tiny, helpless baby and I worried about being […]
Giving and a Giveaway – CLOSED
by Angie Maddison | January 24, 2014 | Little Giveaways, Little Giving, Little School Kid | 82 Comments
So we did this yesterday. Luca, Ziggy and I headed into Officeworks armed with a $50 giftcard and proceeded to fill our basket with back to school goodies. When Officeworks emailed me, I had already ordered all of Luca's school supplies directly through his school. I really didn't need anything. But when they mentioned that […]
A Letter from Santa with a giving twist
by Angie Maddison | November 11, 2013 | Little Giveaways, Little Giving, Little Kids | 10 Comments
I’ve been thinking a lot about stuff. Things we accumulate. Things we think we need. I like to buy stuff, get stuff, hoard stuff. I know this about myself. But since becoming a mother, the accumulation of stuff has hit crisis point. Three children add a whole other dimension of stuff to buy, get […]
I’m Angie! I mum. I write. I wife. My husband would say this is the correct order. He’s so neeeedy. I live with my family in Melbourne, Australia, where I complain about the weather for 90% of the year – but I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Except maybe in Lake Como, waving to my neighbours George and Amal each morning.

