What makes me happy? It is being creative, specifically it is sewing. I love the way it calms my mind. I feel peaceful in those moments.

I just needed to escape. Get away from the city and reenergise. I thought I had found a perfect escape. It didn’t quite turn out that way. At least the sun was shining though.

I was invited along to the menu launch at La Piadina, Makati. We had a great night with lovely food.

Two weeks after I left the hospital I am back, this time with BB. Is this really happening?

We just brought a car and the first task on our list was a road trip. Let’s just get in the car and drive.

For a long time I believed I always needed to be busy. You cannot just be idle. Actually you can be, and you should be. I am re-learning to take care of myself now I am home from hospital.

Sitting in the car, breath fogging up the window, we watch the rain pour down.

I am out of hospital but I still have to rest. Something I find hard to do. In these few days I have changed my focus to other things, activities with the children and spending precious time with them.

Here is my top 10 things I learned from my recent stay in hospital.

I don’t like the lack of control being in hospital, but I have figured out how I can still run my family’s life remotely. I am also re-discovering how lovely it is to lay in bed and read a book…