I’m Veronica Foale and this is where I write. I’ve maintained a personal blog since ’07, but until now, I’d not been public about who I was exactly.

I live in Tasmania, with my two small children, my partner and our assorted animals. At last count we had 2 cats, a dog, 6 chooks and 7 ducks – the ducks and chooks are steadily procreating.

Writing is a huge part of my life. If I don’t write for a bit, I start to get twitchy.

My grandmother died in June ’09. She was a mainstay of my life, helping preserve my sanity when things were tough. I’m grieving for her still and writing about that grief often. I can’t bring myself to talk about her in real life without crying, so sometimes, I need to write it out.

I’m currently writing a book. Ha, I hear you think, isn’t every blogger writing a book? Well yes, probably. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to do it too. I think about my book often, but my procrastination gets the better of me and work is slow. I’ve written whole chapters inside my head.

Currently I maintain a personal blog, Sleepless Nights where I chronicle life with my small children, living with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and everything else that I’m working through. I also write about food and living with a child with coeliacs at Veronica Does Food.

This blog is darker and not so funny. I like it that way.