Apparently This Is What the Internet Thinks My Life Looks Like

This week, AI turned my life into a cartoon.

And the funny thing?

It wasn’t wrong.

Not because it captured every detail.
But because it captured the feeling.

The juggle.
The movement.

And if you live FIFO family life, you know exactly what I mean.

The rhythm of FIFO life

This lifestyle has it’s own rhythm.

Packing bags.
Morning cuddles goodbye.
Countdown calendars.
“Dad’s at work” conversations.

It’s not dramatic.
It’s not glamorous.

It’s consistent.

For families who live this way, it’s not just a trend.
It’s lived experience.

And when you live it, you learn quickly that resilience isn’t loud.
It’s built quietly in routines.
In conversations.
In the way you steady the house when they fly out again.

Running a business in the middle of it all

Most days, I’m juggling:

• the Uber mumming schedule between school and sporting schedules

• life admin

• building a business

• bedtime meltdowns when everyone’s overtired

And! Let’s not forget the celebrations squeezed into rostered home weeks.

Sometimes that looks like calm.
Sometimes it looks like chaos.

Most often, it’s both.

Why I started sharing our story

I didn’t start sharing because it was trendy.

I started because my children asked questions:

“Why does Dad have to go?”
“How long is a week?”
“Where does he sleep?”

I realised how many families were navigating those same conversations quietly.

So I began writing.
Speaking.
Creating.

Not to make FIFO life look polished - but to make it visible.

For the families living this too

FIFO life looks different.

It requires flexibility.
Communication.
A whole lot of emotional regulation - for adults and kids.

But it also builds strength, independence and deep connection.

If you’re reading this and recognising your own home in that image - the juggle, the movement, the love behind it, you are not alone.

This isn’t a curated highlight reel.

It’s real life. And honestly?

I’m not mad about the way the internet summed it up.