Traveling with Kids – don’t forget to pack your Mums Card!

September 7th, 2010, No Comments

Recently we were luck enough to travel to New Zealand with the whole family for a skiing holiday. What an amazing place NZ is… though that is another whole story!
Something that I did find incredibly handy, and would recommend all parents think about before heading off on holidays (whether it be in Australia or Overseas), [...]

Shopping at Costco

January 28th, 2010, No Comments

Well it certainly is an experience!! Everything is MASSIVE!!!!!!!!
Shopping generally is not one of my favourite tasks, but when my Dad gave me a Costco membership as an early Christmas present I thought ‘Why not?’… lets go and see what this new shopping concept (to Australia) is all about.
Their concept completely makes sense and does [...]

Happy New Year

January 10th, 2010, No Comments

Somewhat belatedly… Happy New Year.
Next week I am starting some of my New Years resolutions, following some seemingly good advice that starting a NY resolution on the 1st is a waste of time as it is so hard to keep.
What were your resolutions for 2010?
Some of my resolution ‘themes’ are probably pretty typical! including…
I have [...]

A Good Sort – FREE gift for Mums Blog Readers…

December 8th, 2009, No Comments

Recently I came across some ladies that run a website called A Good Sort – they are doing a great job in creating something clever and very handy for Mums. I have put their  my.organiser down on my Christmas present list and would recommend it to any Mums that want every little bit of help [...]

Christmas Frenzy

December 7th, 2009, No Comments

Just a post to quickly apologise for not being more active on this blog in recent weeks – it has been busy!! AND it is definitely the silly season! There is a quickening of the pace as we race towards Christmas… you notice it everywhere, people are starting to get that slightly ‘frantic’ element to [...]

Every woman can relate to the ‘Man Cold’!

November 18th, 2009, No Comments

Hilarious… if you have a man living in your home you will almost definitely be able to laugh at this!

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Keeping up with the tummy rumbles

November 10th, 2009, No Comments

As blogged about on Parenting Australia
I have always found it to be a good point of discussion between Mums… what to feed the kids. Cooking for kids is not terribly exciting 90% of the time. There is the mundane 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, plus the copious amount of snack food that [...]

How lazy are we making our kids?

October 29th, 2009, 1 Comment

The debate is heated as to kids weight issues and the growing trend for inactive children, which apparently is stretching down to (or more likely starting from) pre-schoolers.
TV seems to be the number one culprit in creating this trend with an article printed recently in the Herald Sun (Melbourne on 27/10/2009) stating that resent research [...]

Amazing Talent for Drawing

October 25th, 2009, No Comments

This young lady has an amazing talent! Talk about being able to tell a tale with pictures.

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Joy of the humble Tadpole

October 23rd, 2009, No Comments

As blogged about on Parenting Australia
Animals have always been a big part of my life and over time bought me a lot of joy, companionship and taught me important lessons about commitment. Having a comfortable affinity and healthy respect for animals is something that I also want for my children.
It wasn’t until our Mr 2 [...]