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• In My Dreams

  

  I really believe when sleep-deprived parents actually do get the opportunity to grab some shut eye and wander into dream land, that much of that dreaming is... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 FAMILY

• Sucking up a Bit of Your Own …

  

  I’ve written a number of posts on this blog, before now, about self-care. About the need to look after yourself when the going gets tough. About stepping back,... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 FAMILY

• Arthur …. Or Martha?

  

  It is all that I can do to resist coming and dumping a big bag of moaning here, but the past few weeks have been incredibly busy – so very much going on behind... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FAMILY

• Happy Mother’s Day … and Where It All Began …

  

  Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums today and look,  if I could quickly pen a floral Hallmark-suitable verse to insert here I would. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 FAMILY

• My Hankering for Online Convenience and Your Chance to Win Big!

  

  Disclosure: I’m not being paid to write this post but I am entering it into a competition with some great prizes on offer. All opinions are my own.I do lots... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 FAMILY

• Cars and I Don’t Always Play Nicely. A Confession.

  

  It’s all fun and games now that my Big Boy is a learner driver. Not so long ago it seems he was a learner walker, and the world really did seem a safer place... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 FAMILY

• Supporting a Great Cause … Because Cancer is a Bitch

  

  As I’m writing this post, I’m reliving very fond memories of time spent with my dearly, dearly loved Gran. One of my favourite photos is this one below of her... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 FAMILY

• Mums Just Wanna Have Fun

  Ask nearly any mum the question, “so, how have you been?” …. and you’re likely to hear the word “busy” pop-up somewhere in her answer.It’s just the way it is ….... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 FAMILY

• When Your Child’s Driving is No Longer Just up the Wall!

  

  I know every Mum laments the all-too quick passing of years, but seriously, last week in one sudden swoop my first born turned 16 and became a learner driver. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 FAMILY

• I Confess to More Than My Share of Bad Hairdos

  

  Any woman worth her weight in Wella Baslam, if being  honest, could admit to a disastrous hairstyle … or two. When Kirsty at My Home Truths tossed out the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 FAMILY

• Fight the Frazzle with These Stress Busting Techniques!

  

  Stress management is something that I continually work on – rolling with the punches is just not inherent in my nature. From even a wee age, I had tendency to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 FAMILY

• Are You Involved?

  

  Today is Tuesday!And we, all know that Tuesday means blogging along with Jess’s IBOT, right? Good.But today’s Tuesday is special, it’s the second in the month... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Wet Weather and Frizz-prone Hair Don’t Play Nicely!

  

  It’s been raining here a lot lately, and when you have crazy frizz-prone hair like I do, dry laundry is the least of your problems when it’s belting down. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 FAMILY

• Live Blogging

  

  Good morning to you, on this, the final day of the Queensland school holidays. Said with a mop of the brow and an extended exhale. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 FAMILY

• Peppa Pig Sucked Aka When Anticipation and Reality Collide.

  

  Peppa Pig was coming to town! Yahhhoooooo.Much excitement.Much anticipation.Frenzied delight.Until …….Peppa Pig sucked.On the upside though, Peppa did prove to... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 FAMILY

• A Letter to the Housework Fairy

  

  Dear Housework FairyI’m sorry.No really, I’m very sorry. For whatever it is that has pissed you off and made you cranky at me. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 FAMILY

• I Must Confess … These 5 Things Will ALWAYS Make Me Cry!

  

  Hi, my name is Shari and if you drop your hat, I’m likely to cry. Come on, you know the idiom.Nah, not entirely and I swear on my Kleenex that there was in... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Aussie Mums and About Keeping It Real

  

  There are certainly days when I fantasise about having a family life that’s as crisp and fresh as a washing powder commercial … or maybe as cheerful and sunny a... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 FAMILY

• Remembering Gran and Her Fritters

  

  I loved growing up having my Gran, Mum’s mum, living in the same Brisbane suburb as us. It meant that we got to see her all the time, and therefore got to... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 FAMILY

• I Must Confess … Our Family Has Gadget-overload

  

  When the very lovely Kirsty over at My Home Truths let it slip that this week’s confession involved gadgets, and possibly the excessive ownership of such toys,... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 FAMILY