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• From Little Things, Joy Can Grow. Find the Simple Pleasures in Life.

  

  I’m sure we all know people who seem just so happy and upbeat ALL the time … you know who they are … possibly their character is just wired that way, and, hey,... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 FAMILY

• Just Like a Bought One – Wordless Wednesday

  

  Three months after receiving this paint-your-own china tea set for her 3rd birthday, Baby Girl insisted that she wanted to decorate this, her very own tea set,... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 FAMILY

• Being More the Same Than Different

  

  This time a week ago, I excitedly published a post about the joys of being a long life learner and of  fleeing to Sydney, the big BIG smoke, to attend a... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FAMILY

• Helping Kids Cope with Stress – Some Tips for Parents

  

  Sadly, stress is not an issue or problem experienced solely by grown ups – children can feel stressed too. Last week, while I was away in Sydney at the DPCON13... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FAMILY

• Sorry, You Said What??

  

  There’s a whole new generation of kids growing up with their very own lingo and it’s called Text Speak. If you’re not acquainted with it, you could surely be... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 FAMILY

• Back Home and Pumped! Watch This Space!

  

  Well, I am back home from my Sydney sesh all pumped full of ideas and far too many things to do. Watch this space. Or watch these spaces as the swimming thought... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 FAMILY

• Being a Life-long Learner

  

  It could be possibly be the teacher in me …. or maybe it’s my geeky nerdiness, but I’m stand-up-tall-proud to be a learner. I have a brain that is often in... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 FAMILY

• Busy and Excited … and One More Sleep!

  

  It’s been a little bit of a while between posts here, so sorry! I can report though that things have been mega-shitload busy and super exciting too! Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 FAMILY

• Coming Face to Face with Inspiration

  

  This exact time last week, I was beyond excited to be slapping on a dash of makeup, selecting a frock all ready to come face to face with a woman who has not... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 FAMILY

• I Confess … I’m a Squeezer

  

  I’m confessing again this week and once more my thanks go to Kirsty at My Home Truths for the opportunity to link and also the motivation to fess up and come... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 FAMILY

• Who’ll Stop the Rain?

  I’m linking up with the lovely Cass’s Sunday Session again this week (the last before it moves home), and just in keeping things alligned with what the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 FAMILY

• The Win-win Solution

  

  Who knows what goes through a teen’s mind sometimes? I may not understand My Big Boy’s thought processes but I do understand that sometimes it’s just best to... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 FAMILY

• I Confess to Being a Crap TV Junkie

  

  I love how Kirsty over at My Home Truths has challenged bloggers to confront their deepest secrets and confess all on her Monday linkup. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 FAMILY

• D-D-Date Night

  

  , yeah baby!Spending ample quality time as a couple is so important when it comes to nurturing a relationship, all the good how-to books say that, don’t they? Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 FAMILY

• Wordless Wednesday … and It’s Raining Again

  

  It’s been stonkering down at our place for a few days now and this lake-in-the-making is the view from my office at work. Who would have thought that the grass... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 FAMILY

• Molehills Shouldn’t Become Mountains

  

  The molehills that become mountainsI’ve just farewelled my big boys off to school and am ready to flop down in a heap. Why, oh why, can school mornings be so... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mum’s Choosing the Tunes

  

  It’d be a lucky family that could agree on a playlist that pleased all of it’s members, wouldn’t it? Have you too experienced a car trip from hell, where not... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 FAMILY

• People Watching – It’s My Secret Little Past Time

  

  People WatchingMy secret little past time … shhhhLook, confession time, I’m a people watcher!Just putting it out there, I’m a little bit addicted to people... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 FAMILY

• Sunday Session – It Must Be Love!

  

  This week over at Cass Can Sew, the Sunday Session music link-up has gone all lovey-dovey and mushy with St Valentine’s Day looming – it’s only days away – but... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 FAMILY

• 8 Tips for Extra Confidence! Go You Good Thing!

  

  The concept of self-confidence can be easily misread but – hey, trust me – I’m not talking about the type of confidence that parades as arrogance and nor am I... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 FAMILY