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• Wordless Wednesday – Summer Lovin’

  

  We’re hacking into the watermelons here and so that can only mean one thing …. summer with its glorious fruits is just around the corner! Just look at this one... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 FAMILY

• When You’re Done …

  

  Cycling is not really my sport. Yawn. But even from within the bubble of my own little non-pedal world I see that it has been very much in the spotlight, and... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 FAMILY, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Once You’ve Had Mac, You’ll Never Look Back!

  

  When I was stuck in the land of Windows, I had friends who had already converted to Mac and were smitten. I just did not get it. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 FAMILY, TECH

• It’s War and Peace, Toddler Style!

  

  Here’s a little tiff we prepared earlier!Baby Girl and I are visiting very dear friends for the weekend and it’s always such a lovely time when we get to see... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 FAMILY

• How the Blended Family Can Work … as Decided by a 2, Almost 3, Year Old

  

  Baby Girl certainly adores her big brothers, and they send the lovin’ right back to her tenfold. I’m so proud of how my big boys have fallen madly in fun with... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 FAMILY

• Wordless Wednesday … a Bit More Nostalgia

  

  Again this week, I’m linking up an oldie. Again this week, the photo clean up continues. Repeat to oneself “I must get a better system for sorting and organisin... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 FAMILY

• Those Were the Days, My Friend

  

  I do sort of wish that I could teleport my kids back to the world of my youth and its ways ….. just for a fleeting visit …… for them to be able to see life... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION, TECH

• Happiness is …

  

  Happiness is a complex emotion and its meaning is different to all. Sometimes happiness is found in things that are expensive and fancy, like shiny blingy... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 FAMILY

• Serenity, Wisdom and All That …

  

  I woke up a bit frustrated with stuff this morning …. see how normal my life is too? Baby Girl has been overtired and whingey-whiny for days, the washing... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 FAMILY

• Becoming a Dummy-free Zone

  

  Ha dummy! Take that! We’ve finally got you licked and being 3 weeks dummy-free now, I think we can safely say that the war is over. Phew! This is not going to b... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 FAMILY

• My Hairdresser and I – She’s a Keeper!

  

  I love salon time. I especially love the feel-goodness of defuzzed legs, painted toenails and new roots it’s almost enough to make me feel like a queen (now tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 DIARIES, HAIR & BEAUTY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wordless Wednesday – Meet My Mum (well Just a Couple of Words!)

  

  I’ve been keenly trying to clean up some photo folders on my hard drive.Phew what a job. This photo though, is right up there as one of my favourites of all... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 FAMILY

• I Am Woman. Hear Me Roar …. Or Aherrmmm Multitask

  

  Please don’t ask me why my inner Helen Reddy was belting out this song in the shower this evening. Maybe it’s because I think Helen-baby needs to revise the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 FAMILY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Oh So Inappropriate … but a Little Bit Funny!

  

  Before Baby Girl came alonng to bless our lives in the early days of 2010, the MOTH, it could be politely said, had very little experience with youngsters. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 FAMILY

• Ideas Rich and Time Poor

  

  I’m an ideas person, and always have been. I love that it’s one of my strengths. I know that I can think outside the box of normal and that I can generate lots... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 FAMILY

• 10 Steps to a Tidy Teen Room

  

  Does this sight look in anyway familiar?Does it make you want to swear and throw a bloody big tantrum?Or maybe it inspires a desire to have the world’s biggest... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Wordless Wednesday – Say Arggggghhhhhhh

  

  Roll up, roll up, 3 plays for $12!!Roll up, roll up, EVERY child wins a prize!!Each child played and the boys won Baby Girl some pink fluffy dice, an Angry Bird... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 FAMILY

• 15 School Holiday Funtime Ideas!

  

  School holidays have rolled around again and although I have posted previously some “keep-the-kids-busy” holiday ideas and survival tips (here, here and also... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Back at It ….

  

  This time last week the kids and I were jetsetting off to Sydney for a little family holiday. It really was a fun break away and, if truth be known, I have a we... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 FAMILY

• Wordless Wednesday … Checking in Away from Home

  

  Linking up for another Wordless Wednesday with Trish over at her lovely blogand with Bree’s Wordless Wednesday linky-get-together on her super blog Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 FAMILY