From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Monthly Review for April/May

May 31, 2008

At the start of May I changed to my own server and it took me a while to sort out some problems and settle in. As such the Monthly Review for April did not appear. This therefore is a combined review of April and May and some goals I am setting myself [...]

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It Is Really Not That Bad

May 31, 2008

I would like to apologise if (and I am pretty sure you have) had trouble accessing my site. Each night this week from about 8pm Australian Eastern time, my site has become inaccessible. Firstly my hosting company said it was due to faulty hardware which they replaced. Then they needed to replace [...]

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Removing The Battle Lines

May 29, 2008

Back in February I reorganised Possum’s drawers and wardrobes. Possum has independently dressed herself since she was two and has an eclectic sense of style! For an example of this, see the photo in the Wordless Wednesday post preceding this.
The style I have learnt to cope with, but as the mornings have started [...]

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WW – I Like It And I Don’t Care What You Think

May 28, 2008

Background: WW stands for Wordless Wednesday and is where you post without words and simply use a photo. I realise that I am using words here, but thought as this was my first time doing a WW post I would fill you in on what it is about, just in case you didn’t [...]

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10 Steps To Get Children Involved In Housework

May 27, 2008

My children have their set jobs which they are responsible for on a daily basis. There are times also when I want them to give me a hand with some ad hoc housework that needs to be done.
Naturally this request is not always met with glee and joy, but there are a few things [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Cooking In Bulk

May 26, 2008

Cooking in bulk so I can freeze portions for later, is something that I always talk about doing, but in reality don’t do very often. But from looking at our calendar, I can see that June is going to be very busy for us -lots of visiting friends, school performances, sporting activities and crafty [...]

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Planning For Life Learning

May 23, 2008

Before I had kids, I didn’t have that many views on what I would be like as a parent. One of the few things that I did have a view on was that I wanted to instill into my children an understanding of the broader world around them and to be passionate about injustice. [...]