November 2008

Children Walking To School

November 28, 2008

Image by Gaetan Lee Back in February in “Planning To Let Go, One Step At A Time” I wrote about how I was preparing myself and my eldest son for him to be able to walk to and from school on his own. Researching the subject came up with the age of 10, to be [...]

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Christmas Planning – Decorations Part 1

November 27, 2008

Four weeks to Christmas! My goal this year was to have completed all my shopping before Dec 1. My lovely older sister is looking after my children for me tomorrow for a few hours and I should be able to buy the remaining 7 presents that I need to get. This will make me the [...]

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Children’s Activities – What Have We Been Doing?

November 25, 2008

Yesterday I posted a list of children’s activities on in Melbourne for December, something which will become a regular part of my posting schedule. Apologies to non Melbourne readers, but the feedback has been positive, so I hope you don’t find it too boring! In November I posted a list of activities also, and I [...]

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10 Children’s Activities In Melbourne For December

November 25, 2008

If you are looking for Children’s Activities for 2009 please check my recent posts: 10 Children’s Christmas Activities For December 2009 In Melbourne 10 Children’s Activities For Decmeber / January School Holidays In Melbourne You wouldn’t currently guess it by our current weather patterns, but summer is approaching in Melbourne and so too are the [...]

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Growth Fetish

November 21, 2008

I have written a few consumption driven posts of late, so this is a bit of a balancing and perspective post for me. During the lead up to this Christmas period I have also begun reading Growth Fetish by Clive Hamilton. It is certainly an interesting time to be reading this book, given the current [...]

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Christmas Planning – Christmas Present List and Shopping

November 20, 2008

Image by chatirygirl Five weeks until Christmas!! I am actually getting quite excited about it too. We will be spending Christmas in the country with my family and all my 3 sisters will be there with their families as well this year. We haven’t had that happen in a few years, so it will be [...]

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10 Parenting Books That Would Make Great Christmas Gifts

November 18, 2008

Last week my 10 things was on Practical Christmas Presents For Children. This week I am continuing on a gift list theme, but specific to parenting books that I think would make a great practical Christmas gifts for parents. I should note here that I have only included two that I have read myself, which [...]

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Appreciating Children’s Art

November 14, 2008

Image by Hipnos Possum attends the local kindergarten, which luckily for me is just at the end of our street. The 4 year old program consists of two long days (9am-3pm) of traditional play based kinder and one half day session. Depending on what days that you choose, the half day program is taken by [...]

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Christmas Planning – Update Christmas Card List

November 13, 2008

Image by Manicosity Six weeks to Christmas!!! I actually had to check with the Christmas Countdown Clock to make sure that I hadn’t miscalculated. Although I do feel well organised this year, it feels as though the clock is on fast forward and the days are racing by. This week I caught up on the [...]