October 2009

Happy Snaps From Singapore

October 31, 2009

To be honest I am still buzzing from our trip to Singapore. Mr I, bubs and myself had such an amazing time. Thanks again to Nuffnang for putting on the gig. To have the opportunity to hang out with other bloggers and talk shop was not only fun, but I learnt an amazing amount from [...]

Continue Reading →

Children’s Card Making Kits

October 29, 2009

With eight weeks to Christmas, according to my 10 Week Christmas Preparation Plan, my task this week is to complete making the handmade gifts that we will be giving to family and friends. Each year I am making a few more things, to add to the handmade collection, but I still do purchase the majority [...]

Continue Reading →

10 Children’s Activities For November 2009 In Melbourne

October 27, 2009

If you are looking for Melbourne Cup Activities, please go to this specific post Melbourne Cup Day Activities. After scanning the internet here are some highlights of the many children’s activities that Melbourne has to offer this November: 1. School Fetes and Fairs This time of the year is packed with schools holding their bug [...]

Continue Reading →

Nuffnang Regional Blog Awards 2009

October 24, 2009

Congratulations to Christie at Childhood 101 who won the best parenting blog at the Nuffnang Regional Blog Awards 2009. Other Aussie winners on the evening were Mr Gadget for best geek blog and Lady Melbourne for best fashion blog. It wasn’t until I arrived in Singapore and started meeting and talking to other bloggers from [...]

Continue Reading →

Reflections On A New Baby – 9 Months On

October 23, 2009

I usually don’t post photos of the children in full, but as he is still so little and while we are in Singapore, you will get to see a few photos of our beautiful baby! He is pictured above enjoying breakfast this morning at our hotel. Yesterday my lovely baby turned 9 months old. As [...]

Continue Reading →

Christmas Budget 2009

October 22, 2009

Image by Skpy Item 2 on my Christmas Planning Checklist is to update and review the Christmas Budget. As I have been buying materials for the home made gifts, I have been inputting all my expenditure into an excel spreadsheet, which I specifically designed to track spending on Christmas. It is very easy to spend [...]

Continue Reading →

Christmas Theme Ideas

October 16, 2009

As well as the themes listed below, you will also find more themes on my post for 2010 on Christmas Themes. *** Choosing a theme for this Christmas was my first task as part of my 10 week plan for Christmas. I like the idea of having a theme for Christmas and this year will [...]

Continue Reading →

2009 10 Week Christmas Preparation Plan

October 15, 2009

Image by HBuzacott Seriously as corny as this will sound, when I looked at my post plan and saw that I was to start the 10 week countdown to Christmas, I could not believe that we were that close to Christmas. I actually rechecked my calculations, but it was still 10 weeks to Christmas! So [...]

Continue Reading →

Preparing For International Travel With A Baby

October 13, 2009

Image by Kent Paraiso I am heading to Singapore on the 22nd Oct for the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards. This is the first time that I have travelled internationally with a baby. I have started working through a list of priorities to prepare for this trip. Although a couple of these points are specific [...]