January 2011

The Age Melbourne Magazine

January 28, 2011

EDIT: Many readers who aren’t in Melbourne asked for a link to the article. There isn’t one yet, but I have scanned the article intro and the feature on me. Click on the images to enlarge them so you can read them. Today along with a number of other fabulous Melbourne Bloggers, I was included [...]

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Back To School Routines

January 27, 2011

Tomorrow my eldest starts his first day of secondary school and then next week the other two school kids start Term 1. I am going to be sorry to see the end of the school holidays. I loved the slower pace, the reduced running around and most importantly just spending more time hanging out with [...]

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Education and Literacy

January 25, 2011

Image source:allaboutgeorge As we are about to head back to school here in the southern hemisphere I thought I would share some of my most recent favourite education flavoured posts that I have read around the blogosphere! 1. Separation anxiety – tips for teachers This post comes from an Australian blog written by a couple [...]

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Homework Area

January 21, 2011

I set up this homework area about half way through last year for the kids. It has been a great success, helping to: keep all the required items in one place giving the kids somewhere to keep projects they are working on provide a central place for the kids to work Each child has a [...]

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Toddlers And Meat

January 19, 2011

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). Do you know that our baby is now almost 2???? I can’t quite believe it. He is the number five child in our family and is our last child. I think he has grown up too fast! He loves doing everything the older [...]

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10 Things My Kids Do That Remind Me Of My Childhood

January 18, 2011

Hello! I am back from my online leave. We have been having a wonderful time. Doing lots of hanging out, playing games and some fun activities away from home here and there. The pace has been wonderfully slow and after such a busy end to 2010 I am loving it. Over the last couple of [...]

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Budget Basics

January 13, 2011

As we enter the second week of the new year, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit my post on budget basics. I still clearly remember the shock to the system that going to one income caused me. Luckily my dear husband is very sorted when it comes to the finance department. We did [...]

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10 Cleaning Tips To Get The House In Shape Quicker

January 11, 2011

My house is never spotless and I am not a clean freak, but I do like things to be reasonably clean and tidy. Here are 10 of my best tips I have to offer on cleaning the family home: 1. Daily cleaning regime Gone are the days when I can clean the whole house at [...]

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