February 2011

Working Out My Weekday Routine

February 24, 2011

Last week I posted a morning jobs chart for my kids. We had created this to get the kids back into their morning routine now we are back at school. It certainly helped the kids get back on track, but I have found myself still floundering a little with my weekday routine. You now when [...]

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Retro 10 Things

February 22, 2011

Usually for the last Tuesday of the month I highlight 10 kids activities in Melbourne for the upcoming month. I love putting those posts together, but they do take a number of hours to do. As I continue the run home with the book and the conference, I decided to cut myself a little slack [...]

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Teamwork

February 20, 2011

Kell over at 1000 Homes of Happiness has a very unique project going on. Kell and her family are making 1000 origami homes of happiness, which one by one, they leave at special places for a stranger to find and enjoy. Each home has a written word on them, which either comes from her family [...]

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Kids Chores – What My Kids Do In The Morning

February 17, 2011

So we have been back at school for a few weeks now. Over the holidays we ran to such a different pace and timetable – it was lovely! While the kids have been getting themselves ready for school with no problem, the completion of their usual morning jobs has been hit and miss. To their [...]

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10 Posts That Made Me Think About Motherhood, About Me and My Work

February 15, 2011

Image by piermario An eclectic collection of posts this month. All of them have given me things to think about and some have given me ideas for actions to take. 1. Work and Family Juggle In this post on the Wall Street Journal – Life as a Working Mom of Four, it is interesting to [...]

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Sight Word Activities and Games

February 11, 2011

Edward William Dolch, PhD published a book “Problems in Reading” in 1948 which contained a list of frequently used words in the English language. The Dolch Word List contained many words that cannot be phonetically sounded out. For children to learn to begin reading fluently, Dolch insisted that they need to know these words by [...]

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Taking Back Control

February 10, 2011

Image by Matt McGee Today’s post is from Megan at Writing Out Loud. I had the pleasure of meeting Megan late last year. I love reading Megan’s blog for its honest reflection on motherhood, finding your feet as a writer and the joys of renovations! You should really check out this beautiful post Just a [...]

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The Little Humbugs – Vintage Inspired Children’s Art Give Away

February 9, 2011

This give away has now closed. Thank you to everyone for entering and congratulations to Honor! An email is on its way to you with details of the prize. Louise is the WAHM, based in Melbourne and the artist behind The Little Humbugs. Louise describes it as Children’s art, that celebrates the innocence of childhood!!! [...]

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Going Back To Work – 10 Frequently Asked Questions

February 8, 2011

Image by liquene Are you thinking of going back to work? I know many women who are now contemplating going back to work or are looking for some way to update their skills after many years being at home full time. One of the reasons I started blogging was to learn a new skill set, [...]