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Writing for work 16 May 2013 | 08:11 am
Nugget and Dew Drop on ferris wheel at the Hawksbury Show I realised as I was writing a report for work this week how much I miss writing. I have taken an informal break from the blog and I have no ...
Adoption: A month of parenting 22 Mar 2013 | 01:46 pm
Image from here Adoption has been in the news this week. The Prime Minister apologised to all the women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s - 1970s in Australia. Tony Ab...
The left handed child: A month of parenting 17 Mar 2013 | 09:35 am
Image from here Our first born is left-handed. Since the very first time I handed him something, he put out his left hand. And when we tried to get him to feed himself at about six months, he would ...
Broken bones: A month of parenting 15 Mar 2013 | 02:40 pm
Image from here Nugget broke his wrist yesterday. Both bones. We have a bit of experience with broken bones at our place. The Minx broke her leg when she was about 13 months old. Doo Dah fractured h...
Music lessons: A month of parenting 13 Mar 2013 | 02:23 pm
My nephew who is also learning the trombone. Image from Maxabella loves The opportunity to learn an instrument was high on my list of opportunities* I wanted to provide for our children. I have read ...
Car signs: A month of parenting 12 Mar 2013 | 03:50 pm
Image from here Man I loathe those signs people have in their cars. Stop reading now if you are into "Baby on Board" signs because you won't like what I have to say I suspect. Being a Mum of multipl...
Facing genetic glitches: A month of parenting 11 Mar 2013 | 02:42 pm
Image from here Imperfections are one of life's challenges. Coming to terms with flaws gives one the opportunity to 'accept what you cannot change'. It isn't easy, but it has to be done if you want t...
Generation Z: A month of parenting 5 Mar 2013 | 04:29 pm
Image from here While each generation has its own set of challenges with parenting, it seems that as a Generation X parent, the trials of parenting Generation Z fall into three main categories*. 1. ...
A month of frugality: Blog bookmarks 28 Feb 2013 | 02:41 pm
Image from here I started this blog as a record of life, my thoughts and life's little lessons. Since entering the blogosphere, I have now accumulated more words of wisdom, interesting snippets and '...
A month of frugality: Short cuts in the frugal life 27 Feb 2013 | 03:14 pm
Image from here There is nothing simple about frugal living. Frugal living is time consuming. Cooking from scratch, taking your lunch to work, ensuring you have no food wastage, tracking your spendin...
