I’ve found this simple hack in numerous places around the internet, so have no idea which person or persons came up with the idea. But it is a good one! I pretty much live in these while breastfeeding. Great for modest feeding and keeping your tummy covered when the weather or baby’s hands are […]
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A few years ago, I decided to start a new family tradition: praying the Stations of the Cross as a family on Good Friday. Attending the Triduum services already made for a busy weekend, including late nights on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday, plus skipping afternoon naps on Good Friday. It was just a
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Last week, I shared some of the natural, synthetic-chemical-free products we’ve started using to clean our home. Today, we’re onto going chemical-free in the bathroom. Here are the natural toiletry alternatives we’ve swapped to so far: Natural bar soap We used to use liquid hand “soaps” and body wash, but began to realize
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As I mentioned in my tomato sauce recipe post, we’ve been getting wary about synthetic chemicals in our food. That wariness also extends to the use of chemicals throughout the rest of our home. With a little bit of research, it’s not hard to find simple, natural and frugal alternatives for our cleaning and
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Lately I have been feeling run off my feet with housework. Making, consuming and cleaning up after meals seems to take ages, and then there is laundry, meal planning, grocery shopping, things such as the toilet, bathroom basin and kitchen floors which are all well overdue for a clean, and did I mention making,
The following prayer directory is a list of all the prayers and devotions we have compiled on the site so far. We hope you find these useful for maintaining your prayer personal and family prayer lives. Click on the prayer to be taken straight to the page. Short Prayers Act Of Contrition (Long
Winter has been hitting us hard in Melbourne this year. It has also been hitting our bills hard from our use of the heater. Not being made of money, we’ve been trying to do what we can to keep these bills as low as we can. Here are our strategies to keep the heater
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People I talk to have often been intrigued at how early we started toilet training our kids and are sometimes astounded that our less-than-2-year-olds are out of nappies and using the toilet. While some would say that toilet training is best left until the child is older and more teachable, we’ve found that starting
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Lately I’ve been getting really picky about chemical additives in food. Artificial colours, flavours and preservatives (to name just a few!) can do horrible things to our bodies. For one example, I know mums with children who were displaying ADHD type behaviour, who saw a massive turnaround when they eliminated these additives from their
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This quick and easy dip recipe is a tasty one to throw together for a get together at home or can easily be taken with you when you need to ‘bring a plate’. Quick and easy to prepare. Tasty to consume! Originally posted 2015-06-29 12:00:02.
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