Dear Sandpit, I would never have thought that less than twelve months into our relationship that I would preparing myself for a final goodbye. It was, just under a year ago that we invited you to be a part of our home, and designated room for you next to our garden shed. You arrived and […]
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Financial difficulties are one of the biggest challenges facing relationships and are often one of the main players in marital separation. Stress over mortgage payments, utility bills and groceries is hard to deal with. Managing on a single income can be tricky at times and this is where budgeting can be truly effective. I
“I’m Just Not Cut Out To Homeschool!” – One Mum’s Experience My eldest is five years old. He should have started school this year… He is not going to school because we have decided to educate our children at home. Interestingly, now that it is obvious to people that we are home educating, we are
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Image Credit: Jayson Kingsbeer There was always something, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. From the young age of 12 months, I knew my oldest son, who is now three was always a little different in some way. He had certain habits and traits and he liked to do things a
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My four year old daughter looks like a healthy, happy, though lean, pre-schooler. Although she is perhaps not aware of full reality of her predicament she does know that she has food allergies and must check with mum before consuming other people’s food. Her allergies were a shock to us all, and had a fairly
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A perfect handmade present for a baby shower. You will need: Two different fabrics (choose different colours and textures) Assorted lengths of ribbon Scissors Dressmaking pins Sewing machine What to do: 1. Cut 2 rectangles the same size, one from each fabric. You can make the blanket any size you like, especially if you have
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This Easy DIY Bassinet Mattress Protector is quick, easy and thrifty. This is a sure fire solution for keeping your bassinet mattress clean! You will need: A bassinet mattress Waterproof material Jersey fabric (20cm by 150cm) Dressmaking pins and 2 safety pins Elastic Coordinating thread Scissors Fabric pencil or marker Sewing machine What to do: Lay
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My children were recently invited to become part of a sticker club which we accepted on the whole because it was a simple formula and required me to invite 6 other children to join and cost me a packet of stickers and six stamps. But then I thought, what about creating a ‘Holy Card Club’
As I write this post many of the blogs and pages I follow, as well as the catalogues in my letterbox, are all full of ideas for making mums feel special on Mother’s Day. For my part I have also been drafting up some simple yet unique Mother’s Day gift ideas to upload to
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One of the best compliments I have ever received is this: ‘Your children have beautiful manners.’ It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to jump in the air, like they do in the car commercials, and scream ‘hooray’. Because, let’s face it, it means that your effort is paying off! As much
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