You get a call from a friend saying their will pop over in 15 minutes for a surprise visit. Try not to panic (if possible)!!! You look around and wonder how to get the mess clean in a matter of minutes. Some tips to help you are to start at the beginning and do as […]
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Scrambling around the supermarket…run out of ideas of what to cook? “Mum! What’s for dinner? YIKES! The answer is simple: A Menu Plan Menu planning does not have to be complicated! Planning meals ahead requires a small investment of time, but saves you a lot of stress in the long run. I will usually
Sometimes it can be so overwhelming when the cleanliness of your home gets a little (or alot) out of hand. Especially when you have kids, we know it be very hard to find the time to clean, and you certainly can’t spend hour after hour cleaning. That’s why is it great to have a plan,
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Sometimes as Mums, we have no choice but to multitask! Talking on the phone to our mother-in-law, while carrying bub and trying to prepare dinner all at the same time! Never mind that toddler who is wedged between our legs playing Peek-a-boo! Did you know that we are actually not made to multitask? Our
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Recently I watched a video where mums ‘aired’ their bad habits. Or more specifically described the type of mothers they believed they were. Unfortunately it was rather negative. What was the number one thing mums said they struggle with? (Can you guess??) Impatience. I was so surprised to hear how basically every mother said
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Cardboard boxes are so easy to acquire for free. Apart from boxes we’ve collected from buying products packaged in them, we’ve also gotten them from local supermarkets, hardware stores and bottle shops. Sometimes these places have an area where they leave boxes for anyone to take. Other times I’ve just asked at the customer service
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1) Make Use of That Wet Wipe When you use a wet wipe, wipe down another surface before throwing it out if it isn’t too dirty. For example, if you have wiped your toddler’s hands, fold it in half again and wipe that nasty black spot on the floor before tossing it out. 2)
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Over the last year or so, we have been learning heaps about what different foods do to our bodies and what foods our bodies need (and need to avoid) to function well. We’ve made lots of changes to our diet. We cut out sugar, most processed foods, hydrogenated oils and most dairy. We started
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I hope you enjoyed Part 1, here are my continued travel tips for taking a toddler overseas! Tip#6: Plane TV troubles Our little one didn’t like the TV on the plane (well he didn’t like TV in general before we left) but we did find that the screen is too small and the
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Recently my family and I were very blessed to have the opportunity to travel overseas. We went to Rome (naturally), Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Paris and London. I have to admit, that at first I was petrified of the idea of taking an 18-month old adventurous little boy on a 24-hour flight (one sixteen hour
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