Do you sometimes feel like packing it in. No point. No one is listening, reading or paying any attention. I do. I have had many moments where I have just…
No Rorters Here
I must say that all this talk of double dipping and new mums supposedly rorting the system is hypocritical if you ask me. The government voted for this paid parental…
Active Mother’s Day
Today was Mother’s Day and I’m sure you called your mum, did family things with the kids and spoilt the wife, and just had a great day. We did a…
Well said Richard Branson!
On Monday I read a great article in the Sydney Morning Herald, where Richard Branson out rightly states that Yahoo’s ban on home workers is a huge mistake. Right on I say!…
Witty Comebacks
Has your child said something funny? Was this funny thing clever as well? We had a full weekend of witty and smart comebacks. One could not help but laugh. At one…
Can Hobbies Pay?
I started my blog nearly seven years ago. I did it due to being at home with my new born twins and feeling disconnected from my previous life as a…
My Laundry Hack
Do you do things at different times? I find that I look around my immediate neighbours and I feel that I am on a different timeline all together. Is it…
Our Preview of The Easter Show
As you might already know the kids and I were lucky enough to have a preview of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. It was a HUGE day. We all got…
Make Stuffed Capsicums
Do you need a healthy idea for dinner or a side dish? This recipe can either be a main or a little something extra. As you know I am undertaking…
How Parents Really Feel
Healthdirect Australia who manages the national Pregnancy, Birth and Baby service conducted a survey to find out the concerns parents have being new parents, about pregnancy and the birth of…
We are not there yet!
I am confused! It is 2015 isn’t it? So why does it feel like we are living in the 1900’s or worse? I know the 1900’s were not all bad…
The Slow Dressers!
Why does it take kids forever to get dressed? It took the girls well over 40 minutes to get dressed and organised for school this morning! Yes that is a…
20mins/Day with Body Beyond Birth
2015 is my year to focus on me and changes for the better. I had grand plans: Get fit. Get toned. Eat well, or at least healthier and cut down…
Did we use IVF? None of your beeswax
Many people assume if you have twins you must have had IVF. Worse still, total strangers think it is perfectly fine to ask you to confirm just how your children’s…
Having Two Kids Close in Age is Not Like Having Twins
It’s a phrase I dread. “I have two children who are so close in age it’s like having twins.” Really? You know what? I reckon having twins is the only…
School Lunchbox Inspiration
Does making school lunches make you cringe? It makes me wonder what I could add to the lunch boxes this year to keep little people interested and maybe try a…
Making Things Easier
In 2015 I have decided to make things easier on me. Yes you heard that right, I am looking at solutions to give me more time and to stop some…
Helping Other Mums
While the kids were on school holidays, I took them to an indoor play centre. The weather was extremely windy and thought rather than sit miserably cold at a park,…