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Ransacked

October 6, 2009

This is our study.  It’s a calm, but bright and cheery place where I can sit down to write, edit my photos and of course, study.
What feral animal was locked in there overnight that created this mess?
Oh, wait.  It was kids.  My kids.  And they weren’t even locked in there.  They did all this in [...]

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Shirt collars and deals gone bad

August 31, 2009
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Does anybody like ironing? I’ve tried to make it as bearable as possible.
I listen to my iPod while I’m mindlessly waving the iron back and forth.
I bought a “you beaut” Laura Star iron (which I love – but not in the same way I love my coffee machine – and is worth every cent I [...]

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A Perfectly Imperfect Life

August 20, 2009
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Kate at Picklebums wrote recently about how she had been tending to avoid posting photos because they’re not perfect: the room in the background is messy, the kids are grubby, the light’s not right…
I know exactly how she feels, because I go through the same thought process. She decided a challenge was in order to [...]

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Menu Planning – Planning Ahead

March 6, 2009

This week my menu planning was unbelievably simple.  Two meals.  That’s it.
Last week I put a little forthought into my menu plan.  The Thinker will be away all week, so I decided to double up on most of the things we had for dinner so I could freeze some.  I don’t mind eating the same [...]

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Menu Planning – Empty the Pantry

February 22, 2009

Well I was certainly shocked out of my holiday complacency last week when I had to pay the grocery bill.  It was horrendous.  So much so, that this week in my menu planning I’m attempting to use as much existing food from the pantry, fridge and freezer.  I’ve done the grocery shop for this week [...]

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Menu Planning

February 13, 2009

Now that I’m reluctantly pulling myself out of holiday mode (yes, I know holidays finished ages ago!), it’s time to think a bit more about what we’re eating and how much I’m spending on groceries.  Enter meal planning.  During the “normal” part of the year (that is when I’m not relaxing on one of our [...]

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