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Starting the vegie garden

April 30, 2008

Yesterday I bit the bullet and bought some vegetable seedlings – the birth of our vegetable garden. This is despite the fact that we don’t have a proper vegetable garden plot (a la Peter Cundall) and I haven’t researched everything to the nth degree. Instead I decided on only two types of vegetables (peas and […]

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Reducing the grocery bill – week 2

April 29, 2008

I have been feeling disheartened with my grocery bill reduction progress. Last week we spent $215. It’s a bit odd, because I thought with being away for the weekend we would spend less. Perhaps I’m being a bit harsh, as we did cater for an improptu family picnic on Saturday. The fact it wasn’t planned […]

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Productivity for mums – The importance of a routine, Part 1

April 28, 2008

Today I’m blogging about my routine. I touched briefly on the importance of a routine in Productivity for mums – the first part and went into some more detail in The importance of a routine for children. Today I was reminded of the importance of my routine. We went away for the weekend, leaving on […]

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Simple living

April 25, 2008

I have been inspired by a number of blogs I have recently found (I love blog world – who knew there was so much to discover). They have inspired me to think about living a simpler life. Although we by no means live at full bore, rat race speed, we had recently decided to make […]

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The importance of a routine for kids

April 24, 2008

The differences in the nature of children in the same family never ceases to amaze me. Cinderella (4) is very organised – down to putting her clothes for the next day out on the end of her bed before she goes to sleep. It’s not something we’ve taught her do do, it’s just part of […]