Road Trip Tips

October 7, 2009
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Our recent road trip up to the Coffs Coast involved nearly 3,000 km (about 1,860 miles) of driving.  That doesn’t include sightseeing once we got there.  All in all we spent a good 2 1/2 days in the car each way.  I knew the road trip would be tough on the kids.  We have a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Recharge

August 26, 2009
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I love Wednesdays. It’s the one day I get to be a real homebody. No errands to run (if I’m organised), no after school activities, no kinder drop offs and pick ups.  All that running around is wearying. I’m an introvert and I need some hermit time to recharge. This Wednesday is extra special. I […]

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Weekend Reading

August 22, 2009
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This weekend we’re off on a roadtrip. Not too long this time; only a couple of hours each way, down to my folks in Western Victoria. The kids are well used to this trip and have planned what they want to take to make the journey pass more quickly – iPods, drink bottles, a toy […]

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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 […]

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