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Achieving goals – June

July 2, 2008

It’s time to report in and see how well I’ve done in achieving the goals I set for June. I have to say that knowing I’d be writing about my goals here, for all to see, has really made me focus. Blogging Write a series of posts to schedule if I am away. I’m into […]

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Raising environmentally aware kids

June 28, 2008

Image by macg3 via Flickr The school and preschool my children attend integrate environmental awareness into many of their classes. The Thinker and I also do our best to tell the kids about our impact on the world and the importance of our natural environment. I’d never thought too much about the actions we put […]

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Smiley Saturday

June 21, 2008

As part of my I’ll be taking part in Lightening’s Smiley Saturday’s a bit more regularly. Some of the things that had me smiling this week were: Cinderella has learnt how to skip properly. She had been the only one in her dancing class that couldn’t get the co-ordination right. This week, after watching the […]

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Maternity leave – To pay or not to pay?

June 16, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Paid maternity leave has been getting a run in the media over the last week or so. Apparently Australia is one of the few countries in the OECD where it isn’t compulsory. However, there are a few forward thinking companies that already offer paid maternity leave, such as some local governments and […]

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A lazy Sunday

June 15, 2008

Today I am in the unusual position of being at home with just Little Mermaid. The Thinker has taken The Engineer and Cinderella off to the football for the afternoon. What to do? A lazy Sunday? Hmm, sounds inviting. However, as I folded washing yesterday I began to wonder how it came to be that […]

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Tantrums

June 13, 2008

Over the last six months or so The Little Mermaid (just turned 3) has been practicing her tantrums. She has almost perfected throwing herself on the floor while screaming and crying that she has been treated terribly unjustly. Sometimes she pretends she can’t walk and just collapses into a whiny heap. At home, this is […]

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