About a month ago I started taking an online blogging course called Blog With Pip which helps people start up or improve their blog, (click here for more information). I love that it allows you six months to work through course work that could potentially take only a couple. As a busy mum, it isContinueContinue reading “Taking Stock”
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Top Six Lessons When Travelling Somewhere Warm With Children
We have recently returned from an amazing week away near Palm Cove with our dear friends and their children and I thought I would share six lessons I have learnt when travelling somewhere warm with little ones. Be smart when packing food and drink. In the past I’ve packed too much food with bulky lunchboxesContinueContinue reading “Top Six Lessons When Travelling Somewhere Warm With Children”
10 Free Winter School Holiday Activities in the Macedon Ranges
As we finally emerge from the fog that was the mad-rush and exhaustion of end-of-term-itis, we come to the realisation that it is the horrid of most horrid holidays – winter. And what on earth are we going to do to keep our little people occupied for two weeks that involves not freezing our buttsContinueContinue reading “10 Free Winter School Holiday Activities in the Macedon Ranges”
25 Ways To Use Up Leftovers or Food About To Expire
My dad always says ‘waste not want not’ and to this day I cringe if food is thrown into the bin. Before you throw it out to the birds or into the compost, here are some ways to use up the leftover food in the fridge for that reason you actually bought it for -ContinueContinue reading “25 Ways To Use Up Leftovers or Food About To Expire”
A Review of Markets in the Macedon Ranges
The Macedon Ranges is not only blessed with stunning natural features, but we also have our fair share of beautiful markets to visit. They are each a little different and special in their own right. As a self-confessed market addict, I can assure you that I have road-tested each of these markets, and at someContinueContinue reading “A Review of Markets in the Macedon Ranges”
To My Mum On Mother’s Day
Thirteen Organisational Tips For Busy People
I am not The Organised Housewife by any means but am always seeking ways to make my life easier and more organised! I try to do all these outlined things but sometimes my foggy brain gets distracted with the frenzy of the intertwining elements of life as a thirty-something woman, mum, teacher, blogger, yoga-lover, musician, housekeeper,ContinueContinue reading “Thirteen Organisational Tips For Busy People”
10 Reasons Why Having a Baby is Just Like Going Camping in the Bush
Sometimes having a baby or small children definitely feels like you’re on your own and far from civilisation so it’s not surprising there are so many similarities to going camping in the bush. Here are 10 reasons why I think they are alike: Your car has a crapload of stuff in it. Your day revolvesContinueContinue reading “10 Reasons Why Having a Baby is Just Like Going Camping in the Bush”
Five Things That Make Someone ‘Your Person’
The phrase ‘my person’ became popular through Grey’s Anatomy. Meredith and Christina were famously each other’s ‘person’. The term ‘best friend’ just doesn’t cut it sometimes – it sounds too nice. Your person is there through all the crap. They know the good and the bad about you but don’t use it against you. TheyContinueContinue reading “Five Things That Make Someone ‘Your Person’”
Kat Buttigieg 