Pre-children, in my days of mothering idealism, I thought that having children (and four of them at that) would be a cinch. I would get along like a mother duck with her little ducklings waddling along behind her, all in a lovely straight line with just a few little quiet quacks to let me know that all was well. I was deluded. Completely deluded. What they...

Last year we gave our playroom a major overhaul. We added lots of storage, and made the space a lot more attractive and user-friendly. I believe that children have a natural inclination towards organisation, and that a playroom should offer many options for free choice and independence. So I have been a whole lot in love with the Expedit from IKEA, as you can switch...

*** Congratulations to the winner of the giveaway – Mary Preston! *** Our house has been blessed with rather compact bedrooms. So when we tried to put a desk into my eldest daughter’s room, it just wasn’t going to work. I spent weeks looking at different loft bed options, and heard lots of feedback from the Mummy Smiles Facebook community. The pros...

Congratulations to the winner of the giveaway – Sharon G!! Surely it’s the stuff that the dreams of Mums are made of – a robot that does the vacuuming for you? How could anyone say no to that?? I have to admit to being a bit of a vacuuming crazy-woman. I use a stick vacuum at least twice a day on all the high traffic areas – particularly the...

I hate clutter. Hate it, hate it, hate it. But you know what – I don’t have a clutter-free home. I am still in the process of working out exactly HOW we are to effectively manage the clutter in our home. With a six person household, I believe that we need to have systems in place to make sure that our stuff doesn’t consume us. Our home is our...

If you are not in Queensland at the moment then there is a good chance you are probably lucky to not be experiencing some of the most miserable and depressing weather that we have seen in decades. And if you are Queensland, I send you commiserations and a cute cyber-pair of wellies and this picture so you never forget what that strange yellow thing in the sky...

I have had a few addictions in my life. Thankfully they have all been relatively mild and provide little more than a wonderful way for me to waste my time, such as prams, and baby “stuff”, and this funny little website you might have heard of called Facebook. I have a new obsession now… realestate.com.au I can-not-stop looking, and refreshing and...

A couple of days ago, I showed you our awful office. It had become a dumping ground for stuff, and our business organising and paperwork had become difficult and painful to manage. Having spoken with Howard’s Storage World, I knew that I had to stop and assess our needs for this area. What was glaringly obvious was that we were beginning to accumulate too much...

My hubby and I run a business from home. And like many people who work from home, we have always struggled with creating a space that allowed us to feel organised and uncluttered. Our office has moved from one area of our house to another as our family expanded, and last year we finally reclaimed our office for it’s original purpose. The problem was that it was...

*** This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to the winners: Katie G (Fridge-to-go), Jo J (Fridge-to-go), Melissa J (Fridge-to-go), Alyce S (4MyEarth), Angela V (Squeeze ‘ems), Sallyann S (Squeeze ‘ems). *** One of the most common topics of Back To School discussion, is which lunch box and drink bottle we should send to school with our children. You...