I’m feeling not quite myself of late. I feel like I have got too much on my plate, too many balls in the air, full hands, and I have bitten off more than I can chew (just to throw out a metaphor or four). As much as I love the school holidays, and I do, I REALLY do, I am feeling spent, stressed, and have an overwhelming feeling of running out of time. I am on...

Sponsored by Countrylink After an eventful journey on the way to Sydney and an amazing day at Taronga Park Zoo (you can read Part 1 HERE), we had just one more day left before we had to head home. There were a number of options that we considered, like heading to Watson’s Bay for fish ‘n’ chips, or to Manly for a spot of shopping, but the children...

Sponsored by Countrylink I have been lucky to do quite a lot of travelling in the last 12 months. It’s made me appreciate what a beautiful country we have and reminds me, more than ever, just how much remains to be discovered and explored. Each time I have travelled, I have left behind my husband with at least 3 of the children. It just seemed easier that...

*** This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to the lucky winner Jessie Hay! *** January is all about preparing for the kids to start school, or return to school for another year. I have found that the more organised I am early on, the more I can actually enjoy our last few weeks of holidays as I don’t feel the last minute stress of trying to do everything...

For all the diehard Big Brother fans, you may remember a previous housemate, Reggie Bird, who became a household favourite because of her enthusiastic capacity to live in, and enjoy, every moment. Faced with the prospect of being evicted from the Big Brother house, a tearful Reggie explained to her friend Chrissie Swan, “I don’t want to go back to my...

Sponsored Guest Post by Bingle Car Insurance School holidays are an ideal time to hop in the car and explore areas of your city that you might never get a chance to explore during school time. It’s also the most popular time to head into town to take advantage of the huge post-Christmas sales. However many of us forget the pain of trying to park in the city – not...

The end of the school year is full of excitement, a little bit of sadness, and a whole lot of STUFF! School bags are chocked full of books, scrapbooks, stationery, folders, journals and more. If you’re anything like me, you want the bags put away out of sight ASAP so you can start to enjoy the summer holidays. But before you do, here are a few tips which will...

Last week my children finished another year of schooling: Katie finished Kindy, Fred finished Prep, and Maddy finished Year 2. I really don’t cope well with the end of the year. I think I was in tears pretty much every day, usually over silly little things like peeling off the Name Stickers from the back of the kids chairs in the Prep classroom, or seeing Katie...

*** This giveaway has now closed, and the lucky winner is Karen Turner! *** I’m a huge believer in toys and activities that encourage our children to be creative, imaginative, and spontaneous. I love seeing the children expressing themselves through play, so I am always on the hunt for pieces that will hold their attention by offering endless possibilities. The...

We are now two weeks into our 3 week mid-year school break. Three weeks is such an ideal timeframe for holidays – plenty of time to recover from last term, do a whole lot of nothing to relax, and also a chance to get stuck into some fun activities. But because holidays seem to whizz by and we are usually back at school before we can say...