Burning Questions

Burning Question – Do You Pay Your Child for Chores?

April 7, 2011
Thumbnail image for Burning Question – Do You Pay Your Child for Chores?

Our girls are seven and a half and they LOVE money. They are so incredibly motivated by the idea of getting money and spending money. They spend hours pouring over junk mail, discussing what they would spend their money on. They spend hours counting their cash and dreaming up ways to earn more. They argue [...]

Read more →

Burning Question – What would you buy?

January 21, 2011

I have a little bit of birthday money to spend on myself. Not a lot, not enough for a lap top or a new car, but a little bit, to spend on me, just me. But the burning question is – what do I spend it on?? Something I need? Something I’d get lots of [...]

Read more →

Bad Ass Me?

July 14, 2010

Brenda from Mummy Time asked me a question…. “What’s the most *ahem* badass thing you’ve ever done in your life?” Well now lets see… I once wagged double biology and nicked off home to watch Days of Our Lives. Um… er…. I accidentally ‘shop lifted’ two tiny pink baby shirts because I’d hung them on [...]

Read more →

Germaphobic?

March 31, 2010

Due to pregnancy induced tiredness I am going to bed a lot earlier these days, going to bed and watching TV, that is. I never used to watch much TV, I’d spend most of my evenings here in front of the computer screen. That was probably a good thing. If nothing else it saved me [...]

Read more →

Burning Question – What’s For Dinner?

November 19, 2009

What do you make for dinner when it is a hot day…. and I mean a really HOT day? Related Posts:Muddling Through a Food Budget.What’s Your Vice?Adventures in Cooking From Scratch – Back to School Snacks.

Read more →

Burning Question – What to do with Broad Beans?

October 22, 2009

Our first harvest of broad beans with plenty more to come… but what do I do with them?? Child friendly, no nut, easy recipe suggestions anyone?? Related Posts:Burning Questions – Sowing SeedsLovely Links – Garden Pretties…What’s Your Vice?

Read more →

Burning Questions – Sowing Seeds

September 17, 2009

We sowed our first round of spring seeds a few weeks back. They are mostly flowers and herbs, and one or two veggies. The lupins began sprouting within a week, followed by the borage and dill, the parsley and, just recently the leeks. There is still nothing from the cone flowers, the bergamont or the [...]

Read more →

Burning Questions – Sibling Space

September 10, 2009

I have three kids (in case you didn’t know!). Twin girls (who are almost six), and a two year old boy. The girls share a bedroom. The boy still sleeps with us, and because there isn’t any more bedrooms some of his things are in our room, and some in the girl’s room. The girls [...]

Read more →