Organise ’08

Organise ’08 – Christmas Planning…

September 15, 2008

Just checking in to see how everyone is going with their Christmas planning? And, of course to be able to gloat just a little since I am quite proud of how well I am doing this year! (This is last years Christmas tree decorating in full swing) So far I’ve sent off my orders via [...]

Organise ’08 – Spring Clean!

September 8, 2008

Yes I know I said I was switching ‘Organise ’08′ for ‘Renovate ’09′ but it’s my blog and I reserve the right to chop and change whenever I like… besides… I really need to get organised if we are going to tear down half our house hey? So spring is here in this part of [...]

Organise… ah bugger that!

September 1, 2008

I am taking a break from Organise ’08 (hey that rhymes!) today – there are more pressing house issue to focus on and more fun ones at that! We have an architect coming out to visit us on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I know that is a lot of exclamation marks but I need a lot of [...]

Organise ’08 – Getting Your Head Around It.

August 25, 2008

You know it’s one thing to have a perfectly neat and organised house (yeah like that will ever happen) but there’s more to having an organised life than having a tidy house. I need to organise my head! I’m a big believer in positive thinking, in enjoying the moment and taking time to be happy [...]

Organise ’08 – Christmas Presents!

August 18, 2008

I am in full Christmas present mode at the moment. Yes, I know it is only August, but I set myself this little goal back in July to actually be a bit organised for Christmas this year and definitely NOT leave everything to the last minute! (since I used a photo of Zoe’s first Christmas [...]

Organise ’08 – Toys

August 11, 2008

We have three small children and between them they own quite a few toys. We have a small, old house, with no storage, space for storing toys is limited as is space for playing with them. It seems that keeping the toys in check around our house is a constant battle that I never seem [...]

Organise ’08 – Stretching the Food Budget.

August 4, 2008

“I’m hungrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!” I hear that an awful lot in our house. My children seem to be bottomless pits when it comes to food… that is, food that they like… they just can’t get enough! This month we’ve been trying to see how far we can stretch our food budget and still satisfy the hungry hordes [...]

Organise ’08 – Meal times

July 28, 2008

I read a post over at Embiejo etc (doesn’t that name just roll off your tongue so nicely!) about their ‘dinner woes’. I left a comment with my ‘oh-so-wise-trying-not-to-sound-too-high-and-mighty’ advice to her dilemmas on how to make dinner time better in their house and it’s got me thinking. Thinking about meal times in this house, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
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We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Print and Fold Gift Boxes.
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I think I am done with my Christmas shopping…. hopefully… maybe. We still have a few hand made gifts to finish off but I don’t think I need to go near another shopping centre (well except for food) till after Christmas. So now that the gift are all organised I need to wrap them. This [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.
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