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The Elusive Treasure of a Clean House, and Why it’s Not Worth It.

Posted on November 20, 2017

The elusive treasure of a clean house - and why it's not worth it.

It’s taken all day but the study is finally clean and tidy. The door to the art cupboard closes, I can actually see the desk top, and I’ve even thrown out a pile of things I saved ‘just in case’. It feels so good. It feels like a fresh start, like anything is possible. I […]

Keep It Simple Series!

Posted on May 18, 2015

Keep It Simple - simple tips for managing a household including tips and tricks for laundry, cleaning, meals, organising kids, parenting and more...

Lately I’ve been feeling a little ho-hum about all the ‘stuff’ I need to do to keep this house and family running. The lists of things that need to be done seem to get longer every day and the time to accomplish them gets shorter. Add to the fact that it is a never ending […]

Things I just Don’t Understand.

Posted on March 6, 2015

There are some things that I just don't understand..

I just don’t understand… How can my small child sleep in his own bed all week, but suddenly need to be in mine last night? How can my small child take up so much space in one very big bed? How can my small child produce so much pee that it totally floods that very […]

EReaders: Love em or Hate em?

Posted on October 31, 2014

eReaders? Do you love them or hate them?

I have a love hate relationship with my kindle. I love my kindle because… I love that I can read in the dark. I love that it tells me how many more hours I have left in a book. I love that is light and I can take it anywhere. I love I can buy […]

Bitten!

Posted on October 10, 2014

Tell us your bite story!

My poor girl was bitten by something over the weekend and by Monday morning the bite was swollen, red, hot and sore – obviously infected. We’ve speculated all week about what might have bitten Izzy. Was it just a mozzie bite that she scratched and let some nasty bugs in? Or maybe a white tail […]

Still Renovating

Posted on July 21, 2014

Still Renovating - a story of never ending renovations and why I am happy about it... mostly.

“Oh you are renovating… still” She said as she arrived, unannounced. She hadn’t gotten any further than our front steps, but the drop-saw, the pile of wood, the bucket of electrical wires and the cans of paint that ‘decorate’ our front veranda gave us away. “Yes, we are renovating… still.” “When will it be finished?” […]

Perfectly Imperfect Me – The Last Real Life Wednesday

Posted on April 24, 2013

Real Last Wednesday - share your perfect imperfections!

I always have filthy dirty nails, no matter how hard I try to keep them clean, but at least I don’t bite them anymore. I lose my cool with the kids often, but I always apologise. I have wrinkles and pimples, it seems so unfair, but I’m taking it as a sign of youthfulness mixed […]

Real Life Wednesday – Reasons My House Will Never be in Home Beautiful Magazine

Posted on April 17, 2013

Real Life Wednesday - Why my house will never be in Home Beautiful Magazine

I used to read Home Beautiful magazine and hope that one day I would have a house like the ones on those glossy pages. It’s only quite recently that I’ve wised up and realised that a house that is livable and lived in is what I really want, not a perfectly beautiful home. But that […]

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