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Thirty with children
Thirty feels like it should be a big deal. It is a big deal. It’s another year in an amazingly sunny life. And it’s a happy little round number… 3-0. Thirty sounds so adult. I guess I am an adult. I...
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I just want to feel loved
I have been chatting to a few people, recently, who are expecting their second baby. My words are reassuring – “It’s really not much more work.” Since having Baby nearly nine months ago, life has not...
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The Frugal June report
June, done and dusted. The end of another financial year, and we know what this means – sales tax time! I put my credit card on ice this June, and avoided any unnecessary purchases. This includes...
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The red balloon
A man with yellow suit pants fills a red heart-shaped balloon for the little girl. She holds her heart-shaped balloon by its string. Her daddy tells her if she lets go, it will fly away. So she holds...
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It’s work, but it’s not: How to be slow when you are busy
Technically speaking, it’s been a bit busy around here of late. Technically, because between my husband and I, one of us is working from 9am until 12am (yes, that’s midnight), while the non-working...
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Hands Free Mama
Rosie stood dressed and waiting, shoes on, at the door. My older daughter lay on the day bed, also waiting. We were going to our friend’s exhibition opening in Bangalow. Somehow I found it very...
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The escape
Image source It is dark. I sit in my comfy chair, breastfeeding. My baby nuzzles into me, her sleepy eyes shutting, shutting…they close. While it is lovely sharing this intimate moment with her, it’s...
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Sunshine Sunday ~ Grandparents
Despite my little family moving into my Grandma Joyce’s house the week after she died, I have not spent a lot of time thinking or missing old Joyce. It sounds harsh, but it’s my nature. I do what I do...
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The House Husband
He wakes to the sound of small voices, and the coffee machine. Reluctantly, he drags himself out of bed. The sleep-in (or so called) is the last luxury for the day. He weighs himself and performs...
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Sunny mornings and an afternoon glow
The sun bathed these little bunnies as they hopped around the garden, searching for eggs. Elfie graciously gave every second egg to her keen sidekick. They proceeded to destroy themselves on...
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