This year my eldest started school for the first time. Boy has it been a learning curve (for him AND me)! Generally speaking I’ve not had to be organised and out the door in the morning at any specific time for the past few years. Other than making it to playgroup and getting him to […]
Two Easy, Healthy, Budget Friendly Meals With Sweet Potato & Mince
What does 2 Kg Sweet Potato & 1 Kg mince make? Two easy, healthy & budget friendly meals (plus left overs for a third!) Check out these great recipes for spiced sweet potato cottage pie and a delicious pasta bake!
Jura E8 Review: A Comprehensive Jura Coffee Machine Review
When it comes to Father’s Day gifts, this year I have totally aced it! Technically it’s my husband who’s benefiting (so I guess that means the boys are the genius gift givers), and I have to admit that it may be a gift that slightly benefits me too…
Easy Internet: Staying online when moving house
Having great internet access at home is basically essential these days. Even a few days “offline” is enough to cause havoc in many households. I recently reviewed Vividwireless and I’ve shared the pro’s and con’s here.
How to keep calm amongst the chaos
Life at the moment is complete chaos for me. I’m 33 weeks pregnant, we’ve just moved house, we are completing some fairly significant and unplanned repairs/renovations, I’ve been sick for weeks (as have both kids) and I’m just generally exhausted with being a mum, a wife and generally keeping our home running.
How To Create A Playroom That Encourages Kids To Dream
We are in the process of moving houses and I’m super excited to have a whole room available in the new place to dedicate to a playroom for the kids. No more dress ups thrown across the lounge room and puzzle pieces hiding in the couch.
5 Things to do around the house to make it more organised
When it comes to having an organised home, half the battle is in the planning. If you have your home set up for organisation and order it makes it sooo much easier to keep it tidy and under control.
How to Make a Small Space Look BIG
With the rising cost of property, we, like many families living in capital cities in Australia, live in a small home. Our house is a duplex and similar in size to a large unit, so making the most of a small space is essential.
Mother’s Day Home Style Guide (plus $1000 gift voucher giveaway)
I’ve picked my favourites bits and pieces out of Super Amart’s current range and put together a gorgeous Mother’s Day Home Style Guide with gifts that will make her smile
Where have you been?!
As many of you have noticed, I’ve been a little less active on the blog over the past couple of months. It turns out I’m not just a slacker, I’ve actually got a good excuse, and we are pretty excited…
9 Tips for the Emotional Job of Clearing Out a Deceased Estate
Decluttering your own home is hard enough, but when you have to clear out somebody else’s house it’s even harder. When you’re clearing out a deceased estate of a loved one or friend it can quickly turn into a very distressing situation indeed.
How to Create a Portable Office
Like a lot people who work from home, I don’t have a set “office”. Our home isn’t big enough for me to have my own room, or even my own desk set aside as office space so I decided it was time to create a portable office. Here it is…
