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Gorillas at Mogo Zoo | Wordless Wednesday
It’s been awhile since I posted any zoo pics – in fact, the last time was in July when I showed you a different view of Mogo Zoo. July people. It’s time. And, thankfully, I have a great excuse. There...
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Ellie’s Superhero Birthday Party
Until Ellie’s recent 6th Superhero birthday party, we had not thrown a ‘real’, non close family and friends do. After much debate about whether a small party, at home with Ellie’s closest friends...
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Where have all the weekends gone and other random thoughts
I remember when weekends were the light at the end of the tunnel. They were something to look forward to, a reason to breathe a sigh of relief on a Friday. They were sleep ins and days out and fun....
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5 Simple Ways to Nurture Compassion in Children
This is a sponsored post for Unicef All opinions expressed are my own I once was told, when I first started working with younger children, that they did not have a capacity for compassion or empathy...
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My Teenage Self and Playfest
You guys, this is totally me as a teenager Recently, I’ve been cursing my teenage self. In particular, her lack of forward thinking. This past term with concerts I can’t sew costumes for, birthdays I...
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My Wedding Dress
This is a sponsored post for Bride.com.au All opinions expressed are my own While James and I ran away to Broome to get married (well, almost) and I was able to leave all the details for someone else...
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The truth about surprise pregnancy and miscarriage
October 15 was National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It’s a day that kind of sneaks up on me yearly and takes the wind out of my sails. Some years more so than others. This post has been...
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The James Train | Wordless Wednesday
James at the Adventure Playground in Bathurst with our kids, our nephew and a random for good measure. Joining Trish for Wordless Wednesday
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Do you help in your child’s class?
I help with reading in Ellie’s class on Tuesday’s (with Jasper in tow) and Thursdays. Last Thursday, on returning home to a sick James he asked me how it had gone to which I replied (possibly in a...
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Kill the Tiger!!
I’m sure by now you’ve all read/seen/heard about the tiger handler, Dave Styles, from Australia Zoo being ‘attacked’ and ‘mauled’ by one of the Sumatran tigers he has raised since it was a cub. If you...
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5 things making me mad. Right now.
It seems I am unable to blog unless I am blogging mad. The last post I wrote was at the end of November, about the Australia Zoo tiger ‘attack‘ and my thoughts on calls to have the animal killed....
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Brain Dumpage
Hello there. Remember me? I thought I would start this post with a photo of me, just in case you’ve forgotten me, given that it’s been well over a month since I last blogged (note: if you recently saw...
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Australia Day 2014 | Wordless Wednesday
We started our Australia Day on North Broulee beach watching 281 surfers attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most surfers riding the same wave. Organised by Surf the Bay surf school, with...
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The Second Time Around
With Kahlei starting school this year, I have come to the conclusion that it should be illegal to have to send two children off to kindergarten in consecutive years. For whatever reason, I am finding...
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Some things you might have missed
Between my last post of the year for 2013 and my first post of this year, there’s been lots I wanted to share but didn’t. Here’s a quick recap. James hung our first lot of Christmas lights and soon...
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Let’s Talk Sharks
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you might have noticed a slight shark obsession my family and I have going on. Those who have known me for some time might have found this quite surprising...
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Selfies with sharks and so on | Wordless Wednesday
In keeping with this week’s dedication to sharks, here are some photos from our recent visits to Sea Life Sydney Aquarium and Manly Sea Life Sanctuary. I think it’s love For some reason the size of...
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In which I am completely, unapologetically selfish
On Thursday afternoon, I had James pick the girls up from school and left them to it while I went and put my feet up for a couple of hours. There was a bit of chatting here and there, some music,...
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First the worst, Second the best, Third the … ?
Golden Princess? I have a serious question for you guys today. With Ellie and Kahlei in school, we often hear things which were once part of our school life days but have been long (I mean, loooong)...
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Canberra Ballon Spectacular | Wordless Wednesday
Had I been able to blog last week, this would have been my Wordless Wednesday post. Unfortunately, due to wind only a few were tethered to the ground and they didn’t take off. A photo in front of the...
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