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Social Media & the GOBS2012 Scandal

On April 8, 2012 By

I am a big fan of Social Media. Social Media has many advantages and have enabled and empowered people to do amazing them (think the Arab Spring). Social Media gives to individual great power to communicate widely and quickly to the world in ways that would have been impossible when I was a teenager (and that wasn’t really that long ago … [...]

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Royal Easter Show 2012 – Last minute Show Planning

On April 6, 2012 By

I have had a pretty hectic few weeks this last month so I am not as organised as I usually am for Easter and the Royal Easter Show …. which translates into I have done nothing. Very naughty of me. But does that mean that the show is out of the question … and the [...]

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Our little backyard family

On December 30, 2011 By

We have … in the last few weeks been adopted. And I mean that it has been something that they have chosen to do (not that I am not a willing participant ) but I think all of the decision making … well up until this point have been on their side. Anyway [...]

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Playground etiquette – When Teens Take Over The Playground

On August 22, 2011 By

I know that this might be alittle controversial and a rant ….  but this is something that really annoys me. I admit up front I have a bias. As mentioned before LittleMan is almost 4, has autism and as a part of that condition is non-verbal. LittleMiss is almost 2 and a little dynamo. [...]

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Less than perfect – Good Enough Mum

On August 16, 2011 By

Today I have read a couple of posts that I have really enjoyed from Woogsworld and Maxabella Loves about perfectionism, blogs and motherhood. Reading them my first thought was of a series of posts by Seana Smith on the same topic.

For me I know when I started the [...]

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Guest Post | Teaching Teens Responsibility | Julia Slovich

On August 15, 2011 By

Perhaps one of the most difficult things parents must do is teach responsibility to their teenagers.  It can be hard to find the fine line between stifling them with rules and letting them make their own decisions and often mistakes.  Here are a few tips to help get you on the right track toward instilling [...]

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Kid Yummies – Chicken Bites

On August 11, 2011 By

I am working at the moment of creating some ideas for my son to expand his eating repertoire. Like many kids on the spectrum he can sometimes be alittle rigid in what he eats (and that can also change). So I am exploring some different ways of preparing food that I know [...]

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Marriage Equity – Why is Australia waiting?

On July 7, 2011 By

I know that I am going to probably get some hate mail for this but to me honest that doesn’t bother me. I feel strongly about this subject and with the change in political power in Australia over the last few days … IMHO if it doesn’t happen now who knows if it will in [...]

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Where is your happy place?

On July 1, 2011 By

Today I am just worn out. It has been a long week … LittleMiss has been sick and I have had broken sleep (if sleep at all) all week. Today was clinic day and while normally I look forward to it … today I just felt like I wanted to take a nanna nap in [...]

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Project 365

On June 29, 2011 By

Have you heard about Project 365 (or P365)? I completed it last year (yes I made it all the way through) and was really glad that I did. I remember I posted about it when I was just starting. It was harder than I thought … but the rewards [...]

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Bilarong Playground and Reserve, Narrabeen Lake

On June 28, 2011 By

After reading about Bilarong Playground and Reserve on Seana Smith‘s Blog .. I knew that I had to go and have a look and I am really glad that I did. This was my second attempt at coming to the park. On our first attempt the family went for [...]

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12 months on …

On June 27, 2011 By

12 months ago this weekend my father passed away. It was not something that was sudden as he has had serious health problems for most of my life but the actual timing of it was unexpected. I guess when you have a parent that has serious health problems you get used to it [...]

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Has anyone been to Winterfest?

On June 25, 2011 By

Today I was reading about this in Sydney Baby and it made me curious. What is the Winterfest Medieval Festival?

Enter into a world of chivalry, watch the knights in combat and cheer for your favourite Knights, have a go at archery, enjoy other traditional medieval activities and competitions. There will be music [...]

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