It’s OK to Say NoA friend this week took the unimaginable, heavy steps from her car to the police station. Her precious child in hand. So that her littlest one could recount to the police a secret story. The story she wasn’t supposed to tell. Thanks to Empowering Resources, I had a book sitting here that I […]
Continue readingJust another NICU journey – The story of my 29 weekerSharing your NICU story is a tricky one. I could go for the basic description. My pregnancy had lots of bleeding. I went into labour at 27+6 weeks and gave birth at 29. He was in NICU for 9 weeks and then came home. He’s been […]
Continue readingHow to Save Yourself from Overdue BillsPut your hand up if you have battled with overdue bills or bills due NOW and you need to try work out how to get them paid!There’s little more stressful than multiple bills due or overdue bills, and not being sure if you’ve got the money to pay them. […]
Continue readingThe Ultimate Hospital Packing List and Preparation Plan When it comes time for surgery, for any organised person, a packing list is vital… For an organised mum, even more so! This is where you need the most comprehensive hospital packing list to make you sure you remember everything! I am having surgery to remove the top rib […]
Continue readingSoft Orbeez IcepacksIcepacks are #1 when you have kids, but for instance when you are getting ready for surgery, you might find you need even more. This is a cheap, long lasting and fantastic way to make icepacks that the kids won’t pop easily, are easily moldable and work over and over again. *Disclaimer: I […]
Continue readingA Super Useful Budgeting Tool for the Budgeting Geeks! Disclaimer: I have been provided a copy of PocketSmith so that I can trial it, and review it based on my experiences – positive or not. All the words below are from my mouth/fingers and aren’t influenced by PocketSmith 🙂 For the last month or two, I’ve been […]
Continue reading91 Ways to Take Your Salads to the Next LevelWhen you are running out of inspiration for salads… You need an extended list of ideas. So we crowd-sourced the tastiest ideas for salads and those extra additions that make all the difference. Roasted Chickpeas, red onion, corn, crispy noodles, croutons, raisins, sultanas, kale, herbsSummer rolls – […]
Continue readingWhy I don’t exercise… and you might not either.Or more accurately, why this mum of a toddler doesn’t exercise! I hate “woe is me” type posts.I hate posts where I don’t really have an answer.But unfortunately posts about why I don’t exercise fall into that category at the moment. You see, I have preschoolers.I want to […]
Continue readingThe secret to fix that kids stroller permanentlyYou’ve got to be kidding me… The baby stroller seat has fallen off again. Anyone else enjoy it when they see this happen for the 1000th time in a day?Thankfully… My husband thought more practically than sleepless me…. And here’s what we came up with to to stop […]
Continue readingRobyn’s Crazy Good Food StorySometimes we need extra inspiration to lower our grocery bill…This post was shared by Robyn. She’s amazing at keeping her grocery bill for her food so low and spending as little time at the grocery shop as possible (be honest… who doesn’t want that!). I’m keeping it in her words as […]
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