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Crazy K.A.L.M 2 months ago
The Fireproof Girl – Lorretta Lost - I signed up to review the second book in the Sophie Shields series, The Bulletproof boy. When the ARC arrived there was also a copy of The Fireproof Girl, the first book in the series.The Fireproof GirlAbandoned at birth, Sophie... Continue reading →
The Best Nest 2 months ago
New Season Updates your Wardrobe will LOVE - Poor New Zealand has undoubtedly had one of the craziest summers in recent memory. It’s been warm yes, but mostly accompanied by rain and humidity resulting in more bad-hair-days than beach days! The one *upside* of our punishing summer is... Continue reading →
The One in a Million Baby 2 months ago
New photos of Eva - I have hundreds of photos of Eva. My phone is never far from me and I used it, a lot, to capture her smile, her successes in tummy time, he cry, I captured everything I could. Even with these hundreds,... Continue reading →
Happy Mum Happy Child 2 months ago
Kids & Eye Tests - © Maria Foy | Happy Mum Happy Child Kids & Eye Tests If you don’t think kids need their eyes tested, then think again. One in five New Zealand children spend up to 35 hours a week staring at a... Continue reading →
Create Hope Inspire 2 months ago
T-Shirt Applique - Hey, Hey :-)Every year I like to make my boys a pair of PJs to open on Christmas Eve. This year things came down to the wire a bit - we left for a month long road trip the minute... Continue reading →
Striking Keys 2 months ago
Op Shop: Education Resources Haul - I went in to look for an inexpensive stereo for the girls' room. I swung by the books and games section. I left with a box;The highlights for me are:The Picture Atlas (which only had two populations I needed to... Continue reading →
Creative Mama 2 months ago
Happy 10th Birthday! - Master B you are 10 today!You are now a decade oldYou still have a very determined spiritbut also very easy going and not too worried about muchYou would much rather spend your time in the library than on the football... Continue reading →
Wondrously Other 2 months ago
Protest and privilege - I feel it again; the pressure of wrongdoing and inequity pressing down on me and suffocating me by tiny degrees. I feel it taking more and more of my spoons to get through the day. I can tell because I... Continue reading →
Lisasaurus 2 months ago
Striped Cold Shoulder Dress- How I wore it. - I went to the Logan premiere last night, the morning before I was feeling all bah humbug and I felt like I needed something new to wear. So me and my stylist aka my daughter Emily went off on a... Continue reading →
UK to New Zealand - The Brunts Big Move 2 months ago
Tough week, warm weather - It's been hot this week. So summer has definitely arrived, some would say, with a vengeance.Its been so hot at work I resorted to taking in a small fan and directing it straight at my face in an effort to... Continue reading →
Running the Race 2 months ago
Where kindness still is commonplace - I have the most exciting news! Remember how I mentioned that my next half marathon would most probably only be towards the end of the year? Well, that might have been just a little inaccurate... I've mentioned before that we've been completely... Continue reading →
Inside The Scrap Heap 2 months ago
Sub Categories and Linkies - So here I am ready to start my first new official blog post and I don't know where to begin!! I have sooo many ideas for topics and they are racing around in my head!Image By Awesome-Kathi @ Deviant ArtSo... Continue reading →
Teacher by trade, Mother by nature 2 months ago
KIDS PARTIES: CONSTRUCTION PARTY - Do you have a little one who is obsessed with 'DUMP TRUCKS & DIGGERS'? If you answered YES, then a 'Construction Party' is the perfect theme for their next birthday and today I am sharing all the details of my son's... Continue reading →
Chocolate Goose 2 months ago
Summer Strawberry Salad - Strawberry season doesn’t last all that long in New Zealand (let’s be honest, is it ever long enough?), so we make sure to gorge on the delectable juicy red berries as often as possible, while they’re available. Seasonal fruit is... Continue reading →Tania's posts - tidying | with tania 2 months ago
My 31Days2GetOrganized challenge - I had a brain wave at the start of the year and thought that it would be a good idea to do a declutter/organising challenge. There was method to my madness as I wanted to experience what it is like... Continue reading →
