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The Book: Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman What’s It About? Cinnamon was a princess with pearl eyes, a long time ago, in a small hot country, where everything was very old. Cinnamon did not talk and could not see. Mango trees, a parrot, and a beautiful room in the palace do nothing to help the teachers […]
So Why Keep Them Awake? And How Long For? Basically it guarantees a better result. When you’re super tired, there’s a greater chance to record unusual electrical activity in the brain. A sleep deprived EEG test is usually ordered after your little one has been through a standard EEG that […]
This week an article was written in the Daily Mail condemning several bloggers for being so called ‘gin soaked slummy mummies’ because they frequently write about their mummy fails. Really? Aren’t we better than this yet? We’re still criticizing other women for choices they’ve made and shaming those who choose to share the crappier moments […]
Sounds a bit wierd doesn’t it? I mean there’s a lot of other things I want for Mother’s Day. So why pancakes? Actually it’s probably not that wierd if you know me – I did once write an entire post around why lasagna means love. When we moved to our new house we started a […]
If someone asks me to think of a quintessentially Australian experience, I automatically think of ANZAC Day. It perfectly demonstrates the dichotomy of Australian culture – we attend deeply respectful services in the morning, then we have a craic playing two up and listening to yarns in the afternoon. We are a nation of larrikins, […]
So for Easter I normally just give people a packet of chocolate eggs and an Elegant Rabbit in the plastic shopping bag they came in. Gorgeous I know. Since I’ve started this blog, I seem to be slowly morphing into a Pinterest mum who not only does crafts but manages to package presents. When I […]
We all know toddlers love mess. Oh my god do they love it. This is possibly the messiest craft activity I have ever seen, but it was so much fun it was almost worth the mess. Almost. Watching the glee on a toddler’s face as they squelch and smoosh shaving cream is definitely something everyone […]
I am definitely a cat person, so imagine my surprise when people told me cats and babies don’t get along. My pregnancy felt like a continual refrain of people telling me all the reasons why babies mean the cat has to go. I must have heard that Aristotle von Pussenhausen (he’s fancy) would have to […]
I am definitely not a Pinterest mum. I rarely do crafts with my son, mainly because I know from everything that comes home in his bag that daycare already has that covered, but also because my mum is insanely creative and regularly does elaborate crafts with her grandkids – the most recent one was the […]
So you’ve decided to take a toddler on a plane. Maybe because you have to, or hopefully because you’re going somewhere fabulous. Problem is you’ve heard all the horror stories so you’re starting to panic a little bit. I don’t have time to make party bags for every single person on a commercial plane, you […]