What is bone density and why it’s important to have yours checked
I was born with dislocated hips and two years ago had a hip replacement as a result of the numerous surgeries I have had from the dislocation. Bone health has always been a concern of mine, more so since I cut dairy out of my diet about 9 years ago. I recently took part in […]
Holiday Memories with Club Med
I was recently invited to attend an event with Club Med, the theme of the morning was holiday memories and we were all asked to bring a photo with from a childhood family holiday. My mom has most of our photos but I did look through what I had and didn’t find one of an […]
Calpol Moms Helping Hand
It may be because I have four children or it could just be because I am disorganised and lazy but all of the kids have, at times, been late for their shots. Last week we caught up Emma’s 15 and 18th month ones. So finding an app, that’s on my phone to see daily and […]
What it’s really like living in a house with 4 kids, 2 adults and a dog
Yesterday afternoon as I walked upstairs to my room to the sounds of the boys pillow fighting, the baby demanding something and Kiara dancing, I thought about what memories they would have one day growing up in what can only be described as organised chaos. We often get asked what it’s like having four kids, […]
September – Trees, Craft Beer, Smelly Cars and Pretty Costumes
I have no idea where September went! It was here and then it wasn’t! There is a pile of stuff sitting on my desk that I haven’t gotten around to blogging about so I thought I would do a quick round up of products, events and other stuff I think you should know! I attended […]
Why I will keep checking my kids phones!
Both of the older children now have their own phones. Cameron has had one for a while now and Kiara got mine when I did my upgrade recently. Kiara is still at the games stage and has three of her school friends on Whatsapp but Cameron has a lot of group whatsapps going, he is […]
The Birds and the Bees – what worries you about having “the” talk
We never really spoke much about sex when I was growing up. I can’t really remember how I learnt about it but there was no book or talk from my parents. We did live in a different time though, where parents “got away” with not really talking much about it. We aren’t so lucky now. […]
These are a few of my favourite girls clothes
I am having a lot of fun playing dress up with Emma. She allows us to dress her up, she is happy to try on the shoes we buy her, she wears the tutus and tops that aren’t really practical but super cute. I had a ball at the Cotton On sale on Sunday, there […]
A few thoughts on our education system
Next year I will have three children in private school and it makes me sad. I have always been a champion of our education system. I have always supported our schools, attended meetings, done what I can to make the teachers life easier, I have supported their decisions and I have sung their praise. Over […]
Three reasons I prefer parenting older kids
I am not a baby mom. I have never felt comfortable with a newborn, even after doing it four times. I felt totally out of my depth, I felt I knew what I was doing and I generally flailed around until they started communicating with me (and pooping in the toilet). I am enjoying the […]