Category: News
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Here’s why dogs are the best – celebrating international dog day!
Today is international dog day… a day to celebrate mans best friend. There’s something special about the bond between a human and a pooch and no matter your breed there’s a special 4 legged friend for everyone (if you’re a dog person…if you’re not then we’ll I can’t help you!) I got my first dog…
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From Endo to Celiac…how the last two weeks has changed my life.
Well I didn’t see that coming! Let’s go back to the beginning. About 6 months ago I was driving my kids to playgroup and became crippled over with period pain! It was excruciating to the point that I had to pull over, stop the car and tears were streaming down my face. ‘What’s wrong mummy’…
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Mobile phones at schools are not a necessity.
Mobile phones at schools are not a necessity
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I’ve rediscovered a sweet classic winter warmer!
Rewind to mini Nix as a kid and there were very few things mumma Nix could cook (don’t worry I’m not being mean she’s the first to admit it!), however there were a few classics Mum could nail and one of them was bread and butter pudding! I remember sitting in front of the fire…
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Global Developmental Delay – an inside story on our sons developmental journey.
Yes parenting is difficult, but everyone goes through that people told me, toughen up it’s life. Yes, but for me it came down to 3 letters GDD. I had never heard of GDD (Global Developmental Delay) until that moment sitting in with our paediatrician nearly 6 months ago.
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I broke my rule of not commenting on social media mum feeds – and this is what happened!
Last night I broke my cardinal rule of being part of an online group…I engaged in a conversation with some keyboard warriors! Rule of thumb, because I live a relatively public life, I try to ignore engaging in online conversations. I see very little point in defending myself to people I don’t know and I…
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Top tip for winter whingers… top tips for surviving the cold season!
Winter is here folks! Baton down the hatches, hold on to your head scarfs and brace yourself because winter has hit much like a white walker ice dragon hitting the northern wall! If you’re like me then you have rapidly found yourself turning into some kind of withdrawn hermit crab. When people round the office…
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A guide to an American/ British tea party!
If you, like me are running on Royal wedding excitement and preparing yourself for the big evening ahead (Aussie time) then you’re probably working out what to eat while you watch the best of the best strut their stuff at Harry and Meghan’s shindig! While the reception is likely to be catered in true opulence…
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Keeping it real: Does having kids change your career?
I recently read a post that infuriated me. “Does having kids ruin your career’. There were 2 things about this that made my blood boil. Firstly the use of the word ‘ruin’. I mean come on we are talking about human lives here. Secondly the outrageous comments that were being posted many of which…
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Parents, ask yourself…do kids really need social media?
As we approach world anti-bullying day, the focus for another year is firmly set on the landscape of cyber bullying. Suicide is one of the largest killers of our youths and is on the rise around the nation, with the incidents of cyber-related youth suicide at an all time high. And while many of us…
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