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Two Simple Easter Hat Parade Ideas

Easter Hat Parade ideas! Come get your Easter Hat Parade ideas! If you're coming from anywhere but Australia you may be wondering what exactly I'm talking about? The Easter Hat Parade is a TOTALLY normal thing that happens in Aussie schools ...

5 Interesting Salad Recipes

I find salad really boring. It's not salad's fault, it's just that I am a bit crap at it. So I thought I would go on a hunt - and these were the 5 most interesting salad recipes I could find. Well, the most interesting ones that didn't require three ...

Things I’m not going to do anymore + A Free Printable

People talk about positive change a lot nowadays. And it's good to think about what sort of good habits, goals and healthy stuff you would like to add to your life. But I don't want to add to my brain strain, I would prefer to address certain things ...

10 tips for getting your kids to pack their own lunchboxes – with Bakers Delight

This year I'm starting right and getting my kids to pack their own lunchboxes. You see, one of my kids is very independent, the other one – not so much. When they were really little it was one of my main focuses, having a Montessori background and ...

Cheeseburger Spring Rolls – a Life Changing Recipe

Yes, you read that right. Philips sent us a bloody fancy Airfryer XXL and I was like, OH MY GOD I CAN FINALLY MAKE CHEESEBURGER SPRING ROLLS! It was a big day for me. (More about the Airfryer below.) This all started when we dropped into Murray's ...

Around Here – Summer Forever

I thought I would start off the blogging year with a short Around Here post. The words aren't flowing easily today, it's probably something to do with sugar/wine/general slothness. I'll find my flow soon, but for now please enjoy these snippets ...

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