Are you a busy mum struggling to fit it all in? Do you get up earlier than your family, go to bed later than your family and still not complete your to-do list? Well my friends, you're not alone. Until I adopted these five productivity hacks for busy mums, I too was finding it difficult to keep up with the demands of my hectic life. Here's how to get things back under control and claim ...
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fun fruit cones – a healthy birthday alternative
Sometimes the second child gets the raw deal. When the Big Sister was a kindy, she took birthday cupcakes decorated with fancy shiny sprinkles and laminated Peppa Pig toppers. If one of her classmates had special dietary requirements, I suspect I'd have carefully researched and baked an egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free recipe and made extras for the teachers. The Little Sister's ...
11 fun and thrifty ideas for Science Week
National Science Week is here! If you're a regular reader, you'll know I'm an unapologetic science nerd. So to celebrate my favourite week of the year I've put together eleven fun and thrifty ideas to celebrate Science Week at your place. No big messes - pinky promise! 11 fun and thrifty science week ideas Make a water xylophone. Experiment with different levels of water. Try to predict ...
the smiling assassin
This is Emma. A photo posted by Amanda Smyth (@cookerandalooker) on Aug 10, 2016 at 1:08am PDT Emma is the Little Sister’s fifth birthday present. Before Emma came to live with us she’d been living in a small tank on the second story of an apartment complex. She dined on shredded ham every other day. Emma grew quickly to a size that belied her tender years. Emma is five years ...
easy pumpkin soup and the great turf war
There's been a turf war going on at the farm. It started when a mate brought me a seriously tasty pumpkin from her dad's garden. It'd been so long since I'd tasted pumpkin so good that I saved the seeds. The girls planted them in the garden and I promptly forgot about them. What happened then borrows from the yarn about Jack and his beanstalk. Overnight the pumpkin vine grew and grew. It grew ...
how to save time in the kitchen
Want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time watching re-runs of the West Wing on Netflix? I know I do. (Or I would, if the internet on the farm was up to the task!) Actually, I'm not even sure if the West Wing is on Netflix, but let me get back to my original point. I've put together some tips to help you save time in the kitchen. They're little things I do every week to make meal ...