Parenthood

Mum in the Hotseat: What is the best mistake you’ve ever made?

May 14, 2012
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Today’s fabulous Mum in the hotseat, Sarah of That Space In Between, answers the tricky question, “What is the best mistake you’ve ever made?” I didn’t realise, before I became a mum that there was so much that you could stuff up. From the moment you stumble through the door after leaving the hospital you [...]

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5 Baby Shower Gift Ideas

May 11, 2012
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I felt so spoilt when a friend organised a small baby shower get together the week before AJ was born, it’s not often (at least in my experience) that Baby #2 receives such special attention, and it was nice to take some time out of the nesting frenzy to sit, chat and enjoy morning tea [...]

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Mum in the Hotseat: What does playtime look like at your house?

May 10, 2012
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A warm welcome to Fiona of Inner Pickle to the hotseat. Fiona’s blog never fails to inspire me ~ with yummy recipes, stories of family life on a farm and the challenges of establishing a family business selling organic and free range produce. Plus she is really nice in person! Today Fiona is sharing a [...]

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Mum in the Hotseat: My Biggest Parenting Struggle

May 9, 2012
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A warm welcome today to Megan of Writing Out Loud who is sharing her response to the question, “What is your biggest parenting struggle?” A few years ago, kids always appeared in the background when I imagined them, second to my mantra: I must never change. Life was to go on as normal. And, although [...]

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Mum in the Hotseat: 10 Tips for Cultivating a Happy Home

May 7, 2012
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I included today’s Mum in the Hotseat, Kellie of 1000 Homes of Happiness, in the 2012 list of 12 Great Blogs to Read earlier this year because I love the mission that her family have set themselves – to release 1000 origami houses out into the world as a means of spreading happiness. Today Kellie [...]

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Mum in the Hotseat: What are the ingredients for a memorable childhood?

May 2, 2012
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Today’s Mum in the Hotseat, Shae of Free Range in Suburbia, shares what she believe to be the essential ingredients for a memorable childhood. When Christie asked me what I thought the ingredients for a memorable childhood were I got distracted and started thinking about recipes and how I am always adding or taking ingredients [...]

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Mum in the Hotseat: What My Third Child’s Taught Me

May 1, 2012
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Today I would like to welcome blogger, writer and Mum of 3, Bianca Wordley of bigwords to the Hotseat with her response to the question, “What have your children taught you recently?” When our third child was born, nearly two years ago, my husband and I were pretty sure we had this parenting caper under [...]

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Mum in the Hotseat: I wish I had more time for …

April 27, 2012
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We kick off the Mum in the Hotseat guest post series today with the lovely Chantelle of Fat Mum Slim answering the question, “What do you wish you had more time for?” Last weekend my daughter, Lacey, skipped off to Grandma’s for a sleepover, something she does every now and then because she loves it, [...]

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