Monthly Archives: April 2012

Creating a Family Finance Folder

30 Apr 2012

This project has been a long time in the making. In fact it is my third attempt to organise the “paper” clutter that comes with receiving mail and bills!!! The first attempt started with some simple file folders. They … Continue reading →

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The Organising To Do List

28 Apr 2012

Thanks to “Pinterest” My Organising To Do List just grows and grows. A list full of great ideas from clever mums around the world. At the top of the list at the moment are these amazing organisation ideas…. Lego Storage … Continue reading →

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I am grateful for Pillow Pets.

27 Apr 2012

It started with one. Smuggled on a domestic flight in the carry on luggage. A birthday gift for Little Miss A. A pink and purple hybrid. A butterfly Pillow Pet. She loves it with all her heart. She cuddles it, … Continue reading →

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Saving for a Holiday

26 Apr 2012

Earlier in the week on the “My Pigeon Pair” Facebook page I made a confession. As a family of four we have never been on a family holiday. My family live more than 1000km’s away so we generally spend any … Continue reading →

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Thoughtful Thursday ~ Busy Bags

25 Apr 2012

Today is our second installment of Thoughtful Thursday and this week it’s all about keeping little ones busy! Kerina (Kaz) from Living on a Latte is sharing her organised and smart idea to help keep little ones entertained and … Continue reading →

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The ANZAC Awe and Pride

24 Apr 2012

Last Anzac Day we travelled into the city to watch “Daddy” march in the parade. There he stood. Watching the diggers march by. His body frozen with a stillness I have never seen before. Side by side with the generations … Continue reading →

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Step Inside Our Home ~ Entry and Living Room

23 Apr 2012

This year I am going room by room transforming our house into a home. Lucky for me I have enlisted the help of an interior decorator (more about that special lady soon) Pinterest and YOU! I NEED YOUR … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of A Playroom ~ Education Baskets

22 Apr 2012

By now you will know that I have a little problem called “SCO” or Storage Container Obsession. If it is a basket, tin, bucket, container I want it, I need it, I HAVE TO HAVE IT!!! In our … Continue reading →

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Home Office ~ Decor and Organisation

21 Apr 2012

Would you believe we have a whole room in our house that never gets used? At the entrance of our home we have a home office/study! It is an unusual space and has an open doorway so we have struggled … Continue reading →

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Parenting Gold ~ The Parent Mainfesto

20 Apr 2012

I was sitting in a cab with a relatively random stranger. I say relatively because, although I knew her by name, I had just met her that day. We had both flown to Melbourne for the day to attend the … Continue reading →