Where To Start Decluttering When You’re Suffocating In Stuff

Before I had kids, I never got into decluttering. The stuff didn’t bother me. I had so much stuff. I had two DVD racks filled to the brim with alphabetised movies. I had 4 bookshelves full of novels, biographies and uni textbooks. I had a wardrobe stuffed full of clothes, including over 60 dresses. I […]

How My Laundry Routine Hack Keeps The Washing (And My Sanity) Under Control

How my laundry routine hack keeps the washing (and my sanity) under control

Doing the laundry is one of those jobs that never feels done. We always wear clothes so there’s always something to wash, something to hang, something to bring in, something to iron, something to fold, something to put away. It’s never-ending. As an adult, it’s annoying. As a parent, especially as a new mum, it […]

How We Get 3 Children Into Bed Before 6:30 PM (And How You Can Too)

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Getting children into bed at the end of a busy day is no easy feat. We are exhausted. They are exhausted. The final few hours can feel incredibly hard. I remember when we just had one child. I found that developing a routine and sticking to it was tricky. I wasn’t good at it. By […]

5 Gift Ideas For Children (That Aren’t Toys)

5 gift ideas for children (that aren’t toys)

Need to buy a child’s gift and don’t know what to get? It feels like there is always someone to buy for, whether it is our child, nieces and nephews, grandchildren or friend’s parties. Sometimes it is hard to come up with an idea, especially when the child seems to have enough stuff already. When […]

Parenting Through A Pandemic: How Covid Has Changed The Way My Kids Play.

Melanie Wegener This pandemic has affected all of us in some way, shape or form. For some, it’s meant a halt to travelling overseas. Limited our ability to earn a wage or keep a business afloat. It has reduced social interaction and dating opportunities. Changed our retirement plans. For others it’s make it hard to […]

For Those On Mother’s Day

Melanie Wegener During the Mother’s Day service at church this year, I sat in the parent’s room feeding our third bub. He was only four months old and I was in the thick of sleep deprivation. I suddenly had a moment while looking down at my beautiful boy when I realised again how lucky I […]