This is where I spew the thoughts in my head, out into text that is hopefully in a readable format.
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Wanting To Take A Break From My Kids Doesn’t Make Me A Horrible Parent
I love my kids, in more ways than I can even explain; but parenting is very overwhelming and taking a break from them makes me
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Where I’m At
It’s been a while guys. I haven’t sat down here at my computer and actually typed a proper blog in a very long time. I’m
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LEGO Valentine’s Workshops
The LEGO Certified Store in Westfield Newmarket (NZ) has announced free Valentine’s Day themed LEGO mini build workshops for the month of February! This February, kids can
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I Worry A Lot About My Kids
I know most parents worry about their kids, but I feel like I worry A LOT about mine. Maybe I’m not alone in this, I’m
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Are We Doing Enough For Our Children & Communities?
This post is sponsored by The Warehouse Group. Whitney Houston once famously sung “I believe the children are our future“, and she wasn’t wrong. As
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My Kids Are At School Now And I Feel Lost
When I became a parent, it was the scariest thing ever. I couldn’t wait to become a Mum, but the moment my baby was born,
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15+ Epic 2019 Adult Advent Calendars
Advent Calendars have always been something for our children to countdown the days until Christmas. Growing up they were always filled with little chocolates and
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New Carseat Initiative Will Help Hundreds of Children
A safety initiative has been launched in West Auckland to reduce the number of fatalities caused by children travelling in inadequate child restraints. Meaning that
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Can We Please Just Cancel Homework For Young Children
For the majority of us, we spend 13 years in school, from the ages of 5-18 (or thereabouts). We spend 9-3pm in a classroom learning,
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Mum Gives Birth To Girl After 10 Boys
We have two children – a girl and a boy. We always said “it doesn’t matter if we have two girls or two boys, or
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Do You Know What Your Kids Are Doing Online?
As a child of the 80’s / 90’s, I was raised on TV, books and the outdoors. Eventually the computer; but NOT social media. So
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Nourish Life Podcast
Recently Simon Hall, the host of Nourish Life, reached out asking to be on one of his episodes and I gladly said yes! I love
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Chicken Pox – One Down, One To Go …
We’ve been waiting for this moment our whole lives really – the dreaded Chicken Pox. My 7 year old finally got it, and now it’s
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My Review: The Samsung Family Hub Fridge
We were recently gifted a Samsung Family Hub fridge and it’s honestly freaking amazing. This blog is the second in a series about the Samsung
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Movies To See These School Holidays
School holidays time!!! YAY (?) haha … who knows. Most of us just want to chill out and relax, and if you’ve seen my post
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Kiwi Dad Invents Phone Perfect For Kids’ First Phone
In this scary world full of technology, social media, bullying and all the horrible things in between; thinking about your child having a cellphone of