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Month: May 2015

May242015Jun 13 2019
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A Story About Socks

by Melinda, in category SPD Things, Useful

  Of all the things I imagined my children might have challenges with socks was not one of them! Despite that shoes and socks can be the cause of a 20 minute battle that our morning routine really can’t accommodate. Our oldest boy has Sensory Processing Disorder, a complex and frustrating condition that effects the way… Read More

May232015Jun 13 2019
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A Little Bad is a Good Thing

by Melinda, in category Parenting Things, Useful

I recently had a conversation with a friend about her 4 year old son and his newly discovered kleptomania. He had managed to steal something from Bunnings during their last visit. ‘What should I do?’ – she asked me. My advice was to put him back in the car and take him and the offending item… Read More

May162015Jun 13 2019
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Combi Cake

by Melinda, in category Cakes Things, Creative

Combivan Birthday Cake I made this little beauty this week, I say little because it is only a four inch round! The inspiration came from a fondant pieced three dimensional version that was intricate in detail and beyond what I could manage in time and talent. Instead I designed the Combi in Photoshop Elements.  I… Read More

May152015Jun 20 2019
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Why Pocket Scrapbooking?

by Melinda, in category Creative, Pocket Scrapbooking Things

Becky Higgins Project Life has been around since 2010 and has revolutionised the scrapbooking world. Big words I know – but a fair assessment. Essentially Becky has provided a foundation for scrapbooks that is part creative genius and part 1980s pocket album. It gets memories recorded, fast AND satisfies all the urges for buying of pretty/shiny/glittery things… Read More

May122015May 23 2015
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Dirty Secrets of a Working Mother

by Melinda, in category Parenting Things, Useful

I am a working mum of two loud, full speed, beautiful boys who are now 7 and 5. Just before Son One turned one I went back to work full time, because both my husband and I had been made redundant. It was the best choice for our family at the time. It was hard leaving him, and even harder… Read More

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