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Day 32: Gymnastics is back :)Day 33: my morning teaDay 34: First day of pre primary, a big school girl now.Day 35: Outdoor shower time, well actually I was had watering the lawn and Miss T thought that was an excellent opportunity to run around under the hose.Day 36: Some uber cute puppies, can I take them home please!!!!!!!!!Day 37: A big bushfire just behind the hills in front of our place, a

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Day 24: Sound asleep and laid back Miss M styleDay 25: my newest obsession, can you guess? :)Day 26: Princess TDay 27: Gday mate from Hogs BreathDay 28: Sleeping BeautyDay 29: Cheeky shopping trolley helperDay 30: bouncy castle funDay 31: my footsies

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As a long time north west WA resident I have experienced my fair share of cyclones, frankly it comes with the territory in the top end. You grow up knowing exactly what to do when that cyclone starts to form off the coast and you know exactly what the colour alerts mean.So here I am down south in the big smoke, well if you can call Perth the big smoke, and we are on cyclone watch. Young Cyclone

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As far as celebrations go, I am of the very low key, low maintenace variety, so it is not surprising to know that besides a bit of house work I did very little today. Just the way I like it.I did venture down to the shops with kids in tow, Miss M in the ergo on my back, it's a fail safe way to ensure she has an afternoon nap, even if it is only for half an hour. I casually strolled through

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Day 17: my new cook book, how I love Jamie Day 18: My first baby JasperDay 19: Miss M as Woody in her big sis' pjsDay 20: dress up timeDay 21: proudly showing off her completed star chart for week one.Day 22: I salute you :)Day 23: table top painting

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As some of my readers and good friends would know, I've had a rough trot with getting one of my girls to eat. Miss T is the fussiest person I know, at one point not long after she was 3, I sat down and wrote a list of everything that she would eat and liked. There was a scary trend towards all things white. So much so, when we cook a spaghetti bolognaise, in Miss T's bowl is spaghetti and nothing

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I've joined the gym, I don't really have a plan with my gym use, the incentive in the start was it was cheaper to go to Zumba as a member then paying $20 a session, seriously high way robbery would be an understatement. Ultimately I should have a goal. So here in lies my weigh in.My starting weight is:Ideally I would like to be 10 kilos lighter, although the giant white chocolate freckle I'm

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Reading the news online the other day it was disturbingly pointed out to me that I am no longer considered a Scorpio but in fact a Libra due to the introduction of a 13th sign and some other stuff that I was too flabbergasted to finish reading after getting all tongue tied on the new star sign Ophiuchus.I don't know if I am more of a Libra personality or a Scorpio, after doing a quick read online

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I'm a huge fan of baby wearing, I love my slings and my ergo and I love nothing more than having my babe close to my heart. There is no better feeling in the world. Although Miss M almost 3 is not so much of a wee babe any more, she still happily and comfortably enjoys been carried in the ergo. She also loves to carry her babes just like mum in her dolly ergo. Mind you unlike mum she is

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Day 11 - a dodgy self portrait (aka oh shit it is bedtime and I haven't taken a photo yet)Day 12 - a photo of a photo taken underwater at the girls' swimming classDay 13 - I love my ergo and sleeping babesDay 14 - pre dawn on the way home from the airportDay 15 - I feel like dancingDay 16 - 36 degree weather and gum boots

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Gym junkie and me, are two words that I would definitely never before put into a sentence together. Things can change...no I'm not turning into a sweat band wearing super fitness freak, goodness gracious I'm not even close to being a gym junkie yet but there is potential, there is always potential.My delightful mother conned me into going to Zumba classes with my sister, as she wouldn't go alone,

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Rising Floodwaters, BrisbaneAs mother nature reaks havoc in Queensland, New South Wales and Northern Western Australia, leaving metres of flood water in her wake and reaking such devastation never seen before to the farking arse wipe of an arsonist who has deliberatley caused heart ache and destruction of property by their thoughtless and absolutely stupid act of lighting a bushfire in the

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A trippy lane shot as taken by Miss TI love ten pin bowling even though I know an 80 year old granny with a walking frame and one hand behind her back could royally kick my butt. That point aside I introduced the game to my two girls on Sunday night, who better to teach them, then someone so completely skill deficient as myself. It was a true family outing with my mum, sister, brother and his

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Day 4 - Sleeping Beauty (aka Miss M) making sure she takes up as much room as possible in Mummy's bed.Day 5 - Trampolining in the rain, what splashy fun.Day 6 - Two smiling happy girls and icecream, all for 30c each.Day 7 - Big foot, little foot.Day 8 - my first dingle dangle earringsDay 9 - bowling superstarDay 10 - nom nom white chocolate freckle

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I can clearly see that I must have a stray throwback gene that I pass on to my children. This gene possesses my children with the desire to pull off all forms of clothing and turn into naked chefs.Please see the following below photos as evidence towards proof of my case.Exhibit A - Miss T aged 3Exhibit B - Miss M aged 2.5I do believe the evidence is quite conclusive, if not altogether too cute

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Every where I see people are participating in Project 365, simply put it is a goal to use your camera every single day and to share your favourite photo from that day. I'm not going to promise that I'll have the staying power with this one or the time to post every day (I'm sure a weekly one post summary will be fine) but I'm going to throw my hand in and give it a shot.Day 1 A four year old, a

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and seriously big woop, I just don't quite understand what all the hype is about, it is only one day. Ok so I need to change calendars but really why on earth would I stay up until midnight to do that, the next morning is fine with me or whenever I actually remember to do it.Or why would I drink myself into oblivion, even if 2010 was the shittiest year ever, drinking myself into a stupor is

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It has been a big year for me, with some massive changes and decisions made. Christmas is truly a time to think and reflect on the year that has gone and those things you are grateful to have in your life, for me that is my family, my girls, my mum and dad and siblings they mean the world to me, and to be able to share Christmas with as many of those people to me, is truly a blessing and what

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oh yes I did.The TV is off,the computer lid will soon be closed.I'm showered and the PJ's onand at the ripe old hour of 8.30 p.m.I have put myself to bed.Man I feel old.Oh well here's to good night sleep,until that alarm shrills at 5.15 a.m.and it all starts again.Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn this little sleepy head staring into the distance is Miss T my almost 5 year old at only a couple of weeks

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A hat with icecream ball ears. I just love the fact that a child can look at play food and see so much more potential then a simple basket of fruit. Oh and I think Miss M is pretty darn cute in her basket hat as well.

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Eeeek, honestly I swear every item in my shopping cart leaped in their of it's own accord and simply begged me to take it with me, ok you don't believe that's the way it happened, well in that case it was all Miss M's fault, she made me do it, lol.Isn't it always the way though, you go to Ikea with a set plan, a set shopping list, in my case I was after photo frames for our prints from Disneyland

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how I love thee.Everywhere I turn now days I see Paris, she just seems to have moved in like an old friend, whether it be a gorgeous bed spread, a cute top with I heart Paris, photo calendar, movies like Julie and Julia, decorative gift boxes, there she is in all her splendour. I just couldn't help be swepted up in all her hype, how could you not, she is beautiful and mystic after all.Paris is

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I am so proud of my big girl, just before we went away in November I enrolled Miss T into Gymnastic classes. The moment she stepped onto the floor she loved it. Five weeks later she entered into her first badge test for level 1, I wasn't expecting her to pass but knew she would have a lot of fun having a go. Well I was right about that, she had a blast but she did surprise me with a couple of her

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I've been back from Hong Kong for about 3 weeks now, but I still think about our trip daily. It was truly a magical experience with my girls and the perfect celebration for my 30th, I couldn't have asked for anything more.The hotels we stayed in were all gorgeous, the metro was extremely cheap and easy to use and the food was great. We jam packed a heap in but I don't think I would change a

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Monday saw the start of my C25K challenge, although it almost ended as quickly as it started, when I tried to ignore the alarm that was wailing at 4.45am in the morning and found myself already flinging the excuses around - "it's too cold" "it's dark" "I'm too tired, I'll start tomorrow" - after 10 minutes of internal battle I finally dragged myself out of bed and peeling on my running gear,

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37 book challenge for 2010 has well and truly been accompolished, I can't believe I've gotten through it already, I may even make it to the 50 mark by the end of the year at the rate I'm going.1. Lonely Planet travel guide Bali & Lombok2. Handle with care, Jodi Picoult3. Time traveller's wife, Audrey Niffenegger4. Ten thousand sorrows, Elizabeth Kim5. Strange Angels, Lili St Crow6. The Power of

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I know I have been absent but I'm here now and extremely excited.In 33 sleeps time, the girls and I will be on our way to Hong Kong for my 30th birthday trip. Miss T and I made a count down calendar with all sorts of wonderful on Hong Kong related images on it, and she loves it. I've pulled out the suit cases and I am seriously restraining myself from packing now already, it's a little early to

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I am a bit of a cooking show fan and of late have really gotten hooked on Ace of cakes (check it out on foxtel if you've not heard of it, these guys turn a slab of cake into some amazing things).I digress, whilst watching these shows I kept hearing them mention this cake called red velvet, the only thing I knew about it was that it was red, very red. So I consulted my trusty recipe source, aka

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Well almost school photo, daycare does the class photo thing too and this is my girls class photo. I think they look pretty darn cute :) They both love daycare, so it's great to have little photo memento memories of the time they have spent there.

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One of the things I am looking forward to the most when we visit Hong Kong in November is experiencing Disneyland with my girls. I've never been to Disneyland before, fullstop. The prospect of going as me so excited, I feel like a child with those anticipation butterflies in your tummy and the feeling of almost bursting at the seams.We have been feeding our excitement with reading and

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There is only one positive to having to catch the train to and from work everyday the hour each way, that is the new found time that I can bury my head deep inside a book, and so far I'm lapping that time up completely. This is my list so far, pretty much on a book a week at the moment. May need to start paying a few more visits to the library.37 book challenge for 20101. Handle with care, Jodi

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Last night we channelled our inner Italian and made pizza from scratch, dough and all. It was great fun, and the kids were able to get involved as well. I can honestly say after making our own pizza bases, I will never ever be buying them ready made from the store again. They were simple to do and they tasted so good, they came out tasting so fresh and creamy. Considering what went into them

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I am a hairdresser's nightmare. I do enjoy getting my hair cut, I just never seem to get around to it. My hair is dead straight, I don't dye it; I prety much have zero maintenance, hence I can never part with the money, nearly 30 bucks on a regular basis for someone to just give me a trim. I can tell you to the day, possibly even to the hour the last time I had had my hair cut. It was the 9th of

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I'm definitely working at a pretty steady pace with this book challenge. The latest addition to my list is the Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, can I just say this little book (which at 500 plus pages isn't that little) is definitely not for the feint hearted. Plenty of blood, guts, sex, murder, drugs, corruption the works. It had me cringing at times, trying to read as fast as I could to get

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It amazes me how fast the years go and how quickly you grow from my baby girl into the beautiful little girl you are before me. Happy Birthday Mackenzie, two years today you came into my life and I have been blessed that you chose me as your mummy ever since.Yesterday we had a small celebration for Mackenzie. First things first, the presents, note our classy wrapping paper.Finally unwrapped and

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So this is the synopsis straight from Lili St Crow's webpage:Anderson has been "strange" for as long as she can remember. She travels from town to town with her father, hunting things that go bump in the night and eat the unwary. It's a weird life, but a good one-until it all explodes and a zombie busts into her new house. alone, terrified and trapped in an icy town, Dru's going to need every

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The best bit to baking, taste testing, just ask Mackenzie :) It is turning into a weekend ritual with my girls, they love cooking, so do I, well baking that is. This weekend was a big weekend for baking, I prebaked Mackenzie's birthday cake for next weekend, which I needed to make two of. I baked a white chocolate and banana mudcake, recipe is here if your interested. It smelt good, but turned

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There is only a couple of shows that I will happily sit down and watch with hubby (our tastes are quite different, hence my tendency to be online whilst he is watching some documentary on heaven knows what and vice versa) and I call it our cooking show marathon. We are big fans of the cooking shows, we've gone through fads with Huey's Cooking Adventures, Hell's Kitchen, Jamie Oliver's various tv

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I once attempted the 50 book challenge, you know the one where you aim to read 50 or more books in the yesr. Well I tried and failed miserably. I think it was a catalyst of two things I got slack with keeping track and I struggled to find time to sit down to a book. So why would I even consider doing it again, even an abridged version, well, with my new job I spend an awful amount of the time

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The basics of “Photo #10″ are to:Open the first/oldest photo folder in your computer libraryScroll to the 10th photoPost the photo and the story behind itTag 5 or more people to continue the thread The oldest album on my laptop which is the computer I just happen to be using at the moment is from our honeymoon in October 2002. We honeymooned in Mauritius, a small island just off the east coast

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Now do I seriously have to wait until November, Taleisha was adamant today that we are going to Hong Kong tomorrow, oh wouldn't that be nice. I love listening to both girls talk about going to Hong Kong, thay are just as excited as me.I love that they have a real passion for travel. Taleisha's latest game at the moment is packing her bags, grabbing a seat in the loungeroom pretending she is

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This weekend has been absolutely amazing and it has not even finished yet. Afterall today is a public holiday, a three day weekend, can't complain too much there. Even if I manage to do nothing but housework today this weekend would have to rate as one of our best weekends ever. Now I'm sure you're wondering what we did to make this weekend so amazing, truly it wasn't much, we didn't venture too

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So today is the 25th of April, 8 months exactly until Christmas and I am well and truly into Christmas shopping mode.I like to start early, grab the bargains when I see them and pop the presents into the present box for up coming birthdays, special events and of course Christmas. My girls do tend to get a little spoilt this way as I don't feel the financial effect of leaving Christmas shopping

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Australian War Memorial, Canberra They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Anzac Day : 25th April 2010

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I am sad to admit that our little family doesn't mind the odd visit to McDonalds for lunch but I struggle to undersand how it can be so difficult to get an order for two adults and two children out without any errors.Our visit today, would hands down have to rate as one of the worse ever, we had four meals and not one of them was served how it had been ordered. Our order was: Mighty Angus Meal

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everyone knows that are I am intending to travel to Hong Kong in November to celebrate my 30th birthday and that this holiday is booked and deposit paid for. Well with the crapola work situation, been stuck on the non-ongoing contract ride and not knowing what was happening one month to the next, I booked our holiday as I didn't want to wait and not be able to get what I want. Recently I was

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Waterbom Park, Kuta Bali I loved loved loved Waterbom Park, as did my girls and husband. It was such a great set up and there was plenty for the little kids today. This ride here wasn't the most exciting or exhilarating of rides but it was definitely relaxing as we leisurely made our way around the park in our tube. Highly recommend Waterbom Park to anyone who is visiting Bali, with or without

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This morning we awoke to a lovely thick blanket of fog, or as my dear four year old stated, "no mum, it's not fog, it's foggy fog", thanks Dora the Explorer for that one. Fog has this wonderful but oddly serene quality to it, when I walked through it this morning, I could feel the thickness in the air, like I was walking in the clouds. I think I could have spent all morning until it started to

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This weeks point and shoot is a selection of photos I took of my youngest enjoying one of her favourite past times, painting, but not just painting any old thing, my little girl is into SELF portraits, literally. If you'd like to check out more point and shoot jump on over to fatmumslim.

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and what have you done with my daughter? JK.In the last two days my eldest has shown some amazing changes and transformations, it's incredible.Ever since she was 18 months old we've been having food issues, she pretty much refused to eat anything except the plain of the plain. I tried all the tricks in the book to get things into her but in the end simply gave up, she has been eating plain

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It was my little brother's 15th birthday yesterday and to "celebrate" this week's photo friday is brought to you by Chris at his recent waterpolo comp held in Rockingham, of which we were lucky enough to catch a few games and me this photo. His team didn't win a game but he had an awesome time regardless of this fact. Happy Birthday Chris!!!

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This weekend Taleisha was outside enjoying the last bit of sunshine before the clouds and rain set in this dreary Monday. She was having a bit of a riot of a time whilst she chased me down, as I quickly tried to snap a shot. I just love her face in this photo, pure evil delight, if only you could hear the laugh that came with this look.This post is part of a point and shoot ran by Fatmumslim,

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This morning whilst we tossing up what we were going to do for today, we offered the choice to Taleisha, she excitedly suggested the movies. You know what, that sounded like a mighty fine idea. We've been wanting to see the new Dreamworks movie "How to train your dragon" since it came out, so a quick check of session times, a hurried shower and we were then packed and out the door.A couple boxes

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In the last couple of days I have heard that a couple of different friends will be embarking on the holiday that I have been daydreaming, wishing and hoping that I would have been doing this year for my 30th. My USA roadtrip 30th/Christmas celebration was going to be everything that I wanted and more but alas the budget just wasn't going to cut it this year or next really for that matter. Which

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A couple of weeks ago we promised the girls a visit to see the lizards and snakes at Armadale Reptile Centre, I can't say I was overly impressed with what was on offer at the centre and if it wasn't for the fact we had a voucher, so only had to pay for one adult entry, I would definitely say it is not money well spent, at $15 each an adult, family pass for 2 adults and 2 children is $38 it is

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This is the beautiful view from the grass area looking out across Cable Beach, Broome WA. I took this photo in May 2005 when we visited for huubby's 30th birthday.

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Friday marks the end of an era, albeit a short era.Since returning to work after having my second daughter, any job security I had ever had was pulled out from underneath my feet when we relocated to Western Australia and I left my lovely secure and safe job with the South Australian government. I did manage to find employment within the federal government quite quickly however security did not

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To me there is some magnetic appeal to cruising, I seem to be instantly drawn by the idea of seeing different parts of the world by luxury cruise liner. What could be better, I am wined and dined, pampered and can generally relax as the ship slowly ambles through the ocean to my next destination, step off the ship and explore at my own pace and then hop back on. There is no stress, well in my

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I found this on a wonderful blog called Tattoos and Cupcakes. Feel free to join in.Outside my window... it's dark, it is after all 9pm at night.I am thankful for... spending time with family, we have just returned home from a visit with my mum and siblings, and I miss them like crazy. I am wearing... striped Gap maternity PJS, well past their used by date, but they are oh so comfy. I am

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Now South Hedland really isn't a town with a lot going for it, it is a blip on the radar in the mining region of the Pilbara Western Australia and most peoples road journey to Broome, there is a big salt hill and mile long ore trains, red dirt every where and dust. That's pretty much it, good thing we don't visit for the scenery but to spend some time with family. This year we had an even better

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My baby girl is growing up, this week saw some major milestones reached.1. After our recent trip to South Hedland WA and my little girl sleeping on the camp out bed, upon returning home she decided that she wanted to sleep in her toddler bed and not her cot. She looks so small in her toddler bed but oh so cute and grown up. I'll give it a couple of weeks and then I think I might be pulling the

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Tonight we went out to dinner to save having to cook, given we will be leaving for the airport at 4.30 tomorrow morning, eeek, one less thing to worry about and all that. We went to Sizzlers in Kelmscott and had a scrumptious dinner. I may have even over indulged, as I think I could seriously squeeze into my old maternity clothes at the moment.One of the best things about Sizzlers is the dessert

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Packed!!!Well kind of, I still need to throw in my toothbrush, but I'm calling it, it's packed.Good thing too, as we leave at sparrow farts hour Friday morning, I don't get home from work until just before 6pm tomorrow and I need to grab some last minute things from the shops. So much to do and so little time to do it. A big relief to have the suitcases done and out of the way.

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it is now a reality, my 30th birthday celebrations are finally taking shape.This morning I finally bit the bullet, ended my procrastination and paid a deposit on our quoted holiday package. I can't wait!!! So what do we have planned:Return airfares with Malaysia Airlines, via Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong8 nights accomodation with Metropark Hotel Kowloon2 nights accomodation Disneyland Hollywood

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Miss M chowing down on a muesli bar at the Mathilda Markets at Cottesloe WA on Sunday morning.Camera - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6I'm participating in a point and shoot idea from FatMumSlim, pop on over and take a look.

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well I should be but alas I am not. I'm sure I will still be trying to throw things into my suitcase Thursday night before I go to bed.Are you a person that tends to packed weeks before you go or are you a last minute throw what ever you can reach into a bag just before you walk out the door for the airport packer?For me I find that I am neither but somewhere in between. I do like to be organised

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I've just come across this on Megan's blog and thought it could be a bit of fun to whirl away this lovely Sunday afternoon.Just copy and paste these 99 things onto your blog and bold the things you HAVE done... here are mine:1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been

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We had grand plans this year for my 30th, we wanted to experience a white Christmas in the USA, however the budget really was not stretching as far as we would have liked and a change of 30th celebration destination was needeed. That does not mean I have stopped dreaming about our grand USA Road trip. I come up with new ideas and plans everyday as I thumb through my USA travel guide, that I got

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A very proud mummy moment today.Whilst at swimming I was oblivious to the fact that my 4 year old daughter's swimming teacher felt she was ready to go up to the next level, I still thought she had a good couple of months at her current level, even though I knew since returning from Bali, that her swimming confidence and skills had just grown in leaps and bounds. She wasn't the most switched on

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For my first Photo Friday I couldn't think of any better photo than this one. This photo is taken on the beachfront of the Les Pavillions Hotel in Mauritius, looking out across the ocean and towards the boat we had just spent the day deep sea fishing on, at the most glorious time of day sunset. It is the most stunning sunset I can ever recall seeing and capturing on film. Mauritius truly is a

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The girls and I are heading north next Friday, very early in the morning, I think we've managed to jump on the first plane heading up there that day, the 6am delight. I'm not even trying to think about what time that means we need to get up to get to the airport on time. It's a scary thought and best left well alone for now.We're heading for this lovely patch of red dirt in the Pilbara, WA.Port/

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Just in case you've missed it, I turn the BIG 30 this November, I hate birthday parties, well it's not actually the party but it's the hosting, the preparing and the clean up afterwards I despise and I simply would rather not have that stress. So I have decided to celebrate my birthday in style, Hong Kong style.I spend my days dreaming of where we are going to go and what we're going to see, so

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but I'm seriously contemplating a solo trip abroad and crossing something off my "one day list" before I will be classified as too old and decrepid for it, a Contiki tour of Europe, I must be insane just thinking about it.I know people out there don't think too highly of Contiki and I've read some negative perceptions of constant partying and drinking, but I think I'm prepared to take the risk. I

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and it's a surprise!!!I am bursting to tell someone but we never know who's eyes read this blog, so I am keeping it close to my chest.But oh my gawd, it is so good, there are going to be some very surprised and happy people some time in the future, like I said I'm not giving anything away. Bahahahahaha.

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Staycation is a term I heard last week and it resounded with me, I like that idea, so here I am blogging all about it. Staycation means vacationing in your own home town and although I have no intention of going to the extreme of taking off into a hotel for a week to see the sights of Perth, we do however like to take the kids out and experience new places and even some old ones, which is what I

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We have a stroller, and it's sole purpose in life is for when we travel, whether that be overseas or domestically on flights or on road trips. It is was small and compact and folded down into it's only little carry bag, it was our quicksmart stroller and it was great whilst it lasted. sadly we've down a little bit of using and abusing of that poor stroller and frankly it is no longer cutting the

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30. To visit a place that is world's apart from home but only about an 8 hour plane trip away.29. experiencing new cultures28. Mall hopping27. Noah's ark26. The skyline and amazing skyscrappers in it25. The star ferry24. Nature parks and the greenery immersion, beautiful.23. Can experience the amazement of Macau in a day22. A stones throw from mainland China21. Playgrounds aplenty for the kids20.

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February saw our long awaited family holiday to Bali, and it was truely magical. A perfectly timed escape from normal Monday to Friday mundaneness. I don't think I could have asked for much more from our holiday, we did everything, went on a safari, soaked in the pool drinking cocktails, shopped til we couldn't shop no more, went snorkelling, got to touch wild animals (including a tiger),

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I've decided to return to my blog and move in a new direction.Given the very fitting name and my numerous plans in my head, I've decided to turn this blog into somewhat of a travel journal. Somewhere to jot down my plans, talk about my travel and sightseeing dreams, share stories of my adventures.So please buckle your seatbelt, watch this safety video and enjoy the ride :)

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My sewing machine of late has been collecting a fair layer of dust but not today, I dusted the little beauty off and finished off a long over due project, an olivia reversible pinafore, it is gorgeous and thankfully considering it is in size 1, it still fits Mackenzie.Unfortunately my dumb dumb computer is playing silly buggers, so you'll have to either turn your monitor or your head to side to

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Miss Mackenzie is cutting 6 teeth at once, the poor little mite. Currently making their way upwards are her lower lateral incisors (2) and her upper and lower first molars (4). They've all cut through the gums and those molars caused her all sorts of grief, she was so miserable. So all up now she has 12 teeth, no wonder everything has been going into her mouth again :) And in other milestone

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I think in the last two months I have lost at least 5 kilos, awesome but how on earth did I do it???I had set a goal to lose 10 kilos this year, only problem is when I set the goal, I didn't write down my starting weight. I'm pretty certain that it was fluctuating somewhere between 88 kilos and 90kilos. Well this morning I hopped on the scales and they read 65.7 kilos, umm I knew I'd been sick

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Back in early January I posted a list of things I would like to achieve before the end of the year that I turned 29 in, which would funnily enough be this year. :) see the original blog entry hereWe are now well and truly half way through the year, given it is now August, I figured it was high time I revisited the list and see how I was getting on. So here is the list revisited.1. Excersie for 30

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pretty bloody hard of late. I am in need of a complete wardrobe refit due to my new job in an office, I need office attire, something I have never ever needed to worry about in my life, I've always had a uniform for as long as I can remember. Given our serious lack of funds, I have been turning to the op shops to help me acquire the refit and so far I have been doing really well, even if I have

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I have been op shopping again, I think I am addicted!!! I'm just lucky to be spoilt for choice, there really is a couple of extremely good op shops in my local area and a few ok ones. So I went to my local yesterday, just looking for something a little different but with nothing in articular really in mind. As I browsed, Mackenzie was in the sling on my back grabbing whatever she could reach and

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that's me!!!Well maybe not but I have really been neglecting this little old blog of mine.I have been so flat out with work and life and just extremely unmotivated when it comes to anything study related or blog related, too much hard word, but I really need to knuckle down and start my next assignment, I have been putting that one off as I just don't know where to start.In other news I got a

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I am very thrilled to announce that Mackenzie is starting, and I mean only just starting to crawl. Today she crawled a distance just short of a metre, not big, but big enough for me to get excited. She just didn't do it once either but a few times, the longest being on Taleisha's bed, crawling from the base to the pillows to get her big sister's baby doll. Super proud of my baby girl :)

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I bought eggplant when I did the grocery shopping because it was on special and it looked good but now I am left with the dilemma of what to cook. I'm thinking maybe stuffed eggplant, similar to stuffed casicum, but haven't got a recipe, so might have to go for a hunt.Does anyone have some good simple eggplant dinner recipes? preferrably quick too.

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Saturday I went on an op shopping mission, I was out looking for a second hand bike for Taleisha for Christmas, yes I know getting in early, nothing to be found in that department anyway. So will have to keep our eyes open for that one, hoping to pick on up cheaply, clean it up, give it a fresh lick of paint if needed and voila, nice new bike for Taleisha for a fraction of the cost. But I

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Taleisha loves all things pink and is a little ballerina in the making. I took this video the other day. She is such a little ball of delight and I really wonder how I managed to create such a girly little creature :)

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My first full week of work, man am I exhausted. It's amazing how accustomed I was to the freedom of my stay at home mum life, the ability to start our day when ever we felt like it. The need to be out of bed, dressed, breakfasted and out of the house by 8am is doing my head in. However I am getting super organised with the girls. Daycare bags packed and the next days clothes out the night

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Before we made the big trek west, we decided to make a road trip with our two girls. The trip plan was a work in progress and was constantly changing even whilst we were on the road. The trip came about after a friend said that they had scored some cheap airfares to the Gold Coast. We figured we would have a look and fly across before we would need to pay an arm and a leg to do so. When I got the

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I feel like shite today.I just can't get warm, my feet are freezing and I've got socks and slippers on.I feel like I'm coming down with something. My ( . ) ( . ) are sore, I woke up this morning and my left boob was extremely tender and had a sharp pain down the side. Was a little bit tender to feed but not too bad. A killer headache and achy neck and sore across the top of my shoulders. Have

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Man oh man, what a big week. But now that leaves a weekend with so much to do and with so little time to do it. So I'm going to write a list and systematically work my way through it, room by room. The house needs a massive clean, it's doing my head in, so girls permitting this is my plan for the weekend.Main Bedroomchange sheets donedust window seelsclean windowsvacuum floor doneclean skirting

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Is a new stay at home mum business. Taryn is the creative mastermind behind Mackenzies Gems for which she named after her gorgeous little girl. Her little girl shares her gorgeous name with my youngest and it was in fact through our little girls that we met.The online shop sells some gorgeous necklaces and earrings at extremely affordable prices, all one off unique pieces. She also as some

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This morning was awful and went pretty much as expected, well there was one unhappy surprise.Mackenzie when we got to the centre and the childcare worker took her the crying started, expected that, didn't think she'd go quite so happily today but knew that she would be fine in five minutes if that. The surprise was Taleisha, she had tears on from the moment she got out of the car, didn't want to

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The girls and I surprisingly survived my first day back with no incidents.The drop off went really smoothly, Taleisha took off into the play area with barely a glance back at mummy. Mackenzie wasn't completely sure but she did go to the child care worker and waved goodbye to mummy and daddy as we left without a tear. There was no tears from mummy either but I was definitely not happy, good old

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A watermelon truck for Master Owen's 2nd Birthday, it was fantstic and we had to hold the kids back from diving in whilst we sang happy birthday and blew out the candles. What a great idea and would be perfect for playgroups, childcare and schools where there are so many dietary restrictions. You can't go wrong with fruit.

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Today I say good bye to my stay at home mum ways. Tomorrow I return to the work force. I am surprisingly excited, terrified, sad, happy, everyone emotion possible.No more week day morning teas with my mummy friends, no more days of spending every moment with my girls :( no more sleeping in until 7.30 a.m. during the week, no more fly by the cuff days.Hello Monday to Friday in the office, hello

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Grrr I'm extremely mad with the girls swim school and yes I just named and shamed you in Cyber space Thornlie Leisureworld. With me starting work I am unable to take them to their class during the week. We have to pay in term blocks up front, so they are paid up until the end of term and I asked about changing them to a class on the weekend. They refused to do it this late in the term, what the

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