Quite coincidentally, I have decided that this year will be the year of giving up perfection. (And not buying any
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Back to work
After taking two months off to help our transition back to Australia, I went back to work. It is nearly
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Mother’s Day Without a Maid
The Sunday before last was Mother’s Day. My boys made some creative objects at childcare, which I treasured even if I
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The Golden Afterglow
Yesterday afternoon I went to a funeral. I wasn’t sure if I should go or not. It was the wife of
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I’m a Canberra 101 Local Human
Last night, we were driving back home after work. We had just picked up Big A and Little A from childcare,
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We have recently put our kids in childcare. We were blessed to get them any childcare spot at all, and
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Our life in boxes
This week we packed up our life in boxes. One hundred and fourteen of them to be exact. There may
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When Silent Night Got Squished
Merry Christmas. I hope you had a wonderful time with loved ones. Santa only comes to children who nice, not
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Christmas and cookies
The weekend before last, my kids and I made cookies. Well, mostly I made cookies and Big A had fun
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Playland and Picking up toys
While hubbie was away last week, I took the kids on a special playdate to Leo’s Playland, a kids place across
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