“Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine…………”
When children are old enough to attend school, life becomes busier, more chaotic and time consuming. Life before school (as a parent) …
Express “self serve” checkouts ~ love em or hate em?
Grocery shopping, do you love it or hate it? Perhaps you are not fussed or find it very stressful? Either way, it must …
Supportive footwear is the key to comfort
As a survivor of Triple Arthrodesis surgery; footwear and supportive shoes are very important! Those of you that have not read my …
CROCK-POT CHILLI CON CARNE ~ NACHO MIX
No Excuses has a special guest VIP from a Chef! The following recipe is so EASY; which is exactly what No Excuses …
Camping indoors……..we survived (only just)!
Anyone that knows me would have to agree that I detest and refuse to go camping. This might be due to an …
EASY CURRIED SAUSAGES
A throw together meal when there is nothing but frozen sausages in the freezer.
Washing blunders and what the……..
Washing is something large families do EVERY SINGLE DAY, so when something goes wrong with the washing machine, leaking pipes, an overflowing …
One shoe off and one shoe on…………….diddle diddle dumpling my son……….
When taking children to visit friends and family, they are expected to be polite, obedient, well behaved and have lovely manners; these conditions …
HUNGARIAN BEEF STEW
Recipe Ingredients: 2Kg casserole beef ~ cut in chunks ½ Cup plain flour 60g butter 1 Onion ~ chopped 250g Mushrooms ~ …
“Put on your jumper it is cold today”!
How many times has the above phrase been applied to children as they leave the house and getting into the car before …
YOU have HOW many children?
Deciding to raise a family is something that is usually agreed upon by both spouses. Whether families have 1 child, 2, 3 …
Breathing a sigh of relief!
We all have those mornings; those that turn a mother from the gentle creature she should be to the roaring lioness, ferociously …
Sleeping in; a thing of the past!
Gone are the days when parents could lie in, stay in bed (well at least one of them) and recharge the batteries …
Believe me, IT IS FERAL!!!
When I wrote this post about the job everyone hates doing; there is one that is far worse; a job that tops …
Tardiness is NOT tolerated!
Being late is something people either hate and try to avoid or have made it a habit and are never on time. Whether …
“You’re a SUPER MUM”
Have any of your been dubbed a ‘super mum’ (mom for my US viewers). Over the years my friends and family (and …
If you don’t ask, you don’t get!
For those who know me, I have always used this saying “if you don’t ask, you don’t get” and it is so …
The prang I never had!
Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable This is a tough one for me; if I was to answer this as a …
No more mess underfoot while driving
You no longer have a baby in the house, nor need to use those baby nappy sacks (rubbish bags) any more? Well …
That job everyone hates doing…..
It’s used every day, gets splattered, stained, full of grime and grease, and a constant battle to keep clean (no, its not the …
A home-schooling mum’s chore chart
Need some jobs or chores done by the kids; here is a simple idea for getting chores done around the home. This …
TUNA & VEGETABLE QUICHE
The following ingredients make up two quiche (27cm pie dishes), if you only need to make one, halve the ingredients.
Married couples celebrating Valentines Day!……….Say What???
There are No Excuses for missing Valentines Day even if married and have been so for many years. Upon discussing the very …
Storage options for school uniforms, shoes and socks
Previously, the little boys room was given a good clean up, tidy and reorganised their ‘stuff’. The 3 boys had been in a …
Setting up a homework area!
Homework areas are great for those with large families and if you have the room for an extra table rather than using …
School bags, blazers & hat storage
Last year organising the children’s items for the new school year was a challenge but we got there in the end! Perhaps your household is the same; …