Category: Product Reviews
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School routine planner
Getting back into a routine after the end of year school break requires some motivation and organisation skills. Having chore charts, schedules and a simple system can help the children to become organised, have everything in order and be ready for the following weeks and school terms ahead. With every school year, new challenges arise for…
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BREVILLE ~ the Flavour Maker – REVIEW
If you visit this website/blog frequently, you would have seen I use the crock-pot/slow-cooker quite often. The fact one can cook a large quantity and prepare dinner in the morning, walk away and come back to a cooked and easy meal later in the evening is a winner in any large family. All of No Excuses crock-pot…
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Wonderfully Nutty Give~away!
We all go quite nutty by the end of Christmas; after all the shopping and running around prior to the big day….things slow down a little…until we realise another party is only a week away. New Years Eve, a time to spend with either family or friends to countdown the new year! Most people may…
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En-suite and Jewellery Organiser
Does your bathroom have little space to store toiletries, make-up or cosmetics, jewellery and bits and pieces?  Or perhaps you don’t have room to put the hair dryer, straightener or other appliances that may be needed in the bathroom? For those that are fortunate enough to have an en-suite or private bathroom, here is a simple idea of how to store…
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Why can I never find a pen when I need one?
I am not sure if it is the same in your household, however pens are as scarce as hens teeth in a large family. Â No matter how many I buy for general use, they seem to go missing. Â Hiding them in a special place also doesn’t do any good either as they are either forgotten…
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Thinking of bumping off your spouse?
What is the most common phrase that gets thrown at parents of large families…no it is not “don’t you have a television“(that’s the second one). It is “wow you must have your hands full“; those of you with a large family are probably nodding their heads. If I recorded the number of times this has been said to…
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Soupalicious Challenge and Give Away! – ENDED
There is nothing better than a delicious bowl of warm soup on a cold and frosty day. Soup is generally made by combining different ingredients such as meats and vegetables with either stocks, juices, water or other liquids.  Soup is almost a stew, but has more liquid and can also taste much better the day after…
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Facial expressions ~ especially when tasting new foods!
It was a cold and wet day again here in VIC.  My 3 year old sat glued to the couch watching his favourite DVD ~ BRUM.  If ever you get a chance to watch this childrens programme, it is quite amusing (even funny in some scenes). I often wonder how they would of auditioned the…
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Kids and technology
If by chance you enjoyed reading my last two posts on our driving holiday with the kids, you may have realised (or perhaps not) that I did not mention any electronic ‘entertainment’ within both those posts. The children did not have any iPods, MP3 players, Nitendo DS; DVD players (though a DVD player or two…
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A bit of humour ~ a new appliance
When you buy or are given a new appliance, are you eager to try it out straight away? Normally I am as it is so exciting to have a brand new, dent free, clean and shiny toy to play with.
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Becoming a bus driver…..
One of my blog readers asked me the following question: “Hi, I was wondering (when you have time) if you could do a blog on choosing a car for the large family and how you have found this process through the years. Thank you” So here it goes……
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One of the best inventions in the kitchen (apart from Coffee Machines) 😛
Who remembers making popcorn as a child (I know that was a long time ago for me).  Mum would pour a great deal of oil in the base of a saucepan, pre heat it, then pour in the popcorn kernels.  On went the lid and we would stand around patiently waiting for the popping sound.
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Those little buggers….
As a parent and a mother of 7 children, there would have to be one thing in my busy household that I can not tolerate….. It’s those little buggers that managed to find their way onto a child’s head and cause an itching vengeance. Yes you all know whom I am referring too….. NITS! These…
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Out with the old and in with the new.
In a life gone by, Mr Sabco Mop was strong, hard working and whizzed around the floor with ease. A day never went by without his aid whether it was sweeping dust or mopping those dirty floors. This poor wretched fellow has had a hard life; as you can see Mr Sabco Mop suddenly had a…
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A Big Thank you to HILLS
A little while ago one of the end legs of my portable clothes line from HILLS snapped off. It was full of clothes at the time too. So I emailed the company, sent the photos below and within the same day I received a reply.