

Hi! I’m Karen - a beach and travel obsessed mum of three and founder of Smart Steps to Australia - a migration website supporting UK families on their move to Australia. Sharing my life as a writer, mum and entrepreneur while chasing the Aussie dream. Visit my About Me page

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Do you feel like parenting is the best, and the hardest, job in the world?
(This post contains some affiliate links to things that I love). I love being a mum. It's a job that I wouldn't trade in for anything in the . . . Keep Reading

Create your own BBQ pizza grill: From BBQ to pizza oven!
One of the things I love most about Australia is that we have bbqs all the time. This was the sort of lifestyle that we dreamed of having in the UK - . . . Keep Reading

New directions for Tales of a Twin Mum by Karen Bleakley
I've been blogging for a REALLY long time. My first blog was a travel blog that I wrote in 2008/09 while on our world trip. And I started writing my . . . Keep Reading
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How I coped with twins: An ode to twin clubs everywhere
I've written many posts about twins, including the excitement of finding out I . . . Keep Reading

20 Life hacks for parents of twins
Seeing as life hacks seem to be everywhere at the moment, I thought I'd write . . . Keep Reading

The differences between a twin pregnancy and a singleton pregnancy
It's been far too long since I blogged. I've been so busy trying to clear the . . . Keep Reading