Can you believe at the end of this month we've completed our first year in Australia? It feels like we've been here for way longer, yet it also feels like yesterday we said tearful goodbyes to our family and friends back in the UK. It has been the busiest 52 weeks EVER.The first three months were taken up sorting out all of the admin, finding a suburb we liked, looking at rentals, buying cars and picking a school for the boys and daycare for E. Then it was Christmas already! The kids . . . Keep Reading
Travel tips for kids: Survive air travel with parents
Here’s the list of travel tips my five-year-old twins - T1 and T2 - would write as their entry to the Virgin Australia ProBlogger competition. If they could type. And if they could sit still for long enough without getting distracted by Hot Wheels cars, Angry Birds or trying to ride their scooters indoors. . . . Keep Reading
Questions mums ask themselves daily
This post was originally going to be ten questions mums ask themselves daily, but then it snowballed as I realised there were a lot more than ten!!Life's questions...Why do I bother having cushions on the sofa? (Please tell me your cushions spend more time on the floor than on the sofa too?)Why do I spend time cooking because my dinner always ends up cold and the kids never eat it if it's not pizza or sausage?Why do I make a packed lunch with morning and afternoon tea (snack time . . . Keep Reading
Sleep problems, being consistent and a GroClock review
When my boys were two we got family to buy them a GroClock* for Christmas (yes, it's not the most fun present but they were two and didn't care - and I NEEDED that clock!!) It was hands down the best product we owned during their toddler years. I went from a tortured, exhausted mum running on empty to suddenly being allowed to sleep through until a reasonable time in the morning again. I'd go as far as to say it changed my life. You can read all about the sleep torture and the result of the . . . Keep Reading
Travel with kids: How to survive long haul travel with three under five (including twins!)
The last time I travelled long haul, I found it really boring. I watched more movies than I thought possible and attempted to doze a few times. I read a book, drank wine, chatted to Husband and picked at the awful airline food. I obviously didn't have children at the time.Fast forward five years - and three children - later and I was terrified about flying from London to Brisbane with our 4yo boys (who never sit still) and our 2yo (who has serious control issues about being . . . Keep Reading