My late father, Graham Taylor, loved a good garage sale. He would drive miles to pick through odds and ends. Never did a sale go by that he didn’t return with a treasure chest (actually it was his red truck) bursting with gidgets and gadgets. Sometimes he would even return with the odd live animal […]
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Suddenly finding your busy life full of activities attached to children, and a home in a constant state of noise, and endless tidying of the kitchen bench, and clothes and towels lying on the floor – to a life of a quiet tidy house, can be a shock and a mixture of relief and sadness. As you rattle around in a house that can seem too big you wonder, what do I do now?! You can also look across the table at our partner and say “who are you?”
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I am currently delivering a small group program for year 8 boys. During the first session I decided to ask them to identify one thing they wanted to change or improve over the next 12 weeks. To encourage answers, I asked them to consider what their parents and teachers nagged them about most often. Here
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It’s descended upon Brisbane – 10,000 animals, 300 showbags, 20,000 toasted sandwiches, 13 tonnes of strawberries, 24 tonnes of ice cream… Believe it or not, among the tonnes of sugar and hundreds of showbags, there is a way you can head for a healthy spin at this year’s 136th Ekka! If you’re heading out for
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I was driving to a play date with the two-year old twins in the car, having just dropped off my four year old at kindy, when Ka-klunk! Something was wrong with the back, passenger side wheel. I knew it was looking dodgy beforehand, so suspected it had gone flat. But, wasn’t really sure. After a
When it comes to food, we all have our indulging vices. Mine? Cupcakes and ice cream. Let’s face it. This cupcake fad is here to stay. Over the last few years, I’ve bounced from one cupcake shop to another tasting, licking, devouring and even spending a shameful small fortune on a “cupcake” the size of
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Not because of special effects, cinematography, eloquent scripting or romantic fervour.
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I know you can recall a time when you’ve had coffee with friends and the conversation goes something like – “My little one toilet trained herself” or “My little one slept through the night from birth’ or “ “My daughter is doing so well at school.” Meanwhile, you’re sipping your coffee, wishing you could slide under the table and scream out: “My kids are driving me nuts!!”
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Many well intending parents have refused their tweens access to facebook after hearing horror stories about Cyber Bullying and Paedophiles. So clever tweens, eager to enter the social media world, are doing the switcheroo and turning to Instagram. What they don’t tell their parents is that Instagram isn’t just photo sharing. It has all the
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It’s the middle of Winter. It’s cold. The TV is jam packed full of all your favourite shows. It’s cold. The aroma of lasagne, or hot chocolate wafts through the house. Did I mention it’s cold? This is when you have to make a choice: dressing gown and comfort food… or workout.
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