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Do you get into Mumathlon mode during morning rush?

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang As busy mums sometimes it’s easy to forget to have the most important meal of the day… breakfast.  Mumathlon mode kicks in, you could be quickly getting the kids ready for school, making school lunches, doing hair, tieing shoe lace, putting washing on the line, out the door all in…

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{Routine} Make your bed every morning

Make your bed I have posted about this before however, as I have many new readers I wanted to write about it again as it is such an important task to complete.  Each morning once you get out of bed, within the first 10 min of being up make sure you have made your bed…

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{Routine} Bedtime

Do you stay up too late and find yourself tired the next day?  Whilst it is a great time to get alot done, or rest while the kids are asleep you are only making yourself more tired and miserable the following day.  I recently spoke to my mum about this same topic, she wakes up…

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{Routine} Tips on cleaning floors

The floors are the basis of making our homes look tidy.  By regularly cleaning your floors your house will feel clean and fresh.  How often you clean your floors will vary between each household.  If you have a crawling baby, you will need to clean regularly to pick up all dirt, grime and germs before their…

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{Routine} Ironing

Still continuing in the laundry, this week is all about…. Ironing Please send in any questions you have using the contact tab in the menu and I will answer them in Saturday’s post. Ok, I realise you may not be as insane as I am and enjoy ironing like I do, as I mentioned in 20…

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{Routine} Folding Clean Laundry

Laundry, it is a depressing word isn’t it, ahh.  I have been reading alot through the comments and facebook page that many of you are frustrated with the laundry, especially having to put away the clean clothes.  It is a never ending task that unfortunately needs to be done.  Create a routine and system that suits…

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Routine: Washing clothes

Today is ROUTINE MONDAY I will be sharing how I keep up to date with our washing.  Unfortunately washing is one of those tedious jobs that is never ending, you think you have found the bottom of the pile, but the next day it’s back!  You need to create a system that works for you. I wash certain…

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Reward Charts

Today is the first day back to school here in QLD.  My kids have been back into routine this past week, with having to keep a clean room, read before bed and early nights.  They have stuck to it quite well, except for one of my chickadees Miss 7  just can’t keep a tidy room.  So…

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Back to School: Routines

Pin It Can you believe that school will be starting back in nearly 3 weeks (QLD starts 24th Jan), I’m sure this time will fly, or may go ever so slowly if the kids are playing up .  Are you ready, have you purchased all book supplies, shoes, socks, have you started covering the school books,…

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Evening Routine: Singing Songs

My children have always loved singing, especially DD#1.  As far as I can remember I always sang songs as I put her to bed.  DS, her twin brother didn’t enjoy singing so much, he enjoys a big tickle.  Now, if DD#1 can’t get to sleep or wakes from a nightmare I start singing one of the songs we…

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