Yesterday, a bloggy friend wrote about how she thought she had parenting all figured out - BEFORE she actually had any! I guess we were all probably guilty of that ;-) However, one of MY biggest quandaries before I had kids, was with my friend who already had them. Can you … [Read more...] about Can You Discipline Someone Else’s Kids?
House & Home
Iron Mans New Gadget
I've blogged before about how we share the household tasks in our home - for example, hubster does the grocery shopping each week. He's also pretty handy with an iron, which is just as well because I very rarely iron any more! Over the years I've gotten pretty clever at … [Read more...] about Iron Mans New Gadget
Whatever Happened to: Coffee Scrolls
I have a craving. A craving for Coffee Scrolls. Does anybody else remember these biscuits with the blob of pink icing on top? They tasted of cinnamon and were dotted with raisins. I used to eat them by nibbling all around the edges, saving the icing in the middle til … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to: Coffee Scrolls
Yummy Pasta Bake
This yummy recipe makes a bit of a change from the regular "spag bol" - and it's great for feeding the hordes and stretching your food dollar further! Ingredients cooking oil spray 1 onion 1-2 carrots 1-2 celery sticks 500g mince 400g can diced tomatoes 1 … [Read more...] about Yummy Pasta Bake
Bathroom Envy
Ah Pinterest - what have you done to me! I am suffering a severe case of bathroom envy. Imagine having a deep bath like this Japanese one ... although I can't help wondering if the water would go cold quickly, as it looks like it's made of stainless steel ... This … [Read more...] about Bathroom Envy