Honey and carrot muffins for the lunchbox

There’s a certain satisfaction in adding vegetables to sweet treats. These may be called honey and carrot muffins, but their real name is honey, carrot and pumpkin muffins. Not quite so catchy,…

18 things I’ve learned while parenting six children

While I’m not a perfect father, I think I’m pretty good at it. Mostly because…

This online maths tutor is my new favourite thing

I’d been expecting it, but it happened embarrassingly quickly. In fact, it was when my…

Cheesymite scrolls inspired by the Baker’s Delight version

My kids are obsessed with Baker’s Delight cheesymite scrolls – or vegemite and cheese scrolls to the rest of us. It’s been an ongoing preoccupation for years. They’re not a bad afternoon…

5-minute decluttering tips to start conquering your mess

Before the tiny folder Marie Kondo came on the scene, there was Leo Babauta’s  simplicity and decluttering tips. He’s passionate about sharing decluttering tips and way back in 2008 he shared this post on…

5 tips to manage the chaos of extracurricular activities

After every school day there’s a sprint to the school gate as kids race to…

How to have difficult conversations (with the kids and everywhere else)

It’s a fact of life that at some stage or another, our kids are going…

7 things I’ve changed to give me better mum life balance

By the end of last year, I felt totally depleted and fatigued by doing all the things that we mothers do.  The mothering, the schooling,  the working, the cooking, the washing, the…