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A couple of years ago, you caved in and got The Elf. The kids loved it, you kinda loved it, that cheeky, funny, lovable elf brought the Christmas joy in sleigh-loads. You called him Noel (geddit?), and he was the most fun you’ve ever had in December while sober for a good couple of weeks. …

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Deck the halls! Or at least the living room! Christmas officially kicks off on 1 December with the advent calendar. This year, instead of the usual advent chocolate box, I’m urging you to try a kindness advent calendar. I first made a kindness advent calendar to countdown Christmas when my kids were much smaller. But …

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Trying to get your head around the school holiday and term dates each year is diabolical, isn’t it? Not to mention the fact that schools refer to ‘weeks’ instead of actual dates like the rest of us. It did my head in, until I sorted it by creating a school calendar that had the lot. …

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I’ve created a free TAS school calendar to help you track term dates, school holidays, public holidays and more. It’s particularly helpful for tracking the ‘week’ references that schools insist on making. Where else does everyone refer to “week 1” and “week 2” rather than an actual date? Ah, school life, huh? Free TAS school …

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I’ve created a free ACT school calendar to help you track term dates, school holidays, public holidays and more. It’s particularly helpful for tracking the ‘week’ references that schools insist on making. Where else does everyone refer to “week 1” and “week 2” rather than an actual date? Ah, school life, huh? Free ACT school …

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I’ve created a free NSW school calendar to help you track term dates, school holidays, public holidays and more. It’s particularly helpful for tracking the ‘week’ references that schools insist on making. Where else does everyone refer to “week 1” and “week 2” rather than an actual date? Ah, school life, huh? Free NSW school …

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