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Have you been watching Eddie Woo on Teenage Boss on the ABC? It’s a top show to watch with the kids. Eddie challenges teens to take charge of the family finances for a month and that starts out about as hilariously as you’d expect. The kids all come good, though, which got me thinking about …

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When my eldest was aged 9, she asked if we could spend more time together crafting. This easy decoupage activity for tweens seemed like the perfect way to spend some time together, so that’s what we started with. It seemed that just like her Mum, she needed a bit of creativity in her life to …

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We recently started a family playlist that we add to every other week. The idea of making a family playlist started as a way to fill up a few Friday nights during lockdown, but turned out to be something far more special. Everyone in our family (including my husband and I) have really different tastes …

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As restrictions ease across Australia and we all feel The Busy reentering our lives, it’s worth considering how much you really need to reboot your social life. During these months of social distancing, some of us have rejoiced in our empty calendars. Others of us have quaked in horror at the potential lack of connection. …

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I took some time off while lockdown was in place. It wasn’t even intentional, it just sort of happened. When the kids’ school and activities were all cancelled, life moved into a new normal – a slow, steady rhythm that I loved. I found myself doing less and less of the things I ‘ought to’ …

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