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I’m in the trenches at Natural Kids camp and it’s playtime. There are children making bracelets, racing cars, building towers, drawing pictures and some of them are running a café.
They are hilarious and, oh my god, they are so loud! We made the mis...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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I’ve been walking around all week feeling like there are rocks in my handbag. Life has been a blur recently, so there’s pretty much anything and everything in there. Changes of clothes, toys for the girls, make-up, hairbrushes, work diaries, pens, th...
DATE: Jun 16, 2017
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Hello tank rain, we’ve been waiting! As much as I’ve loved the sun, the garden was getting crispy and our tank was running dry.
It’s amazing watching those heavy bands of cloud roll in. Therapeutic too when you are inside and the rain is pelting aga...
DATE: Jun 09, 2017
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Whoops no column last week as I completely forgot what day it was. The school holidays and camp schedule have had me in a spin.
It’s hard to remember you have a day job when you are involved in yet another game of Frozen.
Chloe has confused the word ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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There are very, very few drawbacks to having a cleaner. But finding half your husband's End-to-End caveman costume folded neatly in your underwear draw is one of them. I presume this means she thinks the idea of me wearing a leopard skin headband and...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011
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The lovely husband jetted off for a week-long trip last night, and although I was sad to see him go, I have to say that I slept brilliantly. I went to sleep in a star shape and woke up in a star shape there's just something so good about stretching o...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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The affirmation that I have finally entered the realm of calm, capable, multi-tasking mummy-hood, didn't come from a freezer full of homemade, baby-food ice cubes as I expected.
Rather, it came as I managed to apply mascara perfectly with Chloe balan...
DATE: Oct 03, 2008
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After searching for my car for half an hour on the wrong floor of Bulls Head car park, it occurred to me I ought to do something about my memory. People say that when you have a baby your memory deteriorates, and so far — so true. I guess this is lar...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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So far so good with my New Year's resolutions. I haven't touched a drop of alcohol since New Year's Eve and I'm feeling mighty clear-headed.
I also got tricked into advanced yoga by a friend (she said it was easy) and despite being the most uncoordin...
DATE: Jan 19, 2007
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Catherine Burns
It's nearly impossible to do it all.
There is always one nauseating person who can juggle their job, children, partner and team sports without batting an eyelid. This is also the person that freezes leftover wine into ice-cube trays (leftover wine?) ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2007
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