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A letter to my daughter as she finishes day care

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A letter to my daughter as she finishes day care.

To my darling daughter,

Wow, I cannot believe that you have finished day care. Forever!! It is the end of a chapter and the start of an exciting new one.

When you were a baby, leaving day care felt a lifetime away. It was something I didn’t have to think about. But now I do. We are here. Today. Now.

The end of a chapter is always a time of reflection for me. As I look back on the last three and a half years you have spent at your day care, it makes me smile.Continue Reading →

Spending Christmas Without The Kids

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Spending Christmas Without The Kids.

Last month my daughter’s dad and I sat down and worked out a plan for when each of us would have our daughter in 2018. It was a huge relief to me to have some dates set out. You see, I am a planner. My ex? Not so much. With my ex living across the country, he has often just let me know when he was arriving in Sydney a few days beforehand.Continue Reading →

{REVIEW} The Whirlpool Crisp N’ Grill

Whirlpool Crisp N’ Grill

Recently I was sent a Whirlpool Crisp N’ Grill Microwave to review. When I say recently, it was actually about two months ago. I had it sitting in a box in my house because as you know – life gets hectic. And this thing looked COMPLICATED! You see it’s not just any old microwave – it bakes and fries, defrosts at super speeds, has a 3D distribution system to heat food evenly, and has an advanced splatter and spill resistant Protechflon coating. When I googled a couple of you tube videos on how to use it and what to cook in it, it all looked a little bit too time consuming for me to figure out in my time poor schedule… Plus, why change things up when you know what works, right? WRONG! In this case anyway.Continue Reading →