It has been just over two months since our only boy has been learning to drive and we've worked out that if he wants to get his provisional licence in the 12th month, he'll need to be driving at least 3 hours a week to do his 120 (minimum) hours of driving. I rung our auto insurance company this week to make sure that he was covered while he is at ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday – Daddy’s little helper
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Monday morning phone calls
Posted By Tina In money Tags: auto insurance, broadband service, insurance, life insurance, life insurance quote, monday morningMonday morning is my time to make any phone calls I need to make. I spent the morning chatting with the lovely people who I pay for my auto insurance, the not so lovely people who I pay for my broadband service and the people who keep sending me letters telling me that I need to get a new life insurance quote and update the details to include the baby ... Read More
Found the culprit!
Posted By Tina In family & relationships Tags: baby, cheeky, culprit, dad, poking tongue outI found the culprit who taught the baby to poke her tongue out at me when I'm telling her to come and get her nappy (diaper) changed! I should have known! LOL Thanks, Dad! ... Read More
I’ve been logo’d
Posted By Tina In shopping Tags: business cards, butterfly logo, logo design, logosI was playing around a site called Logo Design just now. It was so easy to create a logo design and matching business cards for myself! There's lots of different logos to choose from to suit the industry that you work in. I wanted to create a logo with my name so I chose a cute butterfly logo and added my name in one of the fonts available. I changed ... Read More
Friday Fill-ins #73
Posted By Tina In memes & tags Tags: big hugs, blog, friday fill-ins, housework, jammies, laundry loads, pals, smarties, time tomorrow1. On my laziest day I like to stay in my jammies and do no housework! 2. Ticking things off my to-do list makes me feel like I'm being productive. 3. I love little laundry loads and big hugs. 4. This summer I want to be thinner. 5. My weightloss online pals made me start my blog. 6. Red smarties and orange ice blocks. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to 'me ... Read More
At a time when there is so much concern about the exploitation and early sexualisation of children, Australian photographer Bill Henson has decided to display his art of naked pre-pubescent children. Due to public outrage, the police closed the exhibition down. Art lovers and artists are calling this censorship of 'genuine art'. Many others, including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, have expressed their disgust at the photographs of naked children. Police are interviewing ... Read More
Oblivious!
Posted By Tina In family & relationships, on my soapbox Tags: clutter, poker tables, shedHere I am trying to de-clutter our home and trying to organise it better so it's more comfortable and works better for us and what does DH do? He's looking at poker tables. Where in his right mind does he think he is going to put it? I so wish he would hurry up and get his shed up in the backyard. Then he can get as many poker tables ... Read More
Some things don’t change
Posted By Tina In family & relationships, health & wellbeing Tags: furniture, grandparents, hand rail, noticeable difference, shower chairs, stroke, toiletA couple weekends ago, we went to visit my grandparents. Whenever I go there, I always have a little chuckle because nothing ever changes in their house. The furniture is still in the same way as it was since as long as I can remember! (Not like my house - I occasionally get the urge to move all the furniture around in our house!) So while we were at my grandparents' ... Read More
It’s My Birthday!
Posted By Tina In family & relationships, special occasions Tags: babes, brain, clothes, dad, darling sister, dh, first game, happy birthday, housework, jammies, money, new digital camera, nice dinner, sneakers, state of origin, text messageYep, one year older...again! I was spoilt this year with gifts! From DH and the babes, I received a new digital camera, and some money to spend (I bought some clothes and a new pair of sneakers) and from my dad and step-mum I received lots of new kitchen stuff! I was still half asleep when DH came in to kiss me good bye and wish me a happy birthday before he ... Read More


















