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Thermacell Mosquito Repellent Tech Giveaway

July 24, 2020

Yay for Summer! Boo to mosquitoes. They’re the worst and they always come out when you’re enjoying the season. Did you know that mosquitoes are attracted to: A steady-flow of CO2. If you’re exercising or doing some kind of activity, they’ll be all over you. Dark colours that make you stand out against the horizon If you’ve had a beer (though nobody knows why) If you’re hot – heat often means the blood is close to the surface Me. Always me. Either ...

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Write Your Will in Under 20 Minutes with WillFul – PLUS A GIVEAWAY!

June 22, 2020

Making a will is something I’ve been putting off for a long time. I didn’t know where to start, if I have to work with an expensive lawyer, and I had no idea how difficult it is to pass my possessions on without one. While going through a lawyer can cost over a thousand dollars (or ...

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DIY Living Room Carnival: 7 Fun Activities

April 19, 2020

Anyone else bored out of their minds? How about your kids? If they’re climbing the walls like my daughter, this is a great way to spend an afternoon. You can stretch it out even longer by getting them to help build the games and bake the snacks. Knock the Cans – make a pyramid from ...

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Working From Home? Here’s How to Separate Your Life and Your Laptop

April 6, 2020

Those of us lucky enough to be still working are trying to balance family life and trying to get our jobs done remotely. As a parent, this is obviously tricky and easy to fall into a number of traps: Getting distracted by kids Losing track of your hours and working beyond 9-5 Stop taking care ...

Power Your Toys Like Never Before

December 12, 2019

Picture the scene, it’s Christmas morning, the kids are opening their presents and can’t wait to turn them on and play with them. Oh, they need batteries. No problem, you’re sure you’ve got some in that top kitchen drawer with the envelopes, tiny Ikea pencil, and a selection of elastic bands. ...

Win a Copy of DreamWorks’ new movie – ABOMINABLE

November 27, 2019

From the studio that brought you How to Train Your Dragon, this heartwarming and humorous story follows teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet) as she encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in China, she and her mischievous friends, Jin ( Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng ( Tsai Chin), ...

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10 Tips for a Safe Halloween – including the Dad Tax rule

October 27, 2019

Halloween, the only time we actively encourage our kids to walk around at night, knock on random doors and accept candy from strangers. However, there are a few tips to make sure the kids stay safer than otherwise thought. Wear something reflective. Drivers can’t see you, especially if ...

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Bedtime Stories: Rascals and the Strawberry Farm

October 11, 2019

Every night my daughter asks for a new made-up story and since she loves them so much, I figured I should start writing them down so I don’t forget. —– Rascals the Hedgehog was very spikey and very hungry and he particularly fancied some juicy strawberries, so he headed off to ...

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My Daughter Won’t Sleep in Her Own Bed – a little help, please?

October 2, 2019

This isn’t one of those advice blogs where I go through a problem, find a solution by asking someone who actually knows what they’re doing, and then shares a simple fix. This is a call for action. A request for help from any parent who might have an answer. When it came for our ...