tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67330559919453392312024-03-14T15:07:46.330+11:00Mum Of Five GirlsMum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-71810960342223840062016-07-10T05:00:00.000+10:002016-07-10T05:00:08.605+10:0010 on 10 Photography Circle - July<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">10th of July...already!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was so delicious and I am oh so full!!! </span><br />
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Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-3232904363959630512016-06-10T05:00:00.000+10:002016-06-10T10:21:57.420+10:0010 on 10 Photography Circle - June<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here we are....10th of June....it took me quite by surprise this month lol !! For my 10 on 10 photography post I had nothing prepared so I'm using a few photos from last week when miss 16 dragged me along when she had to take photos for her art assignment....here's a few snaps that I took as she made me wander around a back alley photographing this and that for her assignment.<br /><br />Don't forget that at the end of this blog post I'll link to another of the blogs in the circle so you can pop by and check out their contribution for the month and hopefully find yourselves some great new blogs to love!</span><br />
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<br />Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-30108964883338442212016-05-11T21:03:00.000+10:002016-05-11T21:03:07.100+10:005 Tips To Help You Save For That Family Holiday<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last year our finances we really a mess so I started to blog about things like <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2015/05/our-finances-suck-part-1-budget.html">Budgeting</a>, <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2015/05/our-finances-suck-part-2-envelope-system.html">Systems to help manage your money</a>, even <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2015/08/our-finances-suck-part-10-coping-with.html">Ways to deal with financial stresses.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By focusing on our financial situation and by writing about it and reaching out to others I was able to make the decision to do things to gain control of our finances and this then led to me being able to save enough money to take my family on a one week holiday for hubby's 50th birthday this year....you can read about part 1 of that trip <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2016/04/family-holiday-part-1-melbourne.html">here</a> and part 2 <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/family-holiday-part-2-mornington.html">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So today I am going to share with you 5 tips to help you save for a great family holiday!<br /><b><br />1. Reduce Weekly Spending</b><br />Sometimes this is easier said than done but if you really commit to it you will find some areas where you can reduce spending.<br />For me I focused on cutting back some grocery expenditure, planning meals in advance to avoid overspending at the supermarket and to avoid last minute takeaway.<br />Think about what you are buying. I would buy some things out of habit, for example a bottle of coke, but I didn't NEED it, it was just habit. Try to break some of these habits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By this I mean review things such as health insurance, vehicle insurance, electricity providers etc.. There may be savings to be had by changing to another company where you can still get the same or very similar policies.<br /><b><br />3. Start Saving</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay so you've reduced spending but now we need to make sure that you are saving that extra money!<br />My recommendation is to put that money somewhere where you can't touch it easily, such as a bank account with no cards attached etc..<br />That way you won't be tempted to just take out $20 for this or $50 for that.<br />Don't forget that small change can add up too so keep a jar handy for all of your coins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Shop Around For Holiday Deals</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is really important.<br />Shop around for the best airfares, check that you are not flying in a peak time if possible. <br />Some accommodation places will offer stay 2 nights get the 3rd for free, use this to your advantage!<br />Vehicle hire is sometimes cheaper early in the week so check and see and if so then factor that in as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are many online websites, blogs and resources to help you with your savings journey. One such resource is <a href="https://www.creditcardinsider.com/">Credit Card Insider</a> which is very useful if you have a credit card. This site tells you all about how paying a credit card works, debit cards vs credit cards etc...<br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there you have five tips to help you get on track to save for a family holiday too!</span>Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-12351529870224314962016-05-10T05:30:00.000+10:002016-06-10T10:18:35.120+10:0010 on 10 Photography Circle - May<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's sounding pretty special so far right!!<br /><br />We rushed home from soccer, the girls had quick showers and we set off to see Miss 16's drawings that were on display at the Art Exhibition in Camden....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After the art exhibition the troops were getting hungry so we went for a walk down the main street and came across this fantastic cafe called Split Diner. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am a huge lover of all things 50's and 60's so it was the perfect stop for Mother's Day.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then it was home for pressies....and the usual Sunday night prep for the week ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know I have a bit of a random number of photos there...but hey!!<br /><br />I hope you all had a special Mother's Day too!</span><br />
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<i>Please check out the other blogs in this photography circle....there's a lot to love in our </i></div>
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<i>I am linking to Jen over at <a href="http://www.piercedwonderings.com/">Pierced Wonderings</a> </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://essentiallyjess.com/">Essentially Jess</a> for #IBOT</span></div>
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Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-57602799986710464102016-05-03T06:48:00.000+10:002016-05-03T11:06:08.904+10:00Family Holiday Part 2 - Mornington Peninsula<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last week you read about Part 1 of our family holiday <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2016/04/family-holiday-part-1-melbourne.html">here.</a>....3 nights in Melbourne seeing the sights and shopping up a storm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then we packed up and moved on to Part 2 of our family holiday...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The plans for Part 2 were started the day that I read a blog post by Fleur from Our Urban Box titled 4 Family Weekend Away Ideas..... pop over to <a href="http://oururbanbox.com/4-family-weekend-away-ideas/">Our Urban Box</a> and read it for yourself...you'll be glad you did.<br /><br />I fell head over heels in love with Happy Glamper, their bell tents and that airstream...oooh the airstream!! <br /><br />Many hours were spent drooling over the Happy Glamper <a href="http://www.happyglamper.com.au/">website</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/happy_glamper/">Instagram account</a>. And then I discovered that the airstream, known as Peggy Sue, was a 1966 Airstream TradeWind....1966....she was turning 50 and so was hubby....it was meant to be!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Emails were exchanged and tentative plans were made.<br /><br />Happy Glamper is located on the Mornington Peninsula and it soon became apparent that a vehicle would be very useful to get us and our luggage from Melbourne to the camping site chosen which was <a href="http://pointleo.com/camping-information-2/">Point Leo Foreshore</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hours of internet trawling led me to <a href="http://hireakombi.com/">Hire A Kombi</a> and again it was love at first sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Months passed and keeping this trip a secret was almost killing me...but it was so worth it in the end!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />And WOW!! This was the moment that I had been waiting for since I first started planning this trip.<br /><br />Sadly for the girls though Peggy Sue could only sleep a maximum of 4 so I had arranged alternate accommodation for them....and this may well have been part of the reason that I kept the details of this holiday a secret!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sadly our family holiday for hubby's 50th came to an end and hubby bid farewell to Peggy Sue...until next time! And the girls bid farewell to the tent that they had now come to love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The holiday fund jar has been reinstated and we are starting to save for hopefully another trip to the Mornington Peninsula....fingers crossed. But for now it is back to work!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you ever been to the Mornington Peninsula? I'd love to hear about it if you have!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://essentiallyjess.com/">Essentially Jess</a> for #IBOT</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After months of keeping this family trip for hubby's 50th birthday a secret Friday 15th April finally rolled around, we woke up way too early and set off....finally our destination would be revealed....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At about this time the girls may have cottoned on that there was a plane trip involved!!! And the fact that Melbourne was our destination was revealed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Miss 7 had never been on a plane and Miss 11 last flew when she was 3 years old so there was excitement all around!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thankfully it was smooth flying....I had my concerns given that I was at the doctors at 10pm the night before our departure with Miss 15 being prescribed antibiotics for an ear infection :-0</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It didn't take long for the girls to cast their eyes on Spencer Outlet Centre.....in fact it became a daily destination in the time that we were there. So many bargains....and I'm pretty sure the girls found them all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A short walk up the road for the best Chinese meal....ever!!!! So good in fact that we may have headed back the following night for some late night spring rolls :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our accommodation had an indoor pool with an amazing views. It was impressive by day....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And even more so by night....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It would be some 20 years since I last visited Melbourne and the Queen Victoria Markets and I still love the markets as much as the first time that I saw them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The girls loved the markets too....Miss 7 couldn't resist these cute little dolls!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And let's just say it was lucky we brought extra luggage for purchases made!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that each quarter of an AFL game goes for 30 minutes....then add in the quarter time breaks and the half time break....and you have one long game. But they do have the best roast beef rolls there so all was forgiven!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly our three nights in Melbourne had come to an end and we packed up ready for Part 2....and another surprise for hubby and the girls!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We arrived home on Friday night after a week of holidaying...I was exhausted from the months of planning, the holiday activities, the traveling and the 2 hour shuttle bus trip home thanks to Sydney traffic!! But the girls arrived home full of energy!!<br /><br />So when I saw a box of Bunchems on the front door step thanks to Nuffnang and Funtastic I couldn't believe my luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Bunchems Mega Pack comes with 370 Bunchems and various accessories and the girls were straight into it....allowing hubby and I some rare quiet time to contemplate our holiday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All the girls joined in the fun with the Bunchems and using the little booklet of ideas included in the pack creations began to appear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />The first thing I noticed about the Bunchems was the bright colours.<br /><br />I also liked the fact that there was no mess (because that would be the last thing I would have needed after a day of travelling home laden with dirty washing!!)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Creations were made and then pulled apart and new creations made and the Bunchems are still going strong. The creations hold up well and the cute accessories add character to the pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The pieces feel quite nice to play with which would be great for sensory development. They are little furry 'burr' like plastic spheres that simply stick together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall I'd say that the Bunchems are great....not only because they saved my sanity in a time of need but because of how they allow the girls imaginations to run wild making their own creations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The product is recommended for ages 4+ and I must say that with the pieces being small adult supervision would be recommended with younger children...but then you'll probably want to have a play with them yourselves lol !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can get your hands on a pack for only $45.00 by clicking <a href="https://goo.gl/0srCbL">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'd love to see what creations you and your family come up with using Bunchems so be sure to come back later and post a pic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I can't believe how quickly these monthly photo circle posts are coming around....bam it's April already...and it's my birthday today too...woohoo!!!<br /><br />Don't forget to follow the link at the bottom of my post and see what each of my wonderful blogger friends have been up to this month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In our crazy little corner of the world it is </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5 days til we head off on our secret family holiday....the one I planned for hubby's 50th!!! I am so totally excited....I think it's going to be an awesome holiday....even if I do say so myself!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Are the girls excited you might ask....well this weeks quote is from Miss 16..."My friends are going to be having so much fun in the holidays and I have to spend a whole week with my family" so yeah I'd say they are totes looking forward to it !!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keeping this trip a secret has been killing me!!! I am hopeless and keeping secrets and even more so at keeping them from hubby!! And with 6 people harassing me each day it has taken great strength not to cave!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here's my 10 on 10 post for this month....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>When hubby turned the big '5' - '0' </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I decided to keep it a surprise</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>which feels like a web of deceit and lies!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Where are we going? Well nobody knows!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Wherever it is you'll need this for sure</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>And according to miss 7 she needs a whole lot more..</i>..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>You won't tell now will you....??</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>If you want to know more then follow along on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mum_of_five_girls/">Instagram</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Where from Friday on you'll see the big reveal and pics of me and the fam!!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know there's only 7 pics but hey....trying to wash clothes and get them dry for packing in between soccer games and the rest....7 is just gunna do!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be sure to check out instagram for all the reveals as we travel during the week....!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pop over to check out what Di has been up to this month at <a href="http://www.studio10creative.com/10-10-april-16/">Studio 10 Creative</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's time for this months 10 on 10 Photography Circle with my blogging friends. So make sure you make your way around the circle by following the links at the end of each of the blogs.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here's a look into our birthday celebrations....which seem to be lasting all week!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hubby saw this cake on sale for $1.60 on the weekend and so the birth week celebrations began!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With Miss 15 going away on camp on the day of hubby's birthday dinner celebrations were moved to birthday eve. Dinner out at one of our favourite restaurants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You know how you always have 'that room'....the one where you hide the piles of clean washing, where you shove boxes under the bed, where you cram a few things in the corner....and then you shut the door when guests are coming over....yeah well that room is our bedroom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the end of last year....just before Christmas mind you....hubby decided that the layout of the house would work better if we converted our lounge room into two bedrooms...one for miss 18 and one for miss 16....and if we moved our tv/lounge room into the garage so there was more room for guests at Christmas etc..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So with Christmas day looming every time one of the girls asked where to put something that didn't have a home the answer was inevitably our bedroom....which was okay for the first one or two boxes or tubs....but it soon turned into a disaster!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bedroom door barely opens enough to squeeze on in, inevitably something comes crashing down as I try to scale into bed quietly so as not to wake hubby who has to get up early for work....let's just say it is so not working, or peaceful or pleasant!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So what is a girl to do when her bedroom is out of control and she dreams of new linen....she creates a pinterest board that's what!!!! Well a girl can dream can't she!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe 2016 should be the year of the bedroom makeover....!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was an amazing day out and it felt like we were catching up with an old friend rather than meeting for the first time!! I just love the opportunities that come from blogging and this has to be one of my favourites to date!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to school 2016 marks the end of an era for me.....it is the last time I will be sending all five girls back to school because this year Miss 18 will finish school..!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actually I've had a slight 'reprieve' in this department because Miss 18 technically should have finished school at the end of last year but since she undertook the HSC via the 'pathways' program due to suffering from migraines so she will complete it this year instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's the usual cheering (from me!!) but also a little bit of sadness that things are about to change....but more so there is excitement at the boundless opportunities that lie ahead for Miss 18 at the end of this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She wants to work and save and travel and study and go to uni and.......!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here's to a year of change.....the end of one era and the start of a new one!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those of you not familiar with the pathways program it is basically a program that enables students to study year 12 over more than one year...Miss 18 chose 2 years but you can choose up to 5 years! It has many advantages in that you have less workload so can focus on the subjects that you are doing, it means less stress and less to catch up on when she does miss school through migraines. Not necessarily a disadvantage but it did take a little bit of settling in when she had to return to school this year, with this years year 12's. She had to make new friends etc.. It also means a bit more running around for me because some days she only has one or two lessons and since buses don't run to her school frequently I am dropping her off or picking her up more often than usual! But overall it is a program that I would definitely recommend!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My pack also contained and healing and protective ointment for use on grazes, cuts, blisters and minor burns. Again this product came in handy when I received a burn on my finger from moving trays in the hot oven....in fact I often burn myself in the process of cooking dinner. Again this product was lightly fragranced and provided instant relief from the burn. I continued to apply it for the next day or two and then thankfully no more treatment was required.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also received an everyday shampoo.....and even though I know you shouldn't I do wash my hair everyday.....I just can't help it!!! The shampoo had a nice fragrance. I felt I had to use a little bit extra to get it as soapy as I like but overall it left my hair feeling really nice and clean.</span><br />
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Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-33239793917361494492016-01-12T21:40:00.001+11:002016-01-12T22:04:00.363+11:002016 is going all right....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay so I know that we're only 12 days in to 2016 but you know what, so far it's going all right!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By comparison 12 days in to 2015 and we had a flea infested house with a refrigerator that wouldn't work and a lawn mower that died. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hubby has work, the school holidays are going along pretty smoothly, I've lost half a kilo this past week simply by reducing sugar....it's all good!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been chilling at home most days and I have been getting my domestic goddess on! Seriously I have been blitzing up fruit juices, making our own iceblocks, creating edible dinners every single night!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On top of all that l won a pair of FRANKiE4 footwear shoes.....OMG I am sooo excited!! Cannot wait til they arrive!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And maybe the best part to date....thanks to our finances being totally crap last year my tax return was better than usual and I have used half the money to pay off some huge bills that we had and I am using the other half for a little family holiday to celebrate hubby's 50th in March....well our little holiday will be in April to coincide with school holidays.....and it's a total surprise....and it is killing me to keep it a surprise!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's to a great start to the year! I hope 2016 is treating you well so far!</span><br />
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Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-56653808391557750532016-01-10T05:00:00.000+11:002016-06-10T10:19:23.949+10:0010 on 10 Photography Circle - January<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome to the first 10 on 10 Photography Circle for 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just to recap, the 10 on 10 Photography Circle is when a group of fab bloggers post 10 photos on the 10th of each month and we link to each other so that you can follow the links around the circle to see some talented photographers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My 10 photos for January were taken the day that we cut down our Christmas tree last year....just next to the Christmas tree farm was this amazing old Church so after cutting down the tree and putting it in the trailer we popped in to take some pics. These were taken on my iPhone and edited in Be Funky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be sure to pop over to check out Ellen's amazing photos of her family day out in Sovereign Hill </span><a href="http://www.potential.com.au/new-blog/2016/a-family-day-out-sovereign-hill-photos" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and keep following the circle til you get back to me! Enjoy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upon enquiry we discovered that it was at Bundeena.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neither hubby nor I had been there before. Turns out it' s about an hour and a half from us so on 27th December, having survived Christmas Day and Boxing Day, we decided a road trip was in order so we went to check it out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We really had no idea where we were going to just typed Bundeena into the sat nav and let it do the hard work for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We now know that Bundeena has four beaches....Bonnie Vale Beach which is in the Royal National Park, Gunyah Beach which is a small sand and rock beach, Jibbon Beach which is a secluded sandy beach favoured by the locals and Horderns Beach located near the ferry wharf with shops and facilities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you know the crazy thing.....the same day that we went their for the first time ever a Mum Of Five Girls facebook reader (and hopefully blog reader too!!) also went there for their first time ever and recognised it from a photo that I posted....crazy hey! Then when I got home my niece had commented on my instagram photo and asked where we were and when I told her she asked what it was like coz she was heading there for the first time ever later that week....totally cray cray!!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So tell me, have you been to Bundeena before.....have you know about this little gem all along...are we just a bit late to the party lol !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">By the way it was only a day or so ago that I decided to do a review of Bundeena....I would have taken better pics when we were there had I thought about it beforehand...sorry!</span><br />
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Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-76634624456478105222016-01-01T20:50:00.000+11:002016-01-04T10:51:35.833+11:00Your Best Year Ever by Kelly Exeter - Book Review<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning I stumbled upon an eBook....Your Best Year Ever by Kelly Exeter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Given that it is 1st January, a brand new year full of hope and possibility then the timing seemed perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I downloaded the book onto my iPhone and read it whilst the girls were playing nicely together....which is indication in itself that it is a quick and easy read!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the beginning of the book it was just like chatting with a friend. The book is personal and Kelly touches on her own experiences of depression, of being overwhelmed with family and business, of trying to change bad habits etc..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book features 7 chapters which outline 7 ways/steps to change your thinking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were quite a few a-ha moments when reading the book with a few of my favourite quotes being these...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the low cost of $3.99 and for the fact that it is quick and easy to read I would definitely recommend Your Best Year Ever.....and the timing is perfect if you want a positive start to the new year with simple and sound advice that you can act upon straight away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2016 could well just be my best year ever....and yours too!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow where do I start.....you sucked....big time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the day that we returned home from our relaxing Christmas holiday in January you decided to bite us on the arse with a flea infested house and a fridge that did not work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you didn't stop there....there was the lawn mower that died, the shower head that broke, the microwave oven that started to send out sparks, hubby's car broke down, the hot water service sprung a leak, the kettle gave up the ghost, my car needed a new water pump....a week later it needed a new radiator....hubby's car needed a new battery....and that's not even the half of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The money worries that 2015 brought made me quite literally feel sick to my stomach. There were days when I did not know what we were going to be able to eat for dinner. Days where I didn't know where the next mortgage payment was going to come from.</span><br />
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Suck as you may have 2015 you couldn't keep us down. There have still been some good times, there have still been some laughs and there has still been a lot of love.</span><br />
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">There were even times throughout the year that I believed in miracles. When hubby would be away and I would literally be down to my last few dollars there must have been someone watching over us. Sometimes it would be some money arriving in the mail from my in-laws, other times it was something that had been listed on eBay for months finally selling. A random act of kindness from a Facebook follower just before Christmas really touched my heart and i</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t was moments like these that kept me going.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You don't go through a year like 2015 without taking a long hard look at your life and thinking of ways that you can make changes for the better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been a stay at home mum since forever and whilst I don't really want that to change I had to look at the bigger picture and eventually started looking for work...I even went for a job interview...my first in a very, very, very long time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't get the job but that prompted me to think outside the square and a few months ago I decided to put myself out there as a Virtual Assistant....<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Virtual-Veronica-724934470971404/timeline">Virtual Veronica</a> !!! I've completed a few jobs and now have to look to grow my business so that I can contribute financially to the household ......without leaving home. So if you, or anyone you know, needs a VA....let me know ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also signed up as a consultant with Jamberry nail wraps....love the product so thought why not! Pop over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/937104269690935/">Come Wrap With Me</a> page on Facebook if you want to find out more!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's all about not having all my eggs in the one basket!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wishing you all a wonderful new year!! Here's hoping that in 2016 we can kick arse !!</span><br />
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Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-66863241327516561222015-12-10T04:30:00.000+11:002016-06-10T10:19:39.874+10:0010 on 10 Photography Circle - December<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here we are at the 10th of the month again, time for our 10 on 10 photography project where a group of us share 10 pics from an hour, a day, a week...or if you're like me from pretty much whenever!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those of you who follow me on Facebook would know that there's not much Christmassy happening around here at the moment as we move furniture from one room to another! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I have not missed a single month of the 10 on 10 photography circle...and long time readers will know that I usually can't stick with anything!!! So for fear of missing out on this month I grabbed my iPhone, scrolled through the camera roll and ta-da...I present you with my November highlights!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once you've checked out my chaotic life be sure to pop over to the next member of the group and then make your way around the circle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last time we went to the circus was about 12 years ago and I have wanted to take the girls for ages but well.....expensive much !!!! So when The Great Euro Circus came to town and set up in the grounds of where my sister works and she got free tickets and gave them to us....OMG awesome!!!! It was amazing....and the tickets were for the night of Miss 7's birthday so bonus!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That weekend Miss 11 went on a 2 night girl guides camp. I have no idea what she is doing in this photo!!! But she packed up her bedroll and off she went!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Same weekend, coz we love to cram everything into one action packed weekend....yep that's how we roll!! Soccer presentation for Miss 17 (it is actually the day of her birthday so from here on she will be miss 18!!), Miss 16 and Miss 14. The pic is of the coach (hubby lol !! ) giving miss 16 her trophy for being players player...woohoo!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And the very next freaking day!!! Miss 18's year 12 formal!! In the rain!!! But we were prepared!! By the way what she is wearing is actually a dress with a skirt over it!! Yep it's the dress in photo #6 from last months <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2015/11/10-on-10-photography-circle-november.html">10 on 10 photography circle</a> and the heaviest tulle skirt ever!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And to end November we had to drive an hour and a half to Wollongong Uni for Miss 18 to receive and award for her year 12 design and tech major work. She won overall best product runner up! Then we drove an hour and a half home again!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think I may have caught a glimpse of the ocean for a millisecond on the decent down Mount Ousley...or maybe I dreamt it!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there you have it....November!!! No wonder I was tired and broke!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be sure to pop over and see what Cathy has been up to this month....she never fails to impress me with her photos!! Just click <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fperegrinationgourmande.com%2Fwhats-up-in-my-life%2F&h=iAQF-QHDg">here</a> to see them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So last post I gave you an insight into what Miss 7 would like for Christmas....if you missed it you can check it out <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2015/11/christmas-gift-guide-7-year-old-girls.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay so luckily I was sitting down for my first search because the prices coming up were totally WTF......seriously $269 and above.....for a watch......so she can tell the time.....when she doesn't even have anywhere she needs to be...!!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eventually hubby and I decided that if that is all that she wants from Santa then it's better than getting 10-12 things just that will just clutter up our diminishing space even more. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So Ebay it was!! And the watch will be here next week for well under $269, in fact for half of that....so she might still get that handball that she has been wanting too!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are thinking of buying a Baby-G watch for anybody this Christmas be sure to check out <a href="http://www.cocomi.com.au/watches/">www.cocomi.com.au</a> for huge savings on some of their watches...and make sure you get the code to get $10 off your first order.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now let's move on to Miss 14. Now you don't get a traditional handwritten list with a Miss 14....oh no! Here's what you get....</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pinterest boards....yes a whole set of Pinterest boards that she then makes you follow from your account!!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take a look at them </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/MumOfFiveGirls/following/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But wait, there's more! You might even get an email with links to all of the things she wants as well!! Like all of these clothes....listed in order of preference...OMG!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's probably time that I actually pop over and check out those pinterst boards...after all it is only 2 and a half weeks til Christmas.....eeeek!!!!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay so I've googled here and googled there with no success but there are some pretty cool handballs at Toy R Us if your little one isn't as pedantic as mine!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This time Google was my friend!! And eBay has plenty of these in stock!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(3) Shopkins....well actually that is 'more' Shopkins as she received her first lot for her birthday...and my suggestion to you is that if you buy Shopkins you buy a container for them to live in or else their home could very easily be the vacuum cleaner...they are so tiny!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow another month has flown by!! Welcome to this months photography circle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only 10 days into November and we have already had miss 6 turn 7 and miss 17 turn 18!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as if that wasn't enough this week sees miss 16 and miss 18 have their year 10 and year 12 formals respectively.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One trip to the shops with the non shopping loving miss 16 a few weeks ago saw her dress purchased at the second shop we went into.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I knew shopping with miss 18 was not going to be the same...!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6 hours, 10 shops and countless annoying sales assistants later we bought a dress....but you'll have to come back on Friday to see pics!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This month I am linking up to the lovely Cathy! You will absolutely adore her amazing travel photos....check them out <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fperegrinationgourmande.com%2Fprague-the-romantic-city%2F&h=8AQEVgEjs">here</a> and then be sure to follow your way around the circle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.essentiallyjess.com/">Essentially Jess</a> for #IBOT</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So today marks the end of three years of Miss 17 having a maths tutor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has been absolutely brilliant and has not only helped Miss 17 to catch up on the work that she missed out on due to her migraines, but he has also built up her self esteem and confidence and she was awarded first in course overall this year at her school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we put together a thank you/goodbye gift today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like a gift to have a bit of thought behind it, to be a bit personalized. Now the tutor has a great sense of humor and Miss 17 can be frustrating at times so we put this gift together with these factors in mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the gifts that we collected....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we wrapped them and numbered each (you'll see why in a minute!!)....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss 17 typed up a thank you note and wrote equations on seven small envelopes.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we packed it all into a box, tied it up with string and put a note on top....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The note on top instructed the tutor to open each envelope in numerical order.....in order to do this he had to calculate the equations on each of them to get the answer which gave him the order!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As he opened each envelope he was to open the corresponding gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the message that Miss 17 typed .... and the gift that goes with it!!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to say thank you for being my maths tutor! I'm sure it was no <b>picnic </b><br />gift - picnic bar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were probably times you wanted to <b>throw in the towel</b><br />gift - hand towel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or I gave you a <b>headache</b><br />gift - panadol</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I'm going to be on the <b>ball</b><br />gift - handball for his sons</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm totally going to <b>ace </b>it<br />gift - deck of cards</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as maths tutors go, you are one of my <b>favourites</b><br />gift - box of favourites chocolates</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for all your work, have a great <b>break </b>before you come back to tutor my sisters muhahaha!!<br />gift - kit kat chocolate </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a lot of fun putting this gift together and the tutor was quick to respond that is was very inventive!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are thinking of putting together a gift like this here are a few more products that you could incorporate....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.essentiallyjess.com/">Essentially Jess</a>for #IBOT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So last week I told you all about my new found love of Jamberry Nails <a href="http://mum-of-five-girls.blogspot.com/2015/10/come-wrap-with-me-jamberry-nails.html">here</a>. And by 'new found' I mean one day I had never even heard of Jamberry or even nail wraps and the next day I was signing up to be an independent consultant.....nothing like a bit of spontaneity to spice up life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well today I have decided to share my love of these nail wraps by having a little giveaway!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So Jamberry nail wraps are non-toxic vinyl nail wraps that you apply with heat right there in your own home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have just launched here in Australia and are rapidly gaining popularity due to the ease of use and to the 300 plus amazing designs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I never have the time or money to get a manicure so I am in love with the DIY at home side of these nail wraps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another thing I really love about the Jamberry nail wraps is the Mommy and Me range which feature matching nail wraps for both mum and daughter....how cute would these be!! (and so much easier than applying nail polish to 50 nails when all of your daughters want to do at home manicures at the same time!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay so that's enough of me raving!! It's giveaway time!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To be in the running to win here's what you need to do....it's as easy as 1 - 2 - 3...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. pop over to my Jamberry Launch Party on facebook and request to join the group</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. pop back here and leave a comment below telling me what is you favourite design from the online shop and why.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First prize winner will receive a sheet of Jamberry Nail wraps (the one that they commented about in their answer) valued at $22.00 plus 1 Jamberry Nail lacquer (under the lacquers tab, no the gel enamels) of their choice valued at $22.00 (total prize value is $44.00)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Third prize winner will receive a nail application kit that includes 2 alcohol wipes, 1 pair of nail scissors, 1 pair of nail clippers, 1 buffer block, 2 orange sticks, 1 rubber cuticle pusher and 1 nail file (total prize value is $18)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>1. Competition is open to Australian residents only</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>3. The winners will be chosen by Mum Of five Girls based on the most creative answers as judged by her. No discussion over judging will be entered into.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>5. Competition starts on Monday 12th October at 8.00am AEST and ends on Friday 30th October at 5.00pm AEST</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good luck!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Linking up with Eva of <a href="http://www.themultitaskingmummy.com/">Multitasking Mummy</a> for Mummy Mondays!</span><br />
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED THIS COMPETITION!!<br />
THE WINNERS ARE...<br />
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1st PRIZE - LAURA S.<br />2nd PRIZE - LARA<br />
3rd PRIZE - POLLY<br />
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CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!</div>
Mum Of Five Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183426916412466636noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733055991945339231.post-68685970915819109562015-10-10T05:30:00.000+11:002016-06-10T10:20:11.486+10:0010 in 10 Photography Circle - October<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So this month I am suffering from a severe case of FOMO.....fear of missing out!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 10th of October has snuck up on me quite unexpectedly and I had nothing prepared for the photography circle but I totally didn't want to miss out so here are 10 pics I've downloaded from my iPhone with no editing at all from last weekend when Miss 16 returned from a 3 week exchange program in Japan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gotta admit that as much as we can't wait to see Miss 16 leaving home at 5.20am kinda sucks.....and my windscreen needs a good clean!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woohoo after waiting over an hour for the girls to collect their luggage Miss 16 is home!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And Miss 6 is glad to see her....well at least until she hands out the presents!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ugh unpacking sucks...well except for the pressie part, that's pretty good!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can you see where Miss 16's priorities lay....get as much food out of Japan as possible!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Send the gal to Disney Sea and yes she comes home with a huge Minnie Mouse hat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped off at The Grounds of Alexandria after leaving the airport.....because coffee was needed!! Saw this awesome wall and was being all totally hip and cool trying to get an awesome pic of the girls altogether....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be sure to pop over and check out Michelle's awesome pics for October over at <a href="http://www.geeyourebrave.com/2015/10/1010-photograp">Gee You're Brave</a> and then work your way around the circle back to me!</span></div>
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