Category: Our family
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Reflecting on our journey thus far (7 months in)
I write this post today on this, my 37th birthday. Though I am largely unconcerned with the whole business of aging; changing body, grey hairs, wrinkles, etcetera, I must admit that the sheer speed at which the recent years have passed does alarm me a bit. 37 years old, all of a sudden! While I…
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Cull the Chaos: Playroom Toy Cull
Today I feel victorious. Why? Because I FINALLY tackled something I have been avoiding for months now: the dreaded playroom cull. Toys have a way of accumulating in almost obscene fashion in our home, and once they make it IN to the house, getting them OUT is an exercise in parenting gymnastics. It is well…
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Make your own wooden blocks
During the last week of Term 2, Big Daddy took Master C to the 3 year old playgroup that we attend each week at our local Steiner School. Usually something that I attend with the kids, this was an opportunity for my husband to experience firsthand exactly what it is that makes a Steiner classroom…
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Winter Nature Table in the Southern Hemisphere
Baby, it’s cold outside! Winter has been taking itself rather seriously these past few weeks in Melbourne: lots of rain and LOTS of wind. So much wind, in fact, that we have had to partly dismantle the trampoline for fear of it taking flight and ending up in a neighbour’s backyard down the road (I’ve…
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Lovingkindness Day: Ideas for Giving Back
As part of our weekly rhythm, each day of the week has a theme and Tuesday is Lovingkindness Day. It is an opportunity for both the kids and myself to practice gratitude and undertake random (or sometimes not so random!) acts of kindness for friends, loved ones, our community, the planet or a stranger who…
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Waldorf inspired preschool at home
My firstborn son, Master C, is 3 years old. He is truly one of the most amazing little people you could ever meet in life, if I do say so myself. I don’t take credit for this fact: he was just born awesome. He is articulate, funny, gentle, brave, sweet as pie and incredibly smart. …
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