Did you know I’m a doubtful debt risk? That’s what the Grattan Institute have labeled me, and other women who leave the full-time workforce before repaying their HELP debt. If you are a women working part-time with a HELP debt, look out! In an attempt to reign in rising student debts under the current HELPRead more
Parenting can sometimes feel like a competition. It starts with innocent questions about the birth, breastfeeding, whether your baby is crawling or sleeping through the night. Then it continues, is your child toilet trained, can they count to 20, know the alphabet? In Kindy it’s the questions about sight words, what’s packed in their lunch box,Read more
Every now and then when Mr Wallace is travelling, I work from home. It’s not always brilliant, the computer system is clunky and it’s kind of lonely. There are however some surprising perks of working from home. Here’s my top 11. 1. There’s no need to dress up I work with a bunch of lawyers.Read more
I feel like a fisherman’s wife some days. Always screaming like a banshee at the boys to BE CAREFUL. But lordy I am wasting my breath. They pay absolutely no attention to me. None! They keep on yelling and running/wrestling/spinning/generally being rowdy. Of all the totally useless things I say to my kids ‘Be careful’Read more
There’s plenty of hipsters in Sydney. They are easy to spot. Trendy, carefully put together outfits that look effortless, perfectly manicured facial hair, often wearing glasses and riding a bicycle, with a general hip vibe. They hang out at organic, vegan cafes. They shun the mainstream but are generally harmless. Yet some hipsters seem to thinkRead more
Meet Nita! She is a wrap skirt and the newest pattern from Beth at Sew DIY. I was thrilled to pattern test the Nita wrap skirt. I think I have a little crush on Sew DIY patterns, remember my Lou Box Top? Yep, it’s also from Sew DIY. As with the Lou Box Top, theRead more
Looking for a wholesome family outing? Pack up the kids and go apple picking in Bilpin! I spent my childhood in Tassie, where berry picking is the thing to do. But to berry pick in Sydney, you have to go on a mission. Then I decided apple picking would satisfy my fruit picking needs. UntilRead more
People tell you lots of stuff when you are a parent. Often unsolicited and based on what the magical “they” say. Some of it you believe, because you desperately want or need it to be true. But the thing is, “they” don’t know your child. Absolutely nothing is certain in this parenting gig. I’ve hadRead more
Everyone loves flowers, especially when they are an unexpected treat! Zoe, a savvy business mum, asked if she could send me some flowers. How could I say no?!? Zoe runs a unique and innovative flower business, called Petal Post. About Petal Post Basically, Petal Post source flowers direct from the growers and the Sydney Flower MarketRead more
Jakarta is not a destination you’ll see on many people’s travel buckets lists. We stopped off for three nights simply because it was en-route from Yogyakarta to Sydney. It turns out that spending three days in Jakarta with kids was fabulous, in fact we’d have happily stayed a little longer! If you find yourself inRead more