June 23, 2011 by Michelle
When I was pregnant I swore that my daughter would not be overly exposed/become accustomed to all the standard kids labels/characters – for example, Dora the explorer, the Wiggles, Hi-5. But I have to say that some of these have their merits. And Boo LOVES the Wiggles – I'm not a massive fan of them, but their music is cool and anything that gets Boo up and dancing around is great by me.
Anyway, back to what I don't love about the Wiggles. We borrowed a Wiggles music CD (I try to limit Boo's TV viewing as much as possible) from the library and Boo was naturally very excited. But two days ago she was sitting next to me and removed the CD cover with the library barcode and I have been searching for it ever since! High and low, through rubbish bins, books, under the couch, under the bed, in the ktichen, in her room and in places where, seriously, there was no chance of her ditching the cover there but I was very desperate.
So I have about 2 weeks to find this cover and if I can't, then I'm dreading upfront up to the library and explaining the whole situation. Maybe the good news is that I get to have a Wiggles CD on the cheap (I presume I will need to pay for it). But in the meantime… back to the hunt!
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June 21, 2011 by Michelle
from automatism
I've always been a big lover of books – ever since I was young, I would immerse myself in them (much to my parent's chagrin – but that is another story!). So when Boo came along, I immediately wanted her to enjoy books as much as I did. But books are incredibly expensive and being on a tight budget, we resorted to garage sales and secondhand stores. These filled up her bookshelf very quickly. Being cheap meant we could buy lots for the same amount of money as you would buy 1 brand new book for.
However, the downside with this is that you can't be picky with the books you get. Even though Boo enjoys the books she has, there are some classics that we will probably never find in these shops/places. And it's these books I have resorted to buying brand new. So when my friend put me onto Booko I was in 7th heaven! This site allows you to type in the title, author keyword etc of a book that you are interested in and it finds the cheapest deal including shipping. And it's easy to use. What more do you want?? 
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June 20, 2011 by Michelle
How come I have never seen this before? Apparently all the rage a few years ago, a recipe for no knead bread had done the rounds in blogland.
The recipe looks so simple and I have been wanting to try and make bread for AGES! Stuff the carbs, this recipe looks so good I just want to eat the bread now! Plus the storytelling is amazing – and you definitely have to scroll down to the bottom and read the last bit of the post
from Steamy Kitchen – no knead bread recipe – so simple, even a 4 year could do it!
Once I found that one, I went searching for more. This site great versions of this recipe – from the original, to the 1 hour bread to the no knead bread in a hurry!
From the Kitchn – No knead bread in a hurry
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June 17, 2011 by Michelle
I've been eyeing the clothes from this store for AGES! and being in Australia means that it is more affordable than ever to get clothes from the US. So when they announced their sale, I finally succumbed and bought their ladybird dress:
I love the asymmetrical neckline and the colour. It also looks flattering so hopefully it fits well . And I love the style .
It's been shipped today so will probably take about 2 weeks to arrive but I can't wait!! 
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June 15, 2011 by Michelle
Money is tight so anything that I can get that entertains Boo and is free is great! I've been wanting to try and improve her sense of colours for a while. We have been through a number of "colour" phases where everything that week was yellow, and then pink and then green!
They even had different colour themes at her daycare but Boo was still insistent that everything was a particular colour even though it definitely wasn't.
So when we went to Bunnings recently and I saw the paint sample wall it immediately caught my eye. I took a variety of colours (2 of each) and bingo – a free colour matching game! We came home and I mixed up all the cards and showed Boo how to match the colours together. She did it in no time but could I get her to name the colours by herself – no way!
I think we might be playing this game for a while
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