MKH1978's Profile

I need a little map of Denmark for my kitchen. can't wait to spend a month there next May.

Yes, it's Good Reads. I just line up my Want To Read List (obtained from reviews, word of mouth, blogs). When I finish a book I'll mark it as read and post it to my Facebook.

This is the best system yet and I always have something I'm excited about reading.

I started doing this on the containers my kids take to school. I also use it for temp. baby proofing (stick cupboards and the fridge shut).

Lately I've been writing reminders on masking tape and sticking it to the front of the relevant backpack/bag. So on Monday morning I don't forget money/permission slips etc. This works well to remind my hubby when he does the school run.

Gift wrapping station? Am pretty confident we don't have these in Australia (not at home anyway, and only at Christmas in the mall). I have one roll of brown paper. When giving a gift I get my kids to decorate the paper and make a pom pom out of yarn. This is lo-fi, cost effective and the kids get involved about gifting. We no longer give cards instead we give photos laminated with magnet or a burnt copy of our favourite CD of the moment. Spending $5-$10 on card and wrapping is nuts.

I've left the front door wide open a few times. Once I get two toddlers in their car seats I just drive off without a backwards glance. My boyfriend has been good about it and nothings been stolen.

Am going to buy a lock that can be locked without keys. Fingers crossed I don't start locking myself out of the house.

In Australia (some) people coat the crusts in Vegemite and Cheese then bake them in oven. The resulting snack is a homemade Rusks. Apparently good for teething toddlers.

Love the paper mache giraffe.

Am just about to paint all the bedrooms white! Am so excited. It's going to be a vast improvement over the previous owners choices of latte, peach, lemon and bright pink. The bold blue entry can stay for now.

More food content on the kids page would be great. Easy,quick, keeps well, healthy, can be made in advance for lunch boxes. These are the posts I scour the net for. My days of clipping recipes is over, recipes can only be kept if they meet strict requirements. I still buy mags and love my RSfeeds but I know our menu planning is family only for many years to come.