Category: Holidays

How to make relaxing on holidays with kids easy

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How to make relaxing on holidays with kids easy

This blog post is sponsored by ABC Reading Eggs.

We’ve just returned from a holiday in Port Douglas which was absolutely lovely. Gosh, we are lucky to live in such a beautiful country. We saw some amazing sights – the Daintree and Cape Tribulation were particular standouts. We also swam, ate, had adventures and just had an overall sensational time. But we also really enjoyed some downtime by the pool. We both really needed it.

Sometimes as a single parent, getting downtime is not easy. There’s no other parent to take over from you when you need it, and add into the mix (in my case anyway) a child who is a ball of energy and wants you in the pool with them at all times (whenever you go with the intention of sitting down next to it with a good book). And I don’t know about you, but my child loves a chat. Loves it. And as much as I love that she loves a chat, sometimes I just need a bit of stillness and silence. Time to read, time to think. Time to myself. And that is where ABC Reading Eggs comes in. It’s a perfect win-win solution for us.Continue Reading →

Five behaviors that scream your ex is a Disneyland Dad

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Five behaviors that scream your ex is a Disneyland Dad.

My daughter has just returned from a trip with her dad. The Disneyland Dad that is… You know the type? Does the minimal amount of parenting and swoops in from time to time to do all the fun stuff.

Over the years, my ex has had his fair share of Disneyland Dad moments.

So, how can YOU tell if your ex is a Disneyland Dad?

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Fifteen Lessons Learned from Single Mum Camping

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Fifteen Lessons Learned from Single Mum Camping.

In the school holidays, I took my daughter on a two-night camping holiday. To me, that’s a bit of an oxymoron, so let’s call it a camping trip. Or a camping adventure. Some might go so far as to say a camping challenge.

Look, I’m going to be upfront with you. Single-mum camping wasn’t easy. But I speak for myself. You might be a really outdoorsy type, and you might read this and think, these things are obvious. So this article is really aimed at the single mum who is a bit like me.Continue Reading →

Eight ways to survive Easter without your kids

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Eight ways to survive Easter without your kids.

I always imagined special occasions without kids would be tough. But now I have to face the reality as my daughter spends Easter with her dad. This will be the first ever special occasion she has with her dad. And the first special occasion since becoming a mum that I will be alone. I have to get through Easter without her.Continue Reading →

When My Daughter Is Away With Her Dad

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When My Daughter Is Away With Her Dad

When my daughter was two and a half, my ex suggested that he take her on a holiday for six days next time he was in Sydney. I liked the idea of her having some time away with her dad. And although I wanted them to build their relationship up and have a great bond, I felt it was too long a trip to have for their first alone time together. He had also been in and out of her life a lot up until that point. At one stage he was out of the picture for over seven months. I suggested a shorter trip first and on his next visit, if she coped OK, they could go for six days.Continue Reading →