Internal Struggles
Ok ok ok I no I no I have been absent for quite a few months and I have sat down and tried to write I can’t even remember how many times but I just haven’t been able to. You see I started this journey wanting to show you a little bit into my life…
Is It Worth It??
Recently as I was getting ready for work I had my kids look at me and say “Do you really have to go to work today?” and in that moment it stopped me in my tracks because in my head as an adult l just kept saying I was doing this for the kids but…
Co-sleeping Means No Sleeping
Well those of you who do follow along on Instagram and Facebook would have seen a couple of months ago that our little mister had decided that mum and dads bed was the new place to be (after a silly daddy made the mistake of letting him in for a cuddle at 2am) and since…
Keeping Us Busy
So guys I no I have been so slack over the last 4 months and I have been going back and forth on whether I continue to post or not as I have not been in the right mind frame but I have realized that everyone has these days and to me I just have…
My Get Away
Being a mum 24/7 has always been so rewarding to me but I have always said it won’t be the only thing I do and as time has gone on and the kids have gotten older I have realized more and more how much I have missed my working environment. So not to long ago…
New Friends and Old Ones
After lots of debate on should we or shouldn’t we, we got the kids a fish tank just before we moved and gosh I never realised how calming it can be just to sit back of a night time and relax and watch them all swim around. Plus the kids absolutely love that they can…
Life Away From Work
I know I have been so slack and I am truly very sorry. At the moment life has been so full on and in all honesty, I have had an absolute mind blank on what to write and tell you guys but I am going to try harder to at least be posting once a…
The Last 2 Months
I thought since I haven’t been around for the last 2 months really I should give you all an update on what’s been happening in our lives here. Ok so the biggest thing that we have gone through has been moving to a new house and the dreaded job of unpacking, I swear there are…
🎒 School Time 🎒
Wow where has the last 5 years gone of my daughters life. I feel like only yesterday she was the little angel I was holding in my arms and now next week I am sending her off to prep. I tell you I must say I never thought getting ready for school was so much…
Let’s Move Again
So it’s that time again where we have to move and I feel like it’s an even bigger process than last time but hang with me I’m trying to get on top of everything so that I can get up to date with posting 🙂 Talk again soon CC ❤
Adventures of Elf on a Shelf
So here are all the activities and adventures that our Elf or as the kids have called him “Magic Circus Elf” went on throughout December 🙂 we had trips to the Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Chinchilla through out the month and he went everywhere with us and got up to quite a bit. Hope you…
Christmas, Christmas Everywhere
Well it was that time of year again where you walk through the shops and hear nothing but carols and where children suddenly feel the need to constantly tell you what they want right at the last minute haha This Christmas was a really big one for us and I know you must be thinking…
A Women’s Body – Part 3
So let’s talk about the body after you have had babies and some of my struggles and wonders after have 4. I remember the first time I held my eldest and thinking wow I did it and then came the challenges of my new journey. You see after holding that little pumpkin and getting used…
Health Issues
Ok, guys, I feel really bad that I haven’t been posting to you all but over the last few weeks I have been dealing with some health issues of my own and I thought it was about time I share a bit about my issue. So for the past 5 years since being pregnant with…
A Women’s Body – Part 2
Ok, let’s get down to some of the beauties of pregnancy and how I learnt to love my changing body. For me the beauty of pregnancy starts from the minute you find out you have created a gorgeous little life form in your body and that for the next 9 months (in reality it’s closer…
A Womens Body – Part 1
My next few post are going to cover the good, bad and ugly of pregnacy for me. I will be posting in 3 parts: Part 1 – the struggles I faced and the pain I experiences with each pregnancy Part 2 – the joy and beauty of my pregnancies and the ways I made myself…
Attitude at Different Ages
Ok so I think every age group has a totally different attitude and every child will go through it, it just might be slightly different. So here is my tale on the age attitudes I experienced with each of the kids 🙂 Firstly you have the amazing baby stage which especially I go crazy for,…
Holiday Day 2
As the kids loved doing there fossicking yesterday this morning we decided to head down to Pat’s Gem which has a cafe, jewellery shop and an outdoor fossicking area and do some gem finding. Down there they had lots of area and activities for the kids other than the fossicking. There was a sand pit…
Fossicking with the Kids
Yesterday we decided to go off on a little adventure for the kids to experience something completely new. So we all packed in the car and headed off for our long drive but it has been well worth it. We got into rubyvale at about 6.30pm and had some dinner and for it being so…
The Difference Between Living Rural and Suburbia
I never really thought of what the differences would be for living rural and suburbia other than being able to bring the kids up in a quieter part of Australia than on the Coast but the differences were huge but we have loved every second of them. I think the biggest change for me was…
Pile Them In
Load them up and pile them in is what it’s like when we have to go anywhere. So today I thought I would talk about the cars we have had and have for fitting all of us in. So to start with when we first found out we were going to have our son and…
Getting Ready For School
It’s scary when they finally hit school age and I swear it only feels like yesterday you were holding them, all bundled up in your arms. Well, that time has come for me with my eldest. As she turned 5 in August all she has been able to talk about is that she gets to…
Dance Season
Ok, so I know I said I was going to start posting again but life recently has unfortunately gotten in the way a little. I did try to start posting but we then had family come out and had been staying with us and then on top of that it was the end of year…
👻Halloween 🤡
So halloween has been and gone and not going to lie I have never been a really big fan but I guess that as a lot of people say it’s not an Australian tradition but it was our first year to actually properly participate and the kids had a ball. It’s funny how 364 days…
Settling, Soothing and Snuggling
There is the age old argument of SIDS and kids and don’t get me wrong it is a very scary thing but I also believe in doing what you think is right for your child and that your child is going to do what they want no matter what you do. I no with SIDS…
Dealing with the Stress
I have been asked how I deal with the everyday stresses and my goodness there sure are a lot of them when raising 4 kids so close together and I joke with my husband all the time that we are doomed when they all hit puberty haha But back to the actual question, normally to…
Sibling Love ♡
One of the most rewarding parts of being a mum is seeing my kids all get a long and the love they all share. I think the same with everyone, they all have there bad days were they will fight and argue but by the end of the day it’s amazing to see them all…
Keeping on top of Things
I have recently been asked quite a lot on how do I manage everything from the kids activities to my own. My biggest helper has been my organizer anything and everything is in it even down to what cleaning needs to be done on what day, as well as my recipes for natural products but…
Roll up, Roll up, the Circus is in Town!
There has always been the saying “When I grow up im going to run away to the circus.” Well I didn’t need to from when I was a baby I travelled with them, my family were the circus and I travelled in a bus with my mum and dad for some time when I was…
Romance?
I have recently been asked if the romance dies after having and raising 4 kids and the answer is in short “no it just evolves.” So to elaborate before kids romance I can imagine for a lot of people is nights out getting all dressed up and going out to dinner and getting some real…
Kids Can Fall Asleep Anywhere
You always see the funny videos or photos of kids being able to fall asleep anywhere and I always thought that they must be put on some how but I have learnt that kids can literally fall asleep whenever they want. This is my eldest when she was a couple months old, she just decided…
Messy Behaviour
It’s always one of the most rewarding things to see your child enjoying themselves to the best of their ability and the other day my husband and I had the pleasure of watching just that. So as a lot of people around Queensland have been experiencing later we have had a good amount of rain…
Life’s Not Perfect
So I have previously talk about how I have been told that my life seems perfect but in reality it isn’t, it isn’t always sunshines and rainbow. We have bad days not only between myself and my husband but with the kids as well. They don’t always behave or listen and they requently forget their…
Driving with Children
So a little advice if your going to drive long distances with kids make sure you over pack, I swear what you think you will need you’ll end up needing more. So lets highlight some of the experience I have had with driving with the kids over the years. Since before we had our son…
Kids and Toys
It’s funny how when people find out we only have 1 boy they think of he must get it good and have all his own toys but in reality all the kids have there own toys but each of them share as well, the girls will play with trains, truck and dinosaurs and little mister…
Questions That Drive You Mental
Have you ever heard a child saying “why?” down the shops and thought ahh that’s so cute they just want to know more. Well it’s not so cute when you have been asked why about 1000 times and at everything you say and they still don’t want to give up asking. You would think after…
Animals and Kids
So I haven’t shared a little bit about us with you yet. Before this job that my husband took on we lived on a working farm for 2 years when we first moved out and I got to say it was definitely one of funniest moments that everyone in our family enjoyed including where my…
Wardrobes With Children
So I love how so many people say give your kids the responsibility of their own wardrobe but I would love to meet a parent who has managed to convince there child not to take all their clothes out and change about 6 times a day. Originally I had all my girls clothes in their…
Let’s Get This Show Back On The Road
Ok guys I’m back and ready to get back into thing, we are still on the mend so I may be a little slower with getting posts out but I will do my best. Just to recap over the last couple of days and let you guys in to what we have been up to….
Away For Now
Ok guys so unfortunately I will be away for a few day in hospital with our youngest, so I will start posting again when we are back home 🙂 Talk again soon CC ❤
Shaving Cream, Paint And A Whole Lot Of Mess
Oh the joys of kids and fun ativities, this one was a real struggle for me and pretty much resulting in me hosing the kids down before I wanted to touch them again haha but we got there in the end and the kids had an absolute blast. Not going to lie this was the…
Routine, Routine, Routine
A recent question I was asked was to write about some of the routines I have and stick to and I no routines aren’t for everyone but for me they were a life saver. I think my biggest routine that has been in place for the longest is my bedtime routine, it normally starts around…
Kids, OCD and Post-Natal Depression
Today I thought I might do a bit more of a serious post that is something that has effected me and can take a huge toll on anyone. So going back about 3 and a half years ago I was in at the child health nurse with my second daughter having her weekly check up…
Hands/Feet Keepsakes
I must say this is one the best activities to do with kids not only big kids but little ones as well, I made these with a playgroup I helped run and we had kids from a couple months old through to 4 and all of them loved doing it and all ages are able…
Common Questions?
So I wanted to write down some of the question and statements I’m asked or told and if anyone else has any questions feel free to comment or message me 🙂 Q. Are you all finished having kids now? A. I no I might sound crazy but no, my husband and I have always said…
Kids and Quiet
So you no that old saying “when it’s quiet you know the kids are up to no good” well it is so very true. I think the amount of times I will be doing something and all of a sudden I realize the house is quiet and it’s a shock to the system cause well…
Trying To Be An Adult
I see photos like this and they just make me laugh. This was after I spent half an hour running around trying to get my cape back and my towel because little mister thought it would be good fun to run around rolling in it. Haha I must say I’m glad I have a good…
Pamper Time
So I figured us mum’s whether you be working or at home are 90% of the time on our feet so I wanted to share some of the relaxing foot scrubs I have used and made for my mum and mother-in-law and they loved them just as much as me and the kids, plus I…
Life Away From Home
I thought I would try to address one of the things that I have been asked lately and that is “What is it like with your husband being away?” I guess the easiest way to answer this question is it’s hard but it is hard to each person of our family differently. Our two oldest…
Let’s Talk About Mums
So I remember one of the very first experiences I had at going out with my new baby and getting judged. Now don’t get me wrong it isn’t something that happens all the time but it is there and I feel like it’s there no matter what age you are because there is always going…
Day to Day
So to try and answer that age old question that I know I am asked almost every time I go out and I’m sure a lot of others are as well, “How do you do it?” The simplest answer is ‘you have to’ haha well I mean what are they going to do without you…
Moving with Everyone
Oh my I must say I think one of the hardest things I have had to do is moving house with all 4 kids. I remember what it was like to pack and move with no kids but by god it was so much easier to be able to just pack at your own pace,…
Shopping With The Troops
Have you ever thought ‘what would it be like if all the animals at the zoo got out and you had to go chasing them down and herd them up’ well that’s what it feels like going out with all the kids and don’t get me wrong I must say they can be pretty good…
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The Truth About The Tribe
So I guess we’ll start off with me, I’m cc I’m 22 years old and as you can probably guess by now I have 4 beautiful children all under 5 years of age, as well as that I’m a student studying a diploma of counselling and a wife. My husband works full time but we…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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