Last week I had the rather dubious pleasure of watching Omelette lay her first egg. I had gone in to feed them some scraps from the kitchen when she suddenly doubled in size. A little bit of fluid trickled out of her nether regions and much effort was going into expelling something. I thought she…
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The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 7
First up, I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a message on my children's blog and also to those who are now following. Whilst I was reading them out to the children, one of the girls exclaimed, rather wide-eyed, 'You mean there are real people reading…
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 6
Source Welcome to week 6 of the angelicscalliwags challenge. The challenge is on to pay off our mortgage in 2 1/2 years (mad goal) or in 5 years (sane goal). For the rest of the posts in this series see here How did we do this week? We didn't do so well this week. We…
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 5
One of last week's goals was not to go shopping at all, bar our weekly grocery shop. We did much better than usual and went only twice, but to be frank giving up popping to the shops was much harder than, say, giving up coffee. This is on account of the snack factor. Habits are hard…
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 4
I had a rare moment of self-awareness this week. Not spending (copious) amounts of money on coffee brings a certain clarity of thought. In a life where this is an infrequent occurrence I grabbed hold of it (this new self-awareness), and after introducing myself to it I found myself mulling it over during the week and came to…
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 3
Source The challenge is on to pay off our mortgage in 2 1/2 years (mad goal) or in 5 years (sane goal). For the rest of the posts in this series see here In the interest of complete honesty, a sense of the ridiculous hit me this week. I am making my own washing up liquid, merrily…
The Angelicscalliwag Challenge: Week 2
Change always comes bearing gifts Price Pritchett The challenge is on to pay off our mortgage in 2 1/2 years (mad goal) or in 5 years (sane goal). Thank you to everyone who commented last week, for all your encouragement and great ideas. How fantastic to have company! (And thank you especially to Linda who offered to…
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 1
Sorry, snapped that photo yesterday and I couldn't resist. The children are so blessed to have Gary as their father. For the rest of the posts in this series see here So the angelicscalliwag challenge is to pay off our mortgage early. Why on earth is this on a home school blog? There is a…
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Part Two
So what does a hyperactive do when faced with burn out?SourceI know that the traditional route of taking an absolute holiday won't fix it for me. In fact it will most probably frustrate me. That said, I asked a blogger friend of mine what she thought and her reply was very wise. Now I'm not. …
The Angelicscalliwag Challenge: Part One
When I was at primary school I was the little girl who was sat (permanently) in the naughty chair, which was situated next to the teacher's desk and the other naughty chair. That chair was occupied (permanently) by the naughtiest boy. My school reports were boringly similar. Must try harder. Must stop talking. Must concentrate. Must..must..must...…