Author Archive: raisingmy4kids

Exciting changes for 2016

I am very excited to announce that I will posting more regularly from now on and will be adding a newsletter for anyone interested in freebies! As part of this change I will be moving to… raisingmy4kids.com I am in the process of transferring things across to the new website so please bear with me. …

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Shared bedroom makeover for a boy and girl

As I mentioned in my last post, we spent eight months of last year living in a caravan, which was great fun but very cosy.  When we finally moved into a house in mid August, my two youngest, Conor (3) and Selene (18 months) went into a bedroom together. We are strong believers in the …

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Back for 2014 and ready to realise my goals!

  Phew! It has been a long time since I blogged, over 12 months in fact. 2013 was a challenging year for us.  We had made the decision to move to a rural location on an isolated property and the start of the year saw us living in a small caravan (with the 4 kids) …

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Lifestyle change! A move from city to country.

We have made a really exciting decision for our family – we have left the city and moved to the country! Why you may ask? Well for us the cost of living has just got too high…with four kids, it looked like we would never be able to have the lifestyle we wanted with rents …

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Our home made Advent calendar and other stuff…

OMG How did it get to 1st of December and I missed a month of posting? Life just gets so busy this time of year.  In our house it is total chaos as only a house with 4 kids can be…. We are busy getting ready for a big move & lifestyle change, moving to …

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Our No Sugar Challenge – 16 weeks later!

16 weeks in to the no sugar challenge and we have made real lifestyle changes.  The bigger kids still whinge & moan, but they probably would whatever we did!  Johan and I have both noticed some big weight losses – 8 kg for him and a whopping 17 kg for me – way to lose …

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Cool Kids Craft Idea

Are your kids driving you crazy….why not make these and have your own Family Jam session to your favourite music 🙂 – Thank you Kate for this great idea. For more ideas on Children and music please check out my Facebook Page – Kindermusik with Larissa To find a class near you go to http://www.kindermusik.com

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20 Day Challenge to clean your home….progress from Day 1

I knew this would be hard but I had no idea how difficult it would be.  I had high hopes…I had done all the pre-challenge stuff…I was ready. But I started late 😦 They were on Day 20 and I was still struggling to complete Day 1, but I guess it’s small steps so I …

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Why I DON’T vaccinate my kids

There is a lot of stuff out there about vaccinations and as parents we often worry…should we, shouldn’t we?  We all want the best for our children.  Having had children 10 years apart I really noticed the increase in the number of immunisations scheduled for children under two. Just had to share this from A …

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20 Days to organise and clean my home…is that even possible?

Cleaning…I hate it!!!! Before I had four kids and a husband who grew up with servants (yes he really did!!) I hated it but I could stay on top of it.  True, Kieran and I lived in a small two bedroom and I worked so the house stayed tidier, but it was manageable. Now my …

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