Last week I introduced the way in which we are conquering the paper clutter in our house!   The Family Finance Folder  Now to take a closer look inside…. The folder is divided, using the Extra Wide Tabbed Dividers, into the categories of our most common bills.  This will...

Finally time to announce the winner of our “The Parent Manifesto” book giveaway! The lucky winner is…. CONGRATULATIONS SUSAN! Please email mypigeonpairblog@gmail.com to collect your prize!   We would love to hear what you think of the book!...

 You should know by now that I have a little problem with shopping!  Although I would generally like to do my shopping online sometimes a trip to the shops is called for.  Last weekend I stepped out of my shopping comfort zone and went shopping, to an unknown shopping...

Master O loves stuffed toys.   Yep at age 5 he still has an obsession with his two favourite companions Oscar and Rolley, the stuffed toy dogs.  Then last term a new “friend” entered his life.  Garfield.  The class “pet”.  Each student has a turn taking him home and...

This project has been a long time in the making.  In fact it is my third attempt to organise the “paper” clutter that comes with receiving mail and bills!!!   The first attempt started with some simple file folders.  They quickly became cluttered, hard to access and it was...

 Thanks to “Pinterest” My Organising To Do List just grows and grows.  A list full of great ideas from clever mums around the world.  At the top of the list at the moment are these amazing organisation ideas…. Lego Storage from iHeart Organizing Cord Storage from iHeart Organizing  ...

It started with one.  Smuggled on a domestic flight in the carry on luggage.  A birthday gift for Little Miss A.  A pink and purple hybrid. A butterfly Pillow Pet.  She loves it with all her heart.  She cuddles it, sits on it. takes it to bed, pushes it...

Earlier in the week on the “My Pigeon Pair” Facebook page I made a confession.  As a family of four we have never been on a family holiday.  My family live more than 1000km’s away so we generally spend any spare money or time visiting them.   The kids...

  Today is our second installment of Thoughtful Thursday and this week it’s all about keeping little ones busy!  Kerina (Kaz) from Living on a Latte is sharing her organised and smart idea to help keep little ones entertained and educate them at the same time, now that’s what...

Last Anzac Day we travelled into the city to watch “Daddy” march in the parade.  There he stood. Watching the diggers march by. His body frozen with a stillness I have never seen before. Side by side with the generations before us and the generations yet to come.  Waving...