... well, barely. The flight there was the worst I'd say. We departed at 10:30am and landed after 8-9 hours in Narita just outside Tokyo at 6:30pm with a one hour time difference. We got to the airport early (I would always do this with children so you have plenty of time for any surprises) and spent lots of time walking around exploring,...

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We are just over a week out and the scariest part of traveling with children? The flight of course. The fact that you're trapped with nowhere to escape or take your child for time out if it all goes to hell and they meltdown - pretty much guaranteed with CB. I have no concerns for flying with E, with the ipad, snacks and...

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Following on from my post about our family trip to Tokyo later this year, I thought I'd update on the planning involved with a visit to Tokyo Disneyland including booking hotels. Turns out there is quite a lot to it all and I'm really glad I started researching early. S and I visited DisneySea on our last trip and absolutely loved it. Its...

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Spring is pretty much the best time of the year on the Gold Coast, the weather is beautiful and clear without being too hot and humid so its the perfect time to get out and about. We're almost a month down for Spring and we're away for 2 weeks in November so I'm not leaving myself much time to complete a Spring bucket...

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My ongoing confessions to a not so perfect life: I live for wine o'clock aka 5 o'clock for non-mummas. Pouring that glass right before getting the boys in the bath makes everything seem so much easier. Although, I rarely get to drink it until the boys are bathed dressed and watching bedtime shows ... but its just having it there that I find...

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My ongoing confessions to a not so perfect life: I'm sad that my husband no longer has a regular sports night or boys night to go to every week. I know most wives prefer the extra set of hands for dinner bath bed but I would love my own company one night a week to watch trashy tv and eat popcorn for dinner...

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Japan is possibly S and my favourite place in the whole World together. We have both traveled, S far more extensively than I having grown up a British citizen and Air Force brat, but there is something magical and mystical and oh so fun about Japan. We spent our honeymoon there, complete with the biggest earthquake ever felt and we traveled back again...

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My current wish list looks something like this... 1. New sheets for our bed ... nothing beats fresh linen in a high thread count. 2. Victoria's Secret Mayfair pjs are my all-time favourite pajamas and I love the swiss dot flamingo print. 3. Inflatable gold swan for Summer - even though its now Winter. 4. Artis makeup brush set . I've only just discovered these and I NEED...

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It seems a lifetime ago that I was documenting every week of my first pregnancy then every month of Es life. Cue second pregnancy and the posts were slightly less regular and monthly B2 updates virtually nonexistent.  I loved reading similar posts by fellow bloggers so much and I loved documenting the little details I would have all but forgotten in the whirlwind...

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It feels like the World's slowest master bedroom renovation ever but in fairness, we've only been in our house for 12 months and there has been many more important tasks to tackle given we can comfortably sleep in the spare bedroom ... I'm looking at you spackled paint halls and '80's archways to name just a few projects. But finally our master has...

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