Coins and notes aren’t the only things that have been used as currency to purchase goods and services around the world. Before notes, coins, credit cards, Paypal and Bitcoins were
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Read MoreWhen you find out that you are expecting you might have decided to wait to tell other people. But sometimes they might have worked it out for themselves! Often mums-to-be
Read MoreIf you have a child in grades 3, 5, 7 or 9, chances you might be feeling the pain of NAPLAN this week, along with more than a million other
Read MoreIs it time to start naming your kids after bits of furniture and other design/structural aspects of your house? It very well might be the hottest new trend. I came
Read MoreWhen trying to conceive your children, did you try to time it so they would be born during spring and summer? Researchers believe that mothers are deliberately trying to give
Read MoreWhat if I told you that it is possible for your house to be too clean? The OCD cleaning freaks among you would probably go into denial while the rest
Read MoreIf you want your kids to eat more veggies, one strategy that might work. Giving vegetables cool names might just do the trick. It’s not just a crazy idea you
Read MoreThere’s often a lot of misinformation and confusion surrounding what you can and cannot store in your freezer, and when you should consume foods that have been frozen and defrosted. The
Read MoreThe world has come a long way and for many women, thankfully, our lot in life isn’t the same as it was for our grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Women in the
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Read MoreTwenty years ago, a woman tried to recruit me to join a cult. But I’m pleased to say I resisted and didn’t drink the Kool Aid. For a few months,
Read MoreThere are lots of areas in the house that can become hot-spots for clutter to accumulate… and the kitchen seems to be one of them. From having a pantry that’s
Read MoreIn Australia, you can name your kid just about anything, as evidenced by some of the terrible things people actually name their kids. Oh come on, like you don’t roll
Read MoreIf you shower each day you probably think you’re a bit of an expert at it. I mean, that’s 365 showers a year you’re racking up, sometimes more if you
Read MoreI’m probably not the only one who doesn’t check the label on every item of clothing before shoving it in the tumble dryer. Yes, yes, I know there are plenty of
Read MoreSmartphone apps designed to track a woman’s menstrual cycle are being used as contraceptives, a move that researchers have warned could lead to unplanned pregnancies. Apps are a big deal in
Read MoreThere’s a lot of speculation around lately about Beyonce’s song Lemonade and who a lass referred to as “Becky with the good hair” could be in real life. It’s believed that
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