Monthly Archives: April 2013

Is it time for your blog to grow up?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Kevin

I’m a wordpress.com blogger. WordPress.com is awesome for a new bloggers. It’s easy to use, looks good, gives you lot’s of detail about what’s going on with your blog and has an enormous, engaged user community which means no matter … Continue reading →

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I need to ask you something – the message

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Kevin

Welcome to part 4 of “I need to ask you something”. An experiment in tandem story telling between Victoria over at Declutterbug versus Captain Sting Pants and me. To find out the story behind the experiment, as well as previous … Continue reading →

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If IKEA made babies…

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kevin

Imagine, if you will, that you’ve just come home from you favourite swedish, self assembly, furniture megastore. You bring the carton inside, (as well as some coasters, a few pillows and 100 pack of tea light candles) and open it … Continue reading →

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Caught my eye Friday – Big, Brave, Buff and having it all

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Kevin

Welcome to the Dad’d edition. My two readers may note that there was a bit of a Dad focus last week but, there’s been a lot happening that I think is worth telling you about (you’ll need to read on … Continue reading →

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Top 5 reasons I’m glad not to be a mum

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kevin

It starts with a quiet, insistent licking of lips. I can hear her at the end of the bed. Her head rubbing against the sheets and she moves from side to side, quicker and quicker and then, the first “uh!”. … Continue reading →

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Caught my eye Friday – Blogging Daddy’s, Swearing Mums

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Kevin

And we’re back… slowly the wheels of normality are starting to turn again. Having twice the amount of daughters and half the amount of sleep is feeling more and more normal. Daddy Bloggers taking over the world… Please excuse the … Continue reading →

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Could have been worse

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Kevin

Today was my birthday. There was no trip to the pub after work. No wine bar with wife. No over the top meal in a TV chef’s restaurant. There was no fancy meal at home, no streamers, no fanfare, no … Continue reading →

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I need to ask you something – the spark

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Kevin

STOP!  Before you read this post, check out part one that was published over at declutterbugversuscaptainstingypants.blogspot.com.au.  We don’t talk the way we used to… We talk, it’s just not at a bar after work, or at the new restaurant that just … Continue reading →

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