News — schoolbreak

We are a few weeks into the summer holidays already, its great having no routine but has the novelty worn off yet? During the school year I dream of staying tucked up in bed and dread my morning chants of “Get Up”, “Hurry up”, “Brush your teeth”, “Where are your shoes”, “Get in the car”. I embrace the time of not having to make lunches, searching for clean uniforms and having to meet after school activity deadlines. But then after a few lazy days, the motivation to get active kicks in. Family days out can be very expensive so I...

Anybody else feeling the pressure of having to have everything sorted in the house before D-day, “School Holidays”, which is fast approaching. I don’t know about you, but the pressure gets to me every year and I feel like I have to gut the house and have everything in its place. It’s a little on the scale of the preparation for the run up to Christmas. It is Armageddon! Seriously, what is all that about? My morning runs are now turning into Marathons (well kind of), the heat is on to exercise as much as possible. I have had to...

Today is the 1st of June and so the holiday season is getting closer and the pressure is on to be prepared before the schools break for the summer holidays.  At m-use, we have put together Holiday Essentials for your bag and a The Summer Suitcase Packing List. The Summer Suitcase brings back memories of childhood.  I remember, just as the weather was starting to heat up, my sisters and I would be at my Mum to get the summer clothes out. After a lot of pestering we would wear her down and she would relent. We would follow her up...