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A Merry Tonkin Christmas Gift Guide
Author: Tiny Tonkin Tales
Hi, my names Ruby and I’m 25 years old.
I live in a small old house in Gippsland, Victoria with my partner Daniel and my two daughters Eadie & Dottie.
Since becoming a mum, my lifestyle has changed a lot.
I used to work 2 jobs, working 7 days a week and some late nights.
After having a baby, I didn’t want to have to work full time, I wanted to spend my time with my daughter at home-but to do so we had to make some changes to our lifestyle.
I cut back on our everyday living costs, which has enabled me to be able to quit my full time job, and I now only work casually a couple afternoons a week for some extra $$.
I love sharing our everyday life, adventures, travels and ways to cut back and save on money.
Dottie’s Birth
I feel I should start this post by giving you a quick recap of Eadie's birth, so that you can understand the difference between the two experiences I had. On Thursday morning at 3am-3 days overdue I went into labour naturally at home. My contractions were quite close together, but as the morning went on [...]
Protect-A-Bed
Our review on our new Protect-A-Bed Mattress Protector!
Hospital Baby Bag
What I've packed in my hospital bag for the baby.
Hospital Bag & Postpartum Items
What I've packed in my personal hospital bag-and also my postpartum recovery items.
The Not So Joyful Parts Of Pregnancy
It wasn't until the other day, as I was sitting there aching, tired, moody and teary that I started thinking about all of those little things us women deal with through pregnancy that we either don't speak about because its waaay TMI for others, or because it's just a normal thing for you to be feeling because well, you're pregnant...
How To Cut Costs This Christmas
Christmas-the best time of year! But also the most expensive.... Every year we tell ourselves we aren't going to go overboard again, we are going to watch what we buy and how much we spend. Yet the same thing happens over and over again each time... Below are some tips I use to help cut [...]
