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With family Christmas money, we bought passes to @

With family Christmas money, we bought passes to @australiazoo. Theme parks with rides aren’t really our thing so we’ve had Australia Zoo passes for five out of our six years in Australia (we had a break last year to have #CurrumbinWildlifeSanctuary passes which we also loved and will definitely buy again but Australia Zoo is closer to us and we’ve missed it!).
The kids never get bored of going. It’s such a huge attraction - there is always something new to see. On our most recent trip, just over a week ago, we decided to go and find all of the dinosaurs 🦖 and oversized crocs 🐊 for some pics.
We saw lots of animals, spent time in the waterpark and on the jumping pillow and the kids ate all of the lollies 🍬 (which is what they call all sweets in Australia!) from the pick and mix place - these three love all of it.
I don’t take for granted that we can still go out to attractions like this. I really appreciate every moment of it.
I’m so determined that I’m going to win their annual Toyota Hilux and @jaycoaustralia camper giveaway this year too. It has my name all over it!
What is your family’s favourite attraction?
#Australiazoo #sunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #visitbrisbane #thisisqueensland #familytravel #familyfun #zootime

The last few days of our school summer hols are be

The last few days of our school summer hols are being spent with this guy 🐶. I can’t wait til he’s had all of his injections and can come with us on our usual adventures. For now though, we’ve been having fun in the garden. I sooo want a beach day! 🏖 #puppyfun #puppiesofinstagram #chihuahua #chihuahuasofinstagram

I just hit publish on my ultimate beach packing li

I just hit publish on my ultimate beach packing list 🏖.
It’s the culmination of 6.5 years of beach visits ☀️ since we moved to Australia 🇦🇺 and I finally feel like I’ve nailed the ultimate list of must-have beach gear 😍 (I take my beach visits very seriously! 🏝😎 🌊)
You can download my beach packing checklist in the post too.
Find it at smartstepstoaustralia.com.
What are you beach essentials?
#beachdays #beachfun #familytime #familytravel #hitthebeach #beachgear #beachaccessories #sunscreen #beachshade #beachwagon #beachchairs #beachlife

Good job this guy is cute as I haven’t slept for

Good job this guy is cute as I haven’t slept for more than six hours a night since we picked him up! 😴 🐶
Now as I’m trying to label hundreds of items of school stationery ready for the new term and he is sitting with me trying to eat all of the pens and pencils!
#dogsofinstagram #puppy #chihuahua #monkey #newterm

Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight?! Oh #Ma

Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight?! Oh #Marmite, how I’ve missed you! It hasn’t been available with my online food shop for months and months and I ran out ages ago. Hubby finally went in and found me two jars. ❤️
OMG I’ve missed it! Vegemite just isn’t the same (I actually can’t bring myself to eat #Vegemite as the texture is just so weird!)
If you’re living abroad too, what foods from home do you miss the most?
Can you usually get hold of it in the shops?

I’ve been a bit quiet on social media and this i

I’ve been a bit quiet on social media and this is why...I have a new baby! No, not a real baby, a long haired chihuahua baby called Enzo. 🐶
It all happened very fast and the lockdown in Brisbane for the last three days meant we collected him earlier than planned and it was very rushed. We still haven’t got the poor boy a bed or any bowls yet, and the collar and harness I bought weren’t tiny enough so this week we need to hit the shops for some XXS sizes now that Brisbane is open again!
Oh my gosh, I’d forgotten what it was like to have a baby - luckily he sleeps through but wakes at 6am on the dot every day. And he likes me to lay on the floor by his crate while he goes to bed at night (just like our daughter used to with her cot!) This boy is going to be spoilt rotten!
We are all absolutely smitten. We always planned on getting a dog when we got settled - it is like the final piece of the puzzle.
#newpuppy #puppiesofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #chihuahua

This morning while my littlest was at a friend’s

This morning while my littlest was at a friend’s birthday party 🥳 , I had a planning session for 2021 at the beach 🏝 🌊.
It’s something I do at least once a year. I go to my fav beach cafe (#SeaSaltandVineCafe at #ScarboroughBeach) and get everything out of my head and down on paper!
I’ve mapped out how I want SmartStepstoAustralia.com and my #MigrationMastermind membership community to look and thought carefully about what I can create to support and inspire my readers and community. And I’ve made a good dent in completing my @leonie_dawson business #GoalGetterWorkbook.
Gosh it feels good to get my ideas out and start to turn them into a roadmap! Still lots of organising to do now to break it down into mini projects (once a project manager, always a project manager!) but this brain dump and dreaming session is step one on the way to making next year amazing (despite what is going on everywhere)!
How do you plan your year? Do you set goals? Do you spend time dreaming about what you want your life to look like? Do you use a planner or goal workbook? I’d love to hear!
#planning #goalsetting #getorganised #2021planning #businessplanning #dreambusiness #2021 #beachtime #metime #dreaming #spacefordreaming #dreambig #moretonbay

Christmas Day in Australia = spending the entire d

Christmas Day in Australia = spending the entire day in and out of the pool. This gang loved their masks and snorkels we got from local dive company (and our good friends!) @aquaventures_kidsscuba. They hardly took them off all day! 🏊‍♀️ 💧 💦 We even went for a night swim with them! #kidsthatscuba #waterbabies #snorkelling #scubakids #swimming #poolfun

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