tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21556595952248568332024-02-18T17:36:29.189-08:00MY LITTLE PARTY PLANNERMy little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-48619727582994790562013-08-19T18:09:00.003-07:002013-08-19T18:09:46.451-07:00Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kids are notorious for using a cup once. When it comes to parties it's even more of an issue. They fill up their cups, get excited and forget to take even one sip. In the mean time the abandoned cup is spilled over, stuffed on a shelf or in the garden only to have the whole process repeated when the thirsty child comes looking for their next drink.<br />
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This is where I love individually labelled water bottles. The kids love them too. Kids love to seek out things that are specially made for them. Bottles decorated with labels also look great if they match a theme. The best things, you're giving them good old plain water in a container they are more likely to hang on to. If they do leave them about, they are easy to find and bottles have lids which help reduce spills.<br />
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I love Christmas. I particularly love the lights. I have a ball every year playing <i>spotto</i> as I roam around the streets hunting out the best displays. I also think it's a shame to have something that is only used for a brief time each year and packed away again. So, here are a few excuses to make those lights stay out of their boxes a little longer and an opportunity to add that extra <i>wow factor</i> to your events with great atmosphere!<br />
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In places where Christmas is held in warmer temperaters, ex-pats from places that usually have snow and cold during their Christmas <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">started a tradition of holding a winter Christmas dinner in the middle of the year. This was to make them feel like they were back home. So you can get those lights out for Christmas in July as a start.</span><br />
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We recently held a Paris Fashion Party. It was a huge success with the party goers designing their own t-shirts and giving a fashion parade for the parents at the end. Of course, to have a fashion parade, you need a runway and christmas lights were perfect!<br />
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What's a disco without lights? Pull down the blinds and dim the lights. Get those Christmas lights out, turn them on flash and you have yourself a <a href="http://www.mylittlepartyplanner.com/disco-party" target="_blank">disco party</a>!<br />
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Lots of Christmas lights these days are solar powered. This is perfect for creating a year-round fairy garden. I'm sure nestling lights in bushes and gardens helps to attract little fairies.<br />
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Having a party plan is an important step to ensuring your party runs smoothly. Even a rough plan is better than nothing.<br />
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Think about what guests will do on arrival, will someone great them at the door, are there arrows, signage or balloons directing them where you want to go?<br />
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How long will it take to play each game or to do each activity? Work out if you have enough entertainment/games. Note: it's always good to have a few extra things ready in cases you need something extra. What's the fall back plan if the weather or some other issue means you need to alter your plans?<br />
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What do you do if people bring gifts? Do you have a place to out them, will you open them during the party or after?<br />
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If you are serving food you need to know when you need to start heating things up or when to clear a place for people to sit. Make sure you have someone to help you need it too.<br />
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Are there speeches, or happy birthday messages to give? Work out when and who will give these? Do they have any necessary equipment? Who's in charge?<br />
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What happens at the end of the party, are there party bags to give out, who will see guests leave and thank them for coming?<br />
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Thinking through some of these things before the event will help you plan, prepare and enjoy!<br />
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-61006610481475284862013-05-10T05:02:00.000-07:002013-05-10T05:02:13.716-07:00Pop corn box cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-32539716472615993682013-05-10T04:53:00.001-07:002013-05-10T04:53:58.582-07:00A tasty treat for hungry little ones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Great as a snack for a kids party with a hungry caterpillar theme.</div>
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-91926355602443014272013-04-02T05:22:00.001-07:002013-04-02T05:22:40.890-07:00Fun and easy party food ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes party food is just about the presentation. You don't have to be a genius in the kitchen to create a great party. <a href="http://www.mylittlepartyplanner.com/food" target="_blank">Select from these simple party food ideas to suit your party theme and have some fun!</a></div>
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-16593822983150614732013-03-12T05:11:00.001-07:002013-03-12T05:11:53.693-07:00Cake chips<br />
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Tasty, crunchy and .... sweet? Yes, these are made from cake not potato. You won't be able to stop at one.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Next it was on to limbo dancing where all the kids (big and small) had fun seeing how low they could go before getting out.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">A simple game of jump rope came next as kids ran in and out displaying their fitness and timing skills.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Not wanting to be out-done (apparently jump rope was a bit girly - although I noticed it didn't stop the boys joining in), the boys started playing helicopter where the person in the middle swings the rope around on the ground like a helicopter blade as those around the edge jump over it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">One rope and four games. Who would have thought? And to think, I was going to string it up and hang the shade cloth on it! So useful!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I really love this idea. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">When a good friend of mine recently went on maternity leave, she did this. Now she's offering her own service for mums-to-be. I wanted to share it with you as I thought it would make a unique and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">great gift idea. It's practical and helpful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Given by an individual, a group of friends or work colleagues, this would make any new mum smile!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Confinement (Pui yuet) care practices amongst Asian communities have been passed down for generations and focuses on providing mothers with special care to recover after childbirth.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">For a smooth and complete recovery from childbirth, "Mrs Confinement" can help by delivering hassle free, convenient and most importantly nutritious home-style meals, soups and teas (using fresh ingredients and no MSG) during the confinement period.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Everyday is a different menu consisting of lunch, dinner (2 dishes), herbal soup and healthy tea with the option on a 5 day or 7 day plan. They can also cater for your partner too (lunch and dinner).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">This lets new mums or new parents to focus on getting ample rest and taking care of their newborn whilst consuming prepared quality confinement food to replenish, strengthen the body and assist in lactation demands for breast-feeding.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">For more information, call Mrs Confinement on 0403 107 940.</span>My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-41961139812536261172013-02-16T03:59:00.000-08:002013-02-16T04:00:49.116-08:00A fabulous party venue right on our door step<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A heart shaped love note. As it's opened, it becomes a heart. What better way to open your heart to love?</div>
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A fun way to celebrate Chinese New Year, these fun fortune cookies won't put on any callories!</div>
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Made of felt, they are so easy to make. You can put your own little messages inside to suit the occasion or even a little treat like a Hershey kiss chocolate.</div>
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This little cup cake is perfect for your sweet vallentine!</div>
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Hidden shape cakes are all the rage right now and what better time to have fun than vallentines day to have a go.</div>
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G'day mate!</div>
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It's almost time to fire up the barbie, slip on some thongs and do the Great Australian Salute!</div>
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Yes, it's Australia Day again on 26 January. Here's a fun little treat to celebrate the day. Make them in the Aussie green and the kids (big & small) will love them!</div>
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How to make <a href="http://www.mylittlepartyplanner.com/chocpop-thongs-australia-day" target="_blank">Chocolate Aussie thong pops!</a></div>
My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-70190971215049027842013-01-02T05:39:00.000-08:002013-01-07T03:29:47.890-08:00A place where cow boys fight indians and little ballerina's dance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was at a BBQ yesterday with friends. I always enjoy being at these peoples house. There's always a good vibe. I was thinking about it afterwards and realised there's always music. When I'm coming down the stairs to the party it feels like entering a party. I noticed that during the BBQ the music kept tempo with the mood of the party...or was it the other way around?<br />
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I think well chosen music goes a long way to set the right atmosphere for any event. When I was studying video editing we used to grab 'atmos' to fill in background noise. 'Atmos' was the seemingly dead, soundless gaps between spoken sections of video. You would drop these little sound bites into the background of something recorded in a studio and it suddenly came to life. No longer was the studio voice that dull, stale voice that sounds fake and staged. Instead dropping this little bit of 'atmos' in gave it depth, a sort of invisible richness. It's the same with music at events and due thought should go into what is played and how loud. Sometimes the best music is just a quiet suggestion in the background, other times you need boost up the volume and 'get the party going'.<br />
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Chosing the music:<br />
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<li>What is the age of the people attending event the party - what music tastes do they have</li>
<li>Do people need to talk at different times during the event where the music needs to be quieter</li>
<li>Will people be dancing - if so, do you want fast, active music or slow dancing music</li>
<li>Consider the appropriateness of the words in songs. I was shocked listening to a bunch of young kids singing the most inappropriate words only to realise these were songs we played all the time. It was only when they sang the words that I actually realised what I was playing! Ooops!</li>
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Once you've chosen your music, you need to prepare your playlists:<br />
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<li>Creating several play lists for the different 'vides' of your event saves you having to put someone on DJ duty as there is less switching around.</li>
<li>If you are burning your music to a CD you may want to burn different playlists to different CD's so you can switch easily. The sames goes for loading music to USB sticks, you may want different styles of music on different USB sticks</li>
<li>iPods, iPads and smart phones are all really handy these days to transport music on</li>
<li>iTunes allow you to create playlists and organise your songs really easily. If you don't know how to do this, <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1651?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US" target="_blank">check out the tutorial on the apple website</a>. There are also lots of video tutorials on YouTube if you prefer</li>
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-37046198551402120182012-12-30T12:00:00.000-08:002012-12-30T12:00:02.920-08:00DYI Photo booth props<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Photo booth props are easy and fun to make. They make cute memories for kids parties, are great for thank you cards and the big kids love them too. Make your own or download our free templates to get you started at <a href="http://www.mylittlepartyplanner.com/photo-booth-props" target="_blank">My little party planner</a>My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-69915249258438106162012-12-29T15:58:00.000-08:002012-12-31T06:08:27.204-08:00Pretty Polka Dot Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've just uploaded the steps to create this pretty polka dot cake. To try this yourself, visit <a href="http://www.mylittlepartyplanner.com/polka-dot-cake" target="_blank">My Little Party Planner</a>. Such fun and so easy!My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-31064754365656448382012-12-26T17:55:00.000-08:002012-12-26T19:12:09.284-08:00A letter of love. A beautiful gift.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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A friend recently told me that on their 30th birthday one of her most treasured gifts was a card from her mother. It was special as her mother had written in great detail about the day she was born. It included everything from the weather on the day details on what everyone was doing when they realised she was on her way, what happened to the other siblings when she was off to hospital through to the emotions and excitement she felt as things were happening. Everything that could be remembered was noted right up until the moments she held her for the first time.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My friend said while she knew the basics of the day, she hadn't known all the tiny details before. She was incredibly touched.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Another take on this could be to write a letter about the first time you met someone or about what make them so special to you.</span></div>
My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-81332062454369458782012-12-17T05:06:00.000-08:002012-12-31T06:10:13.322-08:00Christmas lights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my favourite ways to get into the Christmas spirit is to check out all the lights around the place. There are some fabulous displays. My favourite place this year was a house in Cremorne (Corner of Rangers Road and Spofforth Streets). It was just amazing. The lights stretched right around the corner, over the roof and in every little place you could see. There was even a live Santa! Just when I thought it couldn't get any more amazing....it snowed!!!!<br />
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I am so grateful to these amazing people that bring a little extra magic to Christmas. Many also collect for charities which I think is a fabulous idea.<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.mylittlepartyplanner.com/christmas" target="_blank">My Little Party Planner for a list of my favourite displays</a><br />
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Manly is blessed with lots of great venues for hire. Manly Scout Hall is just one. Nestled in Ivanhoe Park Botanic Gardens between Sydney Road and Raglan Street it's a great space. The Sout Hall boasts a large wooden hall perfect for disco dancing and plenty of room for indoor games.<br />
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The back door leads out to ... <a href="http://webzoom.freewebs.com/mylittlepartyplanner/ivanhoe-park" target="_blank">more info & photos</a><br />
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com4Ivanhoe Park, Sydney Rd, Manly NSW 2095, Australia-33.795982233116838 151.28259658813477-33.799281233116837 151.27766108813478 -33.79268323311684 151.28753208813475tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-35610351329734154892012-05-01T18:08:00.000-07:002012-12-26T18:14:15.136-08:00Make your own 10 pin bowling game<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My daughter and I have spent the evening playing 10 pin bowling. We are actually experimenting as we're making our own version using our recycled drink bottles.</div>
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Our first game proved that empty bottles were too easy to knock over with our bowling ball (really a soccer ball). We filled them with water deciding this was cheaper than rice and<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> handier than sand. Full bottles were too hard to bowl down so we ended up playing around to get the levels right to suit the weight of our ball and the skill of our players.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now we've got the water level's sorted, we'll work out how we'll decorate them. One thing I know is my daughter has "Rainbow" colours in her thoughts.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We did it. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybry4bnYEWs" target="_blank">Check out the how to video</a> if you want to have a go yourself!</span></div>
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-47628575836394834112012-03-01T18:31:00.000-08:002012-12-26T19:11:08.158-08:00My favourite gift ideas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Recently I've had several family members reaching milestone birthdays. One was 100 years and two were 90 years (I'm hoping I've inherited the right geans!)</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">While I'm happy to say that all of these family members are content with the things they have in life and they've been blessed with wonderful experiences, it can make it a little tricky to come up with gift ideas on a budget but we did.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Here are some of my favourite ideas for without breaking the bank.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b>Sing it or say it: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">write a short poem or song about the birthday person.</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Messages of celebration:</b> use your iPhone, smart phone or video and ask everyone you can to say a little message to the birthday person. Compile them into one video and have play it in the background during a party or wrap it and give it to them to watch when the party is over.</span></li>
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My little party plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840324505558557829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155659595224856833.post-43109532944448394612012-02-28T04:14:00.000-08:002012-02-28T04:14:17.408-08:00Hi everyone!<br />
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I look forward to sharing party theme ideas, cake ideas and anything party realted with you. It shouldn't matter where you live in the world or how old you are, I hope you'll find something helpful or inspiring in these posts.<br />
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