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ACHIEVING FULL<br />
POTENTIAL<br />
The science of child<br />
resiliency explained<br />
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now and spring is upon us. In this<br />
edition we have:<br />
• Raising resilient kids<br />
• Super foods for your family<br />
• Assisting teenagers through life’s<br />
challenges<br />
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“Life is not<br />
about waiting<br />
for the storm<br />
to pass,<br />
it’s about<br />
learning to<br />
dance in the<br />
rain”<br />
Suzanne<br />
About our Editor: Suzanne is a qualified journalist with more than 18 years<br />
experience. She has written for many publications over this time including being<br />
a Special Industry Reporter for Hotel Motel and Resort News and AMG Magazine<br />
for two years. Some of the publications she has worked for include: The New<br />
Internationalist, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Big <strong>Issue</strong>, Sportswoman, The<br />
Review Independent Monthly, AMG Magazine, Building Australia, Boardwalk<br />
Magazine, Australian Property Investor, Hotspotting.com.au amongst others. In<br />
addition to this Suzanne also worked in Media Relations, Corporate Communications<br />
and tutored Journalism/Writing in the Creative Industries at QUT in<br />
Brisbane.<br />
05
Achieving Full Potential<br />
- The Science of Child Resiliency Explained<br />
By Sue Davey<br />
Author. Speaker. Mentor. Philanthropist.CEO &<br />
Founder of Sue Davey International, Mastermind<br />
Success Coaching, Brainy Child Education<br />
Each person handles adversity and<br />
challenges differently, that much is known,<br />
but what is it that we know about the<br />
factors that come into play when it comes<br />
to developing resiliency? Why is it that<br />
some children are able to respond well to<br />
challenging situations and thrive, and how<br />
can we help children develop resilience?<br />
In a three-part video series by the Centre on<br />
The Developing Child at Harvard University,<br />
they offered an overview of resilience, the<br />
science behind overcoming adversity as well<br />
as the factors that build resilience.<br />
The first video discussed resilience as a<br />
concept and is defined as a good outcome<br />
in the face of adversity.<br />
“The extent to which we are able to build<br />
capacities in all children early in their lives. To<br />
be able to deal with whatever bumps in the<br />
road or major obstacles may be coming down<br />
the track, that’s an investment in building<br />
strong human capital and healthy productive<br />
adults,” said Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. Of the<br />
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard<br />
University.<br />
Not all children encounter the same amount of<br />
adversity, with some being exposed to more<br />
difficult life experiences than others. Some<br />
examples include mental illness, difficult family<br />
environment, poverty, struggling academic<br />
institution or violence being some realities<br />
some children come in contact with at an early<br />
age.
Resilience is the ability, skills or qualities of<br />
positive adaptation that enables one to master<br />
themselves and their reactions to remain<br />
balanced in spite of adversity.<br />
The development of resiliency isn’t immediate,<br />
it’s built over time and is affected by not only<br />
the person’s character but also dependent on<br />
the interactive process with one’s environment.<br />
A child’s level of resilience is a continuous<br />
balance between the positive and negative<br />
outcomes occurring in their life with respect to<br />
one’s genes and personality, which results from<br />
their reality and daily circumstances (i.e. health,<br />
family life, financial stability, etc.).<br />
As a child’s positive experiences accumulate,<br />
they learn coping skills that aid in stress<br />
management making an emphasis on positive<br />
outcomes easier. At the heart of the process is<br />
the supportive network and relationships they<br />
have, particularly the family, caregivers and<br />
larger community, who play a supportive role<br />
and contribute to child development.<br />
Positive interactions enable children to build<br />
coping skills and adaptive abilities like how<br />
to self-soothe, delay gratification, regulate<br />
behaviour and more. It is during stressful times<br />
that people tap into the lessons learned that<br />
allow you to manage challenges.<br />
The key to building resilience in children is<br />
to equip community members with the right<br />
skills, tools and support mechanisms for more<br />
positive outcomes for children. Below are some<br />
important steps factors to consider, including<br />
quality childcare, parental coaching, stronger<br />
schools and much more.<br />
For parents who want to build resilience in<br />
young children, below are some things we can<br />
do to provide support in young children. These<br />
things include:<br />
1 ∙Don’t over accommodate∙<br />
We live in a world where parents want to give<br />
their children comfort and protection. It’s<br />
important to realize that over protection fuels<br />
anxiety and fear. Eliminating all risk and giving<br />
all comforts rob children of learning resiliency.<br />
2 ∙Make strong connections∙<br />
Encourage children to connect with<br />
others and teach basic skills of empathy<br />
and understanding. This will foster the<br />
establishment of a strong family and social<br />
network that will provide support for them<br />
during difficult times.<br />
3 ∙Empower through helping∙<br />
Children will benefit from helping others. By<br />
engaging children in age-appropriate goodwill<br />
activities, they will experience the benefits<br />
of helping others and asking for help when<br />
necessary.<br />
4 ∙Nurture a positive sense of self∙<br />
Help your child appreciate themselves and<br />
those around them. Make every opportunity of<br />
strength a lesson that shows your child they are<br />
able to handle difficult situations. This will build<br />
character and strength that will aid in handling<br />
future challenges.<br />
5 ∙Maintain a routine∙<br />
Sticking to a routine can be a source of comfort<br />
the predictability and structure offers security,<br />
especially in younger children. Encourage your<br />
child to develop their own routines and coach<br />
them on how to maintain flexibility within that<br />
structure.<br />
6 ∙Accept that change is inevitable∙<br />
While structures are important, children need<br />
to know that life will always have unexpected<br />
turns. Change can often be scary but when a<br />
child sees that it is part of life and offers various<br />
opportunities, children will be much more<br />
adaptive with stronger coping skills.<br />
By promoting resilience in children, despite<br />
the odds, more children can grow up to be<br />
balanced and productive members of society.<br />
With the right foundation, children grow up<br />
to have healthier and happier relationships,<br />
become more successful in the different<br />
aspects of their lives. Resilience is one of the<br />
factors in helping children to reach their full<br />
potential.<br />
The importance of resilience is discussed<br />
in much more detail in my upcoming book,<br />
“Reeboot Your Mind”.
LOCATING THE RIGHT HOME<br />
WITHOUT WASTING TIME<br />
In the market for a new home? Eager to hit the streets and spend your weekends looking at<br />
open inspections? Here a few tips to help be more efficient in your search so that some of your<br />
weekend can be relaxing.<br />
BUDGET SAVVY<br />
Before you even consider leaving the front door to search for a new property know how much<br />
you can spend. This prior knowledge will make searching for a new home that much more<br />
efficient as you won’t be wasting time looking at properties that are just a tad too much for your<br />
budget.<br />
BE PREPARED<br />
In an effort to not arrive at an inspection to find out the house is already under contract or the<br />
home has sold earlier that week make it a priority to ring the agent ahead of time for the homes<br />
you intend to visit. Ask as many questions as possible as you might also find out interesting<br />
information about the state of the sale and how eager the owners are willing to sell.
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Before you venture forth get online to google maps and have a look where each property is<br />
situated. This will give you valuable information as to whether it is close to main roads, leisure<br />
centres, schools and shops etc. This may save you a lot of time if you find the house is just too far<br />
from your essential requirements so it won’t be considered.<br />
MARKET RESEARCH<br />
Know your market before you get out there. Do as much research as possible on locations and<br />
the current market state. This can save you time by getting you clear on what to expect as you<br />
visit houses and talk to agents. If you have been diligent you may also find that some house<br />
prices have dropped in your area leading you to a better deal.<br />
REALITY CHECK<br />
Take a list of your must haves with you. Make sure the properties you look at buying meet these<br />
needs. At the same time remain realistic about what the property has to offer in the long term as<br />
adjustments in style preferences can always be changed with a coat of paint or new flooring.
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Simple Steak & Chips<br />
Ingredients<br />
• 600g medium-sized potatoes<br />
• sunflower oil for frying<br />
• 2 x 200g/8oz beef steaks<br />
• 2 handfuls mixed leaves<br />
• Your choice of dressing to serve<br />
• 50g butter, softened<br />
• Small handful parsley leaves, finely<br />
chopped<br />
• 1 small garlic clove, minced (optional)<br />
• Small squeeze lemon juice<br />
Method<br />
1. First make the butter: mash all the ingredients<br />
together with lots of cracked black pepper.<br />
Pat the butter flat between cling wrap and<br />
put in the fridge or freezer to harden.<br />
2. Cut the potatoes into proportioned chips,<br />
rinse under hot water, then dry on a tea towel.<br />
Place the chips into a deep saucepan and then<br />
just cover with cold oil. Place the pan on medium<br />
heat, bring the oil to a simmer and give<br />
the chips a stir with a wooden spoon. Increase<br />
the heat so the oil bubbles really quickly and<br />
fry the chips, stirring occasionally to prevent<br />
sticking until crisp and golden – the whole<br />
process should take 15-20 mins. When they are<br />
finished, scoop out with a large spoon onto a<br />
plate lined with kitchen paper and set aside.<br />
3. Meanwhile, heat the frying pan until smoking<br />
hot. Season the steaks with salt and pepper<br />
and rub with a little oil – how you cook your<br />
steak depends on the cut you have chosen and<br />
its thickness. Just before lifting the steaks off<br />
the griddle pan, place half the butter on top<br />
of each. Serve the steaks with the chips, some<br />
mixed leaves and a tasty dressing.
First<br />
impressions<br />
for a quick sale<br />
To sell your home quickly, the statement ‘looks matter’ is<br />
extremely important. You may have all the boxes ticked on the<br />
inside of the home; the right rooms, a good kitchen and plenty of<br />
cupboard space but if a potential buyer visiting your home sees<br />
an outside that is tired and in need of maintenance you could be<br />
waiting a long time to sell. Here are some tips that may help you<br />
make a quick sale:<br />
FRESH PAINT<br />
Have a good look at the outside condition of your home and<br />
make sure you get another opinion as well. Does the paint<br />
or brick work look clean and maintained? Or is there peeling<br />
paint and crumbling mortar? Potential buyers will notice these<br />
things right away so make sure to check and improve all outside<br />
surfaces of the home. Sometimes this may take some work to<br />
improve but will add value to the property and especially make it<br />
sale worthy.<br />
A TOUCH OF LAWN<br />
Having a well maintained lawn and garden can be a make or<br />
break point for many home buyers. Keeping your lawn mowed<br />
and green will help immensely for first look buyers, whereas, a<br />
complicated and high maintenance garden could spell the quick<br />
sale doldrums. Make sure your garden is presentable and and<br />
shows an element of low maintenance to enable a quick sale.<br />
Getting rid of old stumps and rotting vegetation can help as<br />
well.
OPEN WIDE<br />
Make sure all external doors look good and work properly. The<br />
front door of a home can make a big statement to potential<br />
buyers so making sure your front door doesn’t get stuck and<br />
working provides bonus points. Also making sure all external<br />
windows and ledges are clean and grime free helps the<br />
presentation of your house.<br />
DRIVE AWAY<br />
If you are having an open house it is important to disappear from<br />
the home so that buyers can imagine themselves living in the<br />
house. This can go so far as to making sure there are no cars in<br />
the driveway on the day. For some an open driveway will help<br />
them think that no one lives there leaving the potential for their<br />
mind to imagine their own car in the driveway.<br />
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What Parents Need to Know about Aussie Teenagers:<br />
10 ways to help your kids thrive<br />
Pornography, peer pressure, perfectionism<br />
to conform to social media, split families,<br />
self-harm, parental pressure to succeed,<br />
cyber bullying and gaming are all concerns of<br />
teenagers today, according to the ABC 4Corners<br />
documentary Our Kids.<br />
In a telling episode, Australian kids from the age of 12<br />
year to 19 years shared a glimpse of their inner world<br />
and what their hopes, fears and dreams are for the<br />
future.<br />
While many of the concerns are not dissimilar to<br />
previous generation of teenagers, the explosion<br />
of social media has expanded the horizons of our<br />
teenagers and is having a dire impact on their selfimage,<br />
increased exposure to world events such as<br />
terrorism and over use of technology.<br />
Cyber bullying is wreaking havoc with teenage girls as<br />
well as the pressure to conform to the perfection that<br />
girls are seeing their friends on Instagram, Snapchat<br />
or Tumblr. A twelve year old girl in the program told<br />
of her need to belong to the ‘in group’ and used social<br />
media to compare herself to others – to make sure she<br />
had the latest white converse, the triangle bikini and<br />
Marc Jacob jeans and watch.<br />
Another concern for teenagers was the added pressure<br />
of parents wanting their kids to do well at school.<br />
These kids were concerned that their parents are<br />
putting huge, unnecessary pressure on kids to succeed<br />
at school as well as to participate in an ever increasing<br />
amount of extracurricular activities and tutoring. One<br />
girl talked about how she was in the top maths group<br />
but her mum doubted her. ‘I’m going to fail every test<br />
according to mum’.<br />
An alarming statistic in the program revealed that 30<br />
per cent of 11-17 year old boys spend up to 3 hours<br />
a day gaming – more on weekends and it is affecting<br />
boys ability to use their time well. One boy said ‘I don’t<br />
have time for homework’. They are mostly playing<br />
the game ‘call of duty’ against each other in virtual<br />
online worlds and while gaming can have positive<br />
ramifications to help kids think outside the box,<br />
problem solve and build a community, there needs<br />
to be strong boundaries and rules in place from the<br />
parents to balance it with other activities, including<br />
homework and sport.<br />
The major concern for this age group, especially<br />
among girls is the widespread use of self-harm. Selfharm<br />
is dubbed the ‘new anorexia’ and scarily enough<br />
this age group do not see it as dysfunctional because<br />
it is so rife. Around 135,000 kids have self-harmed this<br />
past year. It is strongly related to poor mental health<br />
and can take its toll on all aspects of the teenager’s life.<br />
Mental health in our teenagers today is at an all-time<br />
low with one in four teens currently have a mental<br />
health condition (including anxiety, depression and<br />
substance abuse) and a quarter also saying they are<br />
unhappy with their lives.<br />
Access to pornography is altering the view boys have<br />
of girls. By the age of 10, every boy will have seen porn<br />
online and this is impacting on sexual relationships<br />
and intimacy between boys and girls.<br />
The common thread throughout the episode that<br />
relieved stresses and pressures in teenager’s lives was<br />
physical activity and strong relationships.<br />
So what role can parents play in the lives<br />
of their children to ensure they thrive<br />
though the teenage years?<br />
1 Start early<br />
By the time your child is a teenager, you have already<br />
sown the seeds of independence, love, trust, respect,<br />
good mental health, resilience, confidence, self-esteem<br />
and habits around technology. You have already<br />
built your relationship and while none of these are<br />
irreparable with a teenagers, they are easier to develop<br />
from the moment our children are born, than to<br />
suddenly input when your children are teenagers.<br />
2 Build a solid relationship from the start<br />
Extensive and widespread research shows that<br />
building a strong parent-child bond early is the<br />
number one factor to raising a resilient child. When a<br />
child feels loved, nurtured and a sense of significance<br />
and belonging from just one adult (ideally a parent<br />
or parent figure), they have stronger mechanisms<br />
to bounce back from adverse situations than<br />
their counterparts who have formed negative or<br />
no relationships with an adult and to make good<br />
decisions. The relationship starts the very moment you<br />
hold your child in your arms and it looks at you. Right<br />
from that moment, you are forming an important bond<br />
that will last a lifetime. Like any relationship, it needs<br />
to be nurtured and effort needs to be fed into it to<br />
make it work. One on one time is important, speaking<br />
respectfully, building the relationships on love and<br />
cuddles, creating micro moments of connection and<br />
acknowledging how special your child is to you, are all<br />
important in building a strong relationships.<br />
3 Set clear boundaries and expectations<br />
Just like adults, children are creatures of habit and<br />
love to follow rules when they are young. If you can
set clear boundaries and expectations early, they<br />
will know exactly where they stand with you and<br />
in their environment. You will help them make<br />
sense of the world around them, form good habits<br />
and ideally make good choices when faced with<br />
everyday problems. When you set the boundaries and<br />
expectations, be consistent. Follow through on what<br />
you say and let your child feel safe and secure in their<br />
environment with you.<br />
4 Be the role model<br />
As a parent, you are your child’s first role model. If<br />
you have watched your children closely for a few<br />
hours or listened to them speak, you will hear and see<br />
snippets of your most common sayings or mannerism<br />
come out in their play time or voice as they mimic<br />
you. Provide your child with an environment and role<br />
model that is upbeat and gives your child hope and<br />
a positive attitude to move through their day. Young<br />
children react to whatever mood or state of mind you<br />
are in. If you are always stressed and in a hurry, they<br />
will pick up the vibe and develop a similar habit. Take<br />
time to stop and be with your kids. Have fun with<br />
them at the park or at the beach. Take them on nature<br />
walks. Think of who you needed around you when<br />
you were a child and be that person.<br />
5 Meet children in the moment<br />
Children live in the moment so meet them there.<br />
Don’t overload them with your own stresses and<br />
worries we carry with us as adults, both past and<br />
present. A child’s biggest concern in their day are<br />
generally meeting their own basic needs – food,<br />
water, sleep, safety and love. Meet your kids there.<br />
6 Don’t over catastrophize the situation<br />
The part of the child’s brain that deals with emotions<br />
and rational decision making is underdeveloped.<br />
The prefrontal cortex doesn’t fully develop until<br />
the age of 22. However, as adults we already have<br />
a fully functioning rational brain. We need to use<br />
our skills to calm a situation down and don’t over<br />
catastrophize it. Because of an underdeveloped brain<br />
as a child, their response is irrational and so through<br />
words, actions and role modelling we can use our<br />
rational brain to invoke calm and coping strategies<br />
for certain situations that doesn’t result in a full blown<br />
catastrophe.<br />
7 Let children experience disappointment<br />
Our natural propensity as a parent is the ‘fix’. However,<br />
if we continue to fix every disappointment our<br />
child faces, they are not going to develop their own<br />
strategies to cope with the ups and downs of life and<br />
the disappointment that results from that. So ‘be’ with<br />
your child when they experience disappointment and<br />
tell them how much is sux that they didn’t get into<br />
the cricket team or the choir. Problem solve ways to<br />
help them get over it.<br />
8 Recognise emotions and strategies to deal<br />
with them<br />
By helping a child recognise their own emotions and<br />
develop strategies to deal with them, we are allowing<br />
them to again navigate the ups and downs of life. The<br />
big emotions that press parent’s buttons are anger,<br />
frustration and sadness that generally result in an<br />
emotional outburst in some form from our child. Let<br />
your child experience these emotions, name them<br />
and put strategies in place to deal with them. Assure<br />
your child it is OK if they feel these emotions as long<br />
as they know how to move on from them.<br />
9 Shape a positive inner critic<br />
For good mental health, we need to help our children<br />
develop a positive inner critic. They need to be selfconfident<br />
and self-assured to back themselves in<br />
difficult situations and to make good choices. By<br />
teaching our children to love themselves and be kind<br />
to themselves, we are setting them up for being able<br />
to deal with setbacks, making mistakes and failure. To<br />
encourage self-confidence, our children need to feel<br />
a sense of significance. Let them perform that dance<br />
concert with bad dance moves and terrible music. Let<br />
them experience new things and take risks. Let them<br />
say no and assert themselves and learn from that<br />
experience. And use positive self-talk yourself – don’t<br />
criticize yourself in front of your children.<br />
10 Discipline with respect and love<br />
Every children will need discipline at some point and<br />
some more than others. When you are disciplining<br />
your child, remember it is the behaviour you are<br />
correcting – not the child. Don’t shame them or<br />
criticize them as a person. Speak to your child like you<br />
would talk to your best friend or your work colleague<br />
– with respect. Give lots of cuddles and use discipline<br />
as a teachable moment to learn from rather than a<br />
time to berate or shame.<br />
Anna Partridge is a Parent Education, School<br />
Teacher and Mother to 3 kids. She is passionate<br />
about working with families to help them raise<br />
confident and resilient children.<br />
http://www.annapartridge.com<br />
About Anna:<br />
Anna Partridge is<br />
a certified Positive<br />
Discipline Parent<br />
Educator, a school<br />
teacher and a mother to three highly<br />
spirited, beautiful children. She loves<br />
nothing more than helping parents raise<br />
resilient and confident children, build strong<br />
and connected family relationships and<br />
strive for calm, fun and happy families.<br />
http: /annapartridge.com/
What’s<br />
On<br />
Dave Hughes ‘Sweet’<br />
Date: Friday 23rd September<br />
If there is one thing Dave Hughes loves, it’s performing<br />
stand-up comedy – and lucky for Noosa, he has just announced<br />
his new show ‘Sweet’ is coming to The J!<br />
If you haven’t seen Dave on stage yet, you would definitely<br />
have seen him as host on Network Ten’s The Project and<br />
Before The Game, as part of channel Nine’s The AFL Footy<br />
Show or as host of Australia’s Got Talent and you have most<br />
likely heard him on the radio with his 97.3fm Drive show,<br />
Hughesy and Kate.<br />
It’s an established fact that Dave Hughes is a funny guy but<br />
you’ll never know how funny until you see him live. Hughesy<br />
is unbeatable on stage, mic in hand, telling joke after<br />
joke. His hilarious stories of the frustrations of everyday life,<br />
the rollercoaster of parenthood and what it means to be<br />
Hughesy has made him a household name, filling hundreds<br />
of thousands of seats across Australia.<br />
With Dave in career best form, ‘Sweet’ is hands down one of<br />
the funniest shows you’ll experience this year.<br />
Don’t miss this chance to see Hughesy live!<br />
Cost: $44.90<br />
Who should attend: This event is suited for adults.<br />
Get Tickets here http://comedy.com.au/tour/dave-hughessweet<br />
Noosa Country Show<br />
The Noosa Country Show will be celebrating 107 years in<br />
2016.<br />
The show is a traditional country show with a variety of<br />
competition sections that help celebrate the diversity of<br />
people and their talents that live in our community.<br />
Our Equestrian, Stud Beef, Dairy Cattle and dogs sections<br />
are the main animal sections.<br />
The Pavilion with Arts and Craft, Cookery Horticulture and<br />
Fruit n Vege sections is a must visit.<br />
The show proudly hosts the Showman’s Guild who supply all<br />
the rides/amusement arcade zone.<br />
We run two stages of a 2 day program of music and<br />
performance across both days and nights<br />
ANIMAL NURSERY<br />
(Located near the corner entry gate)<br />
Animal workshop show times 11am and 2pm<br />
Interactive farm feeding of the baby animals with bottles of<br />
milk 9am and 6pm.<br />
<br />
Kids can meet and get a photo with a Minion and Dora the<br />
Explorer across both days.
Peregian Food And Fashion Fiesta<br />
Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest<br />
Food and fashion come together in the beautiful beachside<br />
village of Peregian at the annual Peregian Food & Fashion<br />
Fiesta.<br />
Peregian Beach restaurants and fashion boutiques showcase<br />
their wares at a fashion parade in Peregian Beach Square,<br />
as you enjoy good food, wine, fun and raffles. Part proceeds<br />
will go to Peregian Nippers.<br />
Tickets cost $50 and include a 2-course lunch from one of<br />
the participating restaurants, a glass of sparkling on arrival,<br />
new spring fashion parade and live music. A cash bar will be<br />
open.<br />
Participating restaurants are Zachary’s, Pitchfork, Le Bon<br />
Delice, Wahoo, Baked Poetry, Kelly’s of Peregian and Siam<br />
Spicy - see the menus on the website and book your restaurant<br />
online or tickets available at Peregian Village (Pink<br />
Lotus or Soul Sanctuary).<br />
When: Wednesday 7 September 2016<br />
Where: Peregian Beach Village Square<br />
Time: 11am - 2.30pm<br />
Price: $50<br />
Website: www.peregianbeach.org/foodandfashion<br />
Experiences like the Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest<br />
are designed to get you out of town and take you on an<br />
adventure that connects you with friends, soul & roots music<br />
and like minded people in an intimate and inspirational<br />
setting.<br />
This all weekender festival features:<br />
Amazing Cracking rock, blues, soul & roots bands the<br />
greatest live show in Queensland.<br />
2 Stages alternating continually next to each other - so you<br />
won’t miss a band artist!!<br />
• Limited tickets, so you can get lost in the music without<br />
getting lost in the massive crowds!<br />
• Exclusive private campgrounds and BYO, so toilets,<br />
showers, food & drink queues will never be a problem!<br />
• Located 40 minutes from Noosa Heads in the Mary Valley<br />
• FREE Camping and BYO!<br />
All weekend passes, Under 21s half price and kids under 12<br />
free...grab your tickets now to the 2016 Mitchell Creek Rock<br />
N Blues Fest and tell your friends too!<br />
When: 16 - 19 September 2016<br />
Where: Mary Valley<br />
Price: From $45<br />
Website: http://www.mitchellcreekrocknbluesfest.com.au/
Handy<br />
Home<br />
Hacks<br />
∙Lengthening Vegetables Lifespan∙<br />
If vegetables become cheaper in price due to ageing,<br />
you should stock up. As soon as you have your produce<br />
at home slice and dice it and then place it in freezer<br />
bags. If you immediately freeze it then you will halt the<br />
ageing process. Plus, you’ll have ready-to-use frozen<br />
vegetables for whenever you want to make a stew or<br />
sauce<br />
∙Storing asparagus∙<br />
We all have experienced vegetables getting soft and<br />
limp inside the bottom drawer of the fridge. How do<br />
we keep vegetables alive longer? Place a vegetable<br />
like asparagus upright in a jar, or cup in your fridge.<br />
Remove the bottoms of the storks, put them together<br />
into bunches and soak in a few centimetres of water to<br />
ensure they retain their freshness.<br />
∙Homemade frozen yoghurt∙<br />
It’s hard to beat a homemade healthy yoghurt dessert.<br />
But who has the time to spend churning and turning to<br />
produce the results? To achieve the same result, buy<br />
a single-serve size of creamy yoghurt and a packet of<br />
wooden sticks. Don’t take the lid off, instead, pierce it in<br />
the centre with the stick. Next, put it in the freezer and<br />
then when the weather’s warmer and you’re after a treat,<br />
remove the lid and ease the now frozen yoghurt out of<br />
the container.<br />
∙Watermelon lollies∙<br />
Eating watermelon can be difficult at best. Watermelon<br />
is awkward to eat, big and difficult to move around on<br />
your chopping board, let alone cut. Then the fruit’s<br />
natural juice all over you. Rather than slicing the melon<br />
into traditional slices, cut it in half, then slice into strips<br />
and stick in a toothpick.<br />
∙Keep bananas ripe for longer∙<br />
Wrap your bananas with plastic cling wrap on their ends<br />
and they will last days longer.<br />
∙Delicious homemade iced coffee∙<br />
Enjoy a glass of homemade iced coffee that’s better than<br />
any store-bought caffeine kick. The trick to making good<br />
iced coffee is preparing frozen coffee cubes in an ice<br />
tray in advance. When needed you can add the cubes to<br />
ensure your coffee stays cold, then it keeps its strength<br />
rather than be watered down.<br />
∙Removing strawberry tops∙<br />
We always tend to waste a lot of strawberries by<br />
chopping off their stems.<br />
Instead of using a knife, which doesn’t get close enough<br />
to removing only the stork, use a straw. Pierce the base<br />
of the berry with the straw, by pushing it through you<br />
will see only the unwanted stem is removed from the<br />
strawberry. It is not messy and quick as well.
Is the kitchen in<br />
your house the main<br />
ingredient for a great<br />
sale?<br />
I think everyone agrees that the one place<br />
the whole family congregates to is the<br />
kitchen, even at parties! So could the right<br />
kitchen be the secret to getting a great<br />
sale price for your home?<br />
Here are a few tips to get your kitchen ship<br />
shape before the hammer falls:<br />
IT’S ALL IN THE PRESENTATION:<br />
Like a good meal a kitchen needs to be<br />
pleasing to the eye. If deciding to refurbish<br />
the kitchen for a good sale make sure that<br />
it has good lighting or can be converted to<br />
open plan and be easily accessible from<br />
any area of the house. Neutral or white<br />
coloured benchtops are timeless favourites<br />
and a good quality bench top with clean<br />
lines is inviting potential buyers to imagine<br />
themselves living in their new home. Also<br />
using the best quality materials according<br />
to your budget will make sure that all<br />
cabinets and surfaces are well made and<br />
join perfectly.<br />
FUNCTIONAL COOKING:<br />
Be smart in how you use your space. From<br />
the smallest kitchen to the biggest there are<br />
always unique ways to create space within<br />
a kitchen. Researching the latest kitchen<br />
storage savers could be a way to make<br />
your kitchen special from storage savers,<br />
swing cabinets, organisation inserts and<br />
storage savers.
FEATURE FANTASTIC:<br />
Make sure that your kitchen allows for<br />
features such as display shelves and deep<br />
appliance drawers. Display shelves allows<br />
a buyer to see space to put their own<br />
belongings and makes the kitchen feel like<br />
their own, providing more space for the<br />
aesthetic look of the kitchen. Also, having<br />
space for the larger kitchen appliances is<br />
always a plus to any prospective buyer.<br />
QUALITY COMPONENTS:<br />
As far as the budget allows always use<br />
good quality components within the<br />
kitchen. This can be a big selling point<br />
for buyers who are always looking for<br />
the perfect space to create their own<br />
culinary magic in the kitchen. With the rise<br />
of popular cooking shows on television,<br />
people are looking for quality facilities<br />
within their kitchen.<br />
One final point for you to consider is not<br />
going over the top in the kitchen so that<br />
it doesn’t fit in nicely with the rest of the<br />
house. Making the kitchen stick out like<br />
a sore thumb can be detrimental to any<br />
future sale.<br />
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