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Melua Watson

Melua Watson lives in Gisborne, New Zealand, where she manages a web writing company with her partner. Their daughter Meg just turned one. Melua, 29, enjoys cooking for friends, films, books and good magazines. She chose a Mountain Buggy® Urban because she travels a lot with her family.

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Swap till you drop

11 August 2008
Melua Watson ()

I went to a clothes swap, or 'swishing' party last night. It was so good I'm wondering if anyone has thought of doing one for kids.
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Baby booming

30 July 2008
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My parents always called themselves 'baby boomers' and it had an exclusive ring to it. It's only recently that the penny has dropped for me - our kids are likely to feel they're part of a boom club too.
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No not the holidays!

11 July 2008
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For many parents of toddlers, the school holidays represent a seemingly random interruption to your blessed routine. Help!
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Flying high

19 June 2008
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Flying to Wellington in one of those tiny little relics I wished that, for just one hour, Meg was a tiny baby again.
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Toddler travel terror

6 May 2008
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Meg’s an energetic kid so it was with trepidation that we loaded the car for the six hour drive to Auckland for another wedding.
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Gisborne – land of the fit

22 April 2008
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Ta-daa! We are in Gisborne. Home to brilliant beaches, dripping fruit trees and the world's shortest river - which, fortuitously, is just over the road.
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Packing up and moving on

9 April 2008
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We’re moving cities and despite best efforts to live a streamlined life there’s a formidable mountain of stuff to pack.
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Island wedding

10 March 2008
Melua Watson ()

By the time the wedding came around, I felt more like spending a week in bed than trekking to a wedding on Waiheke Island.
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