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Hey there, book lovers! This year, I’m keeping things simple with a 2026 reading challenge focused on 12 books - one per month - plus six optional ...

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More $1 book finds because apparently I have zero

More $1 book finds because apparently I have zero self-control 😆 Some of these I’ve already read but never owned, and for a dollar each… it felt rude not to.

Tell me… have you read any of these books?

If you love books as much as I do, join my 2026 Reading Challenge (via the link in my bio).

#MMReadingChallenge2026 #MelbourneMammaBookLove #2026ReadingChallenge #MelbourneMamma #BookBargains

This year I’m keeping things simple — 12 books for

This year I’m keeping things simple — 12 books for 2026, plus 6 optional bonus reads if you feel like reading more. No pressure, no guilt… just good books and a fun way to stay motivated all year 📚 📚 📚 📚

Want to join my 2026 Reading Challenge?

Click on the link in my bio or comment CHALLENGE and I’ll DM you the details!

#MMReadingChallenge2026 #MelbourneMammaBookLove #2026ReadingChallenge #MelbourneMamma

11 days down, Influenza A still lingering… but com

11 days down, Influenza A still lingering… but comfort food is doing its thing 😊

Crispy tofu bánh mì + a raspberry cordial = the small joys getting me through recovery.

Not fancy. Just comforting. And honestly, exactly what I needed 🥖❤️

#ComfortFood #InfluenzaA #BanhMiMelbourne #RaspberryCordial #MelbourneMamma

Counting down to Christmas, one cuppa at a time ☕🎄

Counting down to Christmas, one cuppa at a time ☕🎄 Can’t wait to sip my way through this Twinings Tea advent calendar and share my favourites ❤️

Thank you for the tea-riffic gift @twiningsau

Who do you know that would love this 🎁

#Gifted #TeaTime #TeaLover #AdventCalendar #MelbourneMamma

Just finished Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConag

Just finished Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy and… Wow!!!
What. A. Ride. 📚

From the very first chapter, I was hooked. And the twists? I did not see them coming.

Charlotte McConaghy proves once again why Australian authors are absolutely unmatched when it comes to vivid storytelling and emotional punch 🇦🇺📚

It’s beautifully written, deeply moving, and completely unputdownable.
Highly, highly recommend!

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Have you read it yet? Let’s chat 👇  “Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground.

Despite the wild beauty of life here, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen, 17, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly, obsessed with botany, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place.

Then, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman, Rowan, back to life, their suspicion gives way to affection, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting her heart, begins to fall for the Salts, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets.”

📚 Stay tuned for my 2026 Reading Challenge 📚
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#WildDarkShore #CharlotteMcConaghy #AustralianFiction #MustRead #MelbourneMammaBookLove #MMReadingChallenge2025

For the cigarettes I used to ride to the milk bar

For the cigarettes I used to ride to the milk bar and buy for them 🤣🚲

A sweet treat for the Year 12s as they exit their

A sweet treat for the Year 12s as they exit their VCE English exam 🧁💗

And my last duty as President of my daughter’s school parent committee ✔️

#AndThatsAWrap

Another beautiful Spring day in Melbourne 🤣💨 📹 @g

Another beautiful Spring day in Melbourne 🤣💨

📹 @goldendoodledoos 🐶🐶

#MelbourneWeather #MelbourneLife #Melbourne

Not quite the season we hoped for, but what an ama

Not quite the season we hoped for, but what an amazing achievement to receive the MVP award after only playing half the season due to back-to-back hip injuries 🏆👏 Not only that, but you also led the team in scoring! So proud of my boy 🏀🖤❤️

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