DIY - First Aid laminated quick reference guide

Here's an easy way to keep First Aid reference material handy, in case you have a need for first aid in your home. I had a newspaper article from the Melbourne Herald Sun that gave directions on what to do in various emergency cases for little ones, so I tore it out of the paper & have had it sitting in my tray on my desk for months. I finally decided that I needed to keep it handy, just in case.

I cut it up to about A4 size & had hubby laminate it for me.

He used Office One A4 laminating pouches

with our laminating machine

but you can easily have it laminated at an Officeworks store. It's now going to sit near our First Aid kit in the bathroom.

I hope we'll never need to use it!

There's a whole variety of First Aid literature that can be found in a lot of the baby/toddler books, parenting magazines, newspapers, pamphlets in doctors waiting rooms & so on, for both kids & adults. Whatever you have that is useful for you, have it laminated & keep it handy, stick it on a wall, keep it near the phone, wherever is easily accessible for you.

It's easy to use, easy to store, it won't tear & if it gets dirty, just wipe it clean.

I hope you never need to use it, but it's good to know that it's there if you need it.

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

For the garden lovers out there, this one's for you. Today was a warm (albeit windy) day in Melbourne & we decided to visit the International Flower & Garden Show at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton (apparently one of the top 5 garden shows in the world!). We arrived in the morning & by lunchtime, there were quite a few people around so it was a challenge to get about without bumping someone with our pram.

There were many avid green thumbs everywhere: looking at the beautiful outdoor garden displays, getting gardening tips from the experts, buying plants, sitting by the fountain & the lakes, enjoying the decorative flower displays inside the Exhibition Building & admiring the vibrant artwork displayed upstairs.

There were even stalls selling showbags (Burke's Backyard, Yates & Better Homes & Gardens were the ones I came across). Given that I do enjoy my gardening, I couldn't help but buy 1 or 2. There was a variety of goodies inside: vegetable seedlings, various magazines, fertilizers, gardening gloves, pest control, just to name a few.

The little ones weren't left out either. There was a Children's Garden that included a petting zoo, face painting, drawing & a Giant's house, but he was sleeping at the time we got there, so hubby & Little Miss tried catching some bubbles while I took a short break (don't kids love bubbles!).

Although we only stayed a couple of hours, you could easily spend the whole day there & it's probably worth staying all day to ensure you see everything. At $22 a ticket for adults, you may as well make a day of it.

I happily came home with some stunning red long-stemmed roses which were bought for the bargain price of $20 for 2 dozen. I decided to experiment a bit with my camera, & here's one of the photos I ended up with.

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend, whatever you get up to. Enjoy.