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Let’s be honest (why does this sentence feel like deja vu?) … the length of time between these blog posts means I need to reteach myself how to actually post them each time. 😆Now straight to the point of this message. 🤭 Fast forward and my children, for which I created AP Pressing, are now in Secondary school. Transitioning through each educational phase (Kinder, Primary, Secondary, Higher Education) or even each year can be challenging Read more

Would you believe that this post has been sitting in my drafts for over 5 years!! 😲 It’s that time of the year again when I like to reflect on my feelings before my children begin their school journey. I do it for multiple reasons. A main one being that writing helps me deal with my feelings and thoughts. Whenever I do write, I write with the intention that my words may help or inspire Read more

“What is this letter?” I asked my then 3 year old daughter, pointing to the lower case ‘a’ in the book. “I don’t know that one Mummy,” she replied in confusion. She had absorbed all the upper case letters when we would practice and could even write some but couldn’t make the connection between both cases. And so the idea was confirmed. The decision to focus our first children’s book on the alphabet and specifically Read more

So, until yesterday, I had not posted on here for basically the entire year 😳 Whoops! But in all honesty, there is so much stuff online these days – I don’t think there will be any complaints about the frequency of AP Pressing / Karol posts… I know these days it’s a lot about having content and a regular consistent presence online. I know many may disagree with me, but personally I’d rather post on Read more

Is it just me or has this term flown?! 😱 Term 1 break and Easter (yay) is approaching, so I thought it would be a good time to check in on my fellow parents. Hope your kiddos (and you) are settling into the new routine nicely. Before school started for my preppy and year 1 chickies I was told by many that “you will have so much time to get things done now that both Read more

I don’t know about you all, but these holidays have just flown by for us!! The past weekend we managed to sneak in a final short family getaway before our kiddies start school/kinder. Such beautiful places to see out there – the kids weren’t quite ready to return home. During our time away I was able to really reflect on my thoughts and feelings about our girls commencing school and kinder later this week and next. I know Read more

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be positive – all the time? I wonder how many people actually are… Granted, at times, situations involving children can cause a reaction for whatever reason and sometimes you may feel there is very good reason. A dangerous situation, so naturally we react? But be it that we get stressed or busy or tired and then the kids do something OUTRAGROUS like draw all over themselves or throw the toilet roll in Read more

ABC with Lullaby Book Week [20 – 26 August] Literacy & Numeracy Week [29 August – 4 September] Author Visits Market Stall We were super excited about Book Week this year. Previous years we have been keen to dress up like our favourite book character and appreciate all things books. But this year was all the more significant since we did all that AND I got to read our book to some Kindergartens and Early Read more

A positive sign if ever there was one…nature reflecting its beauty on a child’s precious hand. This is a recent moment Vas captured with his daughter and it made us (truly) realise that although his background is not in illustrating children’s books – working to produce art for ABC with Lullaby and AP Pressing was a decision made well. We both agree that when you do something from the heart, with the best of intentions – little Read more

You may not always know it from the start. It may just eventually decide to appear in your mind. Possibly as a “too outside the box” thought. But then, when the time is right and although it may feel impossible…you believe and go for it? And you turn it into possible! Passion to achieve a dream can come in all different shapes and sizes. Mine just happens to be in the form of two little Read more