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Lullaby

09:05PM | May 20, 2013 | 1 comment

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“T’was a sweet song that filled the night, her hand pressing softly against my back as I was lulled to sleep. Her warmth surrounds me as fear slips away and the night is yet again claimed for silent slumber.” – Aidan, 3.5 years old At least thats how I hope Aidan feels about me at [...]

Cheap Easter Gift in Less than 1 Minute

07:42PM | March 24, 2013 | 6 comments

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We’d spent all weekend up the coast relaxing and forgetting about the real world only to return home to a never ending to-do list. One of those things was Easter, the time of year when mothers across Australia get their craft-on and buy all the feathery, shiny and crepe-papery things from the $2 shop. I [...]

Savings, Spendings & Debt

09:11PM | February 15, 2013 | 26 comments

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I was on facebook sticking my nose into everyone else’s business when Suger Coat It‘s latest post popped up into my feed. She was talking about her relationship with credit cards, paying off debt and sharing a few lessons she’d learnt along the way. Instantly I was inspired. You know when you read a great [...]

Driving Holiday

11:21AM | December 28, 2012 | 40 comments

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Driving in the holidays can seem daunting but since we don’t own a private jet or a helicopter we’re kind of used to it. Preparation on my part is pretty easy, pack the bags, arrange for the neighbours to take care of our bins for us and clean the house so we have something pleasant to come [...]

Christmas 2012

02:31PM | December 27, 2012 | 2 comments

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Everyone is currently napping and I’ve stolen a few moments to myself to blog. I’m not sure exactly what I want to say as my brain is still slightly switched off. I’m learning that taking a break is ok, actually it’s necessary. March is fast approaching and with it a new fashion season. If the last [...]

Lazy Girl Backyard Party

04:49PM | December 8, 2012 | 7 comments

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Stephanie was moping around the house earlier today, complaining of boredom. It was hot outside and we were both too lazy to actually go out and do something so I grabbed the outdoor umbrella, a couple of tables, cushions and rugs and set up a little lazy girl party in the backyard just for the [...]

Sunday Driver

09:02AM | December 5, 2012 | 33 comments

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Sponsored by Nuffnang & Baskin-Robbins My sister Stephanie is going to be staying with us for a few months until Uni starts back up again in the new year. It’s nice having her around and not just for a week, we’ll really get to hang out and just be, together. Let it be said though, [...]

Dinner, a Birds Eye View

06:00AM | November 21, 2012 | 5 comments

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Sponsored by Nuffnang Australia The last few months have been manic. In order for me to balance out my work flow, the housework, playtime and downtime a few things have had to slide… fancy elaborate meals at dinner time were one of them. I don’t feel guilty though as I made sure they were still [...]

Chobani FroCHO Pops

10:10AM | November 15, 2012 | 2 comments

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Earlier this week Chobani sent us a great big crate of yogurt awesomeness, this stuff is crazy good. They sent us a package around this time last year and Aidan was thrilled with it so I was keen to see what was in this one as they’re always a surprise. In case you’re wondering Chobani [...]

Sugerfied

12:51AM | November 14, 2012 | 10 comments

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Just quietly, this week has been mental. We’ve had Melissa and Kelvin from Suger Coat It here since last Thursday afternoon. The house has been a buzz with blog talk, outfit photo marathon sessions and laughter, lots and lots of laughter. Aidan’s deemed “Kelvy” as his favourite and follows him around like a little shadow. [...]

Cardio Tennis

12:00AM | October 16, 2012 | 38 comments

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Sponsored by Nuffnang Australia When I was asked if I would like to review an exercise class, I have to be honest, I hesitated but the opportunity to hit things and wear a cute outfit sealed the deal. A high energy, tennis based cardio workout for an hour one afternoon, sure no worries I could [...]

My Fitness Pal

09:50PM | September 27, 2012 | 8 comments

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I’m not an App junkie, my iPhone only has two pages. I’m quite particular about what I like and I hate useless apps cluttering up my screen. I have several photo apps I like, there are transit apps, social media apps and of course BeJewelled. A month or so ago Steve told me to download My Fitness [...]

TS14+ MSFW Invitation

11:30AM | September 6, 2012 | 12 comments

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TS14+ is hosting two twilight shows in Melbourne CBD today and they’ve flown me down to cover the event, I feel so extremely lucky. You can be lucky too… the shows are absolutely FREE for the public to attend! The first show is at 5:30pm the next at 6:30pm. Afterwards you can join me at [...]

Embrace the Winter Sun

11:51PM | July 11, 2012 | 10 comments

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This is a tired yet ecstatic me returning home from Blogopolis… post coming soon. ASOS Peppermint Swing Dress 17 Sundays Take Me Away Crop Jacket – gifted SWAK The Perfect Leggings – gifted Payless (USA) Gold Glitter Flats City Chic Bangles Forever21 (USA) Sunglasses Lane Bryant Neon Pink Nail Polish – gifted The sun was still shining [...]

Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50: Childhood

06:00AM | May 23, 2012 | 38 comments

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If you’ve voted, commented or shared any of my posts for the Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50 Competition, thank you so much. If you haven’t there is still time, just click the link, click on my face and enter your email address to go in the running to win $5000 cash! This week’s post is [...]

Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50: Passenger

12:01AM | May 9, 2012 | 16 comments

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As one of the (extremely lucky, like omg how did that even happen?!?!) Top 5 chosen from the Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50 Bloggers competition I’m required to write four blog posts on specific topics over the next few weeks. Who knows, if I do a good job I might get to drive this bad [...]

Romantic Escape

02:41PM | April 27, 2012 | 52 comments

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On the 24th of March 2007 a girl married a boy and for the following five years they lived happily in love. Just in case you were wondering I was the girl and the boy was Steve. To celebrate 9 years together and 5 years of marriage we went over budget and splurged on a [...]

Here Fishy Fishy

01:20PM | April 21, 2012 | 18 comments

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Last month we added two more peeps to our family unit. Steve thought Aidan was more than ready to have his first pet, I on the other hand disagreed and knew that within a few weeks they would become my pets to care for. I sent Steve and Aidan out for dog food one Saturday [...]

Generations

06:00AM | April 3, 2012 | 1 comment

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Yesterday my Grandparents “Poppy” and “Grandma” (my father’s parents) came to visit us for the afternoon. We hadn’t seen them since September and Grandma had been quite ill. Even though we only live a few hours drive away, Aidan’s constant sniffles and colds made it difficult to visit for fear of making her condition worse. [...]

Where I want to be

06:35PM | March 4, 2012 | 6 comments

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My parents live in a beautiful place only 3 hours away from our house. Every Thursday night we look at each other, mentally doing our accounts and working out a timeline in our heads. Could we manage to steal away for a few days and give Aidan some downtime with his Grandparents? Could we manage [...]

My Rough & Tumble Dude

06:00AM | February 15, 2012 | 54 comments

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Sponsored by Nuffnang Last week I shared that BigW had sent me a $100 gift card to buy Aidan some new clothes (keep reading for the chance to win one for yourself!) and that we had gone out and picked up two spunky, affordable outfits that will see him into the cooler months ahead. What [...]

Rough & Tumble BigW Style

06:00AM | February 8, 2012 | 19 comments

Sponsored by Nuffnang Last week was rough, actually the last few weeks have been. Our little family is adjusting to changes, we’re growing, exploring and quite often we’re tired too. I’m still getting used to my domestic routine and spending more time with my camera, Steve’s trying to deal with new work challenges and Aidan [...]

Paddle & Kick

05:13PM | February 6, 2012 | 9 comments

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Aidan started going to swimming lessons again with Steve as his support person. He was nervous at first but as soon as he saw the water he was so excited. Steve was a little nervous too as he’s not a great swimmer but you couldn’t tell. You couldn’t wipe the smile off their faces. It [...]

Aidan’s Play Space

04:52PM | January 30, 2012 | 23 comments

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Aidan and I play all day long but there is one particular part of the day that gets us both pretty excited. After watching his favourite show on ABC2 “Mr Maker” (think along the lines of “Art Attack”) we try and recreate whatever he did that day. If I don’t have the supplies we still [...]

Aidan’s Big Boy Room

06:58PM | January 28, 2012 | 27 comments

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I made a promise a few weeks back to show you Aidan’s room and finally everything has come together (including the weather) so I could take some photos. Below is a few photos and a bit of a tour, if I haven’t covered something please feel free to ask any questions in the comments section. [...]

No Nappy, Jocks In Bed

05:03PM | January 27, 2012 | 7 comments

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Earlier this week Aidan made the decision to go to daycare wearing only jocks, no nappy. I was scared for him and worried that if he had a bad experience he would back track completely, I was no longer in control. I had a bit of a meltdown that day, had lots of time to [...]