I was standing at the kitchen bench yesterday peeling the veggies for dinner, with the start of a headache on the horizon. Maybe it was due to the distinct lack of sleep the night before or the fact that Hubbster had lit the woodfire, all I knew it was growing in intensity. As I reached … Continued
Here are some counterintuitive food tips to help you lose weight. You might be surprised by how eating can help you shed those kilograms! Stop counting your calories. Most weight loss plans will tell you to count calories, but it’s not really a good way to help you lose weight. Here’s why: a calorie is … Continued
With just one school day to go until the Easter break, the count down until the Easter bunny comes to visit is well and truly on! Instead of breaking out the Micador art supplies at the kitchen table today whilst I cooked dinner, I turned instead to some edible Easter-inspired creative fun. Loaded up with … Continued
Pinterest needs to come with warning labels. Something along the lines of “If you are a damn idiot in the kitchen DO NOT TRY THIS. Don’t be fooled. It may look easy, but it’s no-ot!” And levels. You should have to “level up” to be able to see certain things on there. Like, Oh, … Continued
After a week of drama and stress, it is time to get back into gear and knuckle back down to doing what I love – blogging! So, it is with more than a little excitement that I share some more good news with you. You are now looking at the new Sequins and Sand Holiday … Continued
Ideas to Help Your Child Be Ready for School In my house, we love school holidays. Summer holidays mean sleep-ins, catch-ups and down-time, long lunches and late nights. It’s fun, and restful and a nice break from running around between school, kinder, sports and play-dates. Although it is tempting to just sit and play for … Continued
You know how when you see a good movie you then go out and buy the DVD so you can watch it over and over again? You pull it out knowing that even though you already know what’s going to happen, how the story line goes and how it ends, you’ll still enjoy it re-watching … Continued
As any shoe-loving woman worth her salt knows, your footwear can make or break an outfit. As we step into the party season many of us will be looking for something special to wear over the festive season. I’ll be honest. I love, love, love shoes, but I am not so enthusiastic about traipsing … Continued
I think it was the comedian Tina Fey who likened storage containers to hope, I get that, I have masses of “hope” stacked in the garage, but that is just not enough for me. I need to see inside those containers, I need them labelled, I need them available & most of all I need them … Continued
There is no shortage of books on childbirth. In fact, there are probably way too many books on childbirth floating around these days. Combine that with a never-ending stream of reality television shows about the dangers of labour and birth, and the near infinite amount of information on the internet, it is a wonder … Continued
I love my shoes. To be honest I am yet to meet a girl who doesn’t love her boots, heels, wedges or pumps. However, shoe storage is one of those things that most women I know struggle with, or at least storing them in a way where you can see what you have is … Continued
How does a parent run the perfect party for their child? Three words – Keep it simple. I know that sounds like it is simplifying the matter, but it really is accurate. And there’s a few good reasons why: Young children can only focus on one thing at a time. Just look at what their … Continued
It’s only 3 weeks into the school year and I am disappointed, but not surprised to say that I am already hitting the bottle…hard. And I don’t mean of the alcoholic kind either. Nope. (After last Saturday’s little adventure) it might be sometime before I look favorably on my favourite tiple without turning green … Continued
Find Your Mummy Mojo! Emma Sutherland shares her top ten tips for Mums trying to find their Mojo! At my clinic, I get lots of questions from Mums about how they can boost their energy levels and find their Mojo again after giving birth. While you sometimes feel that it’s a full time … Continued
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It’s been a busy hectic week here on the Lounge. I’ve been extremely busy hammering out review articles on my typewriter laptop. But, I made the decision to set up separate review sections, titled ‘Mum’s Thumbs Up’ and ‘The Bookshelf,’ instead of ‘clogging up the blogging.’ Please be assured that I receive an enormous amount … Continued
Parenting Styles Becoming a parent changes your life in many ways, so there really is no genuine preparation we can do. If only we knew how sleep deprived and exhausted we would be, then maybe sleeping lots and lots prior and having a storing extra sleep button in our brains that we switch on once we become … Continued
