The Real Reason Why We Find Our Kids Birthday Parties Stressful I woke up this morning, and realised to my horror, that it is just 15 days until my son’s birthday…and I have organised NOTHING! The instant and heavy pressure of anxiety settled in on my chest as I thought about all the work (and … Continued
Win a Nespresso Creatista Plus worth $639, plus for this month only get 6 months of FREE coffee when you buy any $200 or more Breville coffee machine in-store at Harvey Norman! Sponsored post Parenting without coffee is like…just kidding! We’ve never met anyone brave enough to try it! What if we told you that … Continued
The Glitter Tongue Is Instagram’s Latest Baffling Beauty Trend! As far as beauty trends go there have certainly been some doozies this year. Who can forget the illuminating cream for your vulva? Or the feather brow look which was just recently outdone by the equally ridiculous wavy brow creation! Seriously?! Half time I think beauty … Continued
Female Students At Victorian Private School Given Lessons On How To Walk In High Heels! A prestigious private school in Victoria has been labelled sexist after it sought to give it’s female students lessons in deportment which included teaching them how to walk in high heels. Girton Grammar introduced a modern etiquette lesson to VCE … Continued
Connie Johnson Shares Positive Post As She Faces Final Stages Of Terminal Cancer Connie Johnson has given so many hope and support while battling her own terminal cancer. The 40 year old sister of actor Samuel Johnson has shared the most touching and positive post on the Love Your Sister’s Facebook page where she admitted that … Continued
My daughter recently turned 3 and she is obsessed with Trolls. She loved the movie and adores Princess Poppy. It was a no brainer to put on a Trolls themed party for her 3rd Birthday. It was a relatively easy theme to create a party around and Pinterest was my go-to place for inspiration. Think … Continued
How to Throw the Most Awesome Kids Party Without Even Trying! When it comes to throwing kids parties, I’m a huge fan of minimum effort for maximum impact. I don’t mind whipping up a special birthday cake, but I don’t want to spend hours on end cooking up party food, or decorating the house. And … Continued
It Takes Balls to Save the World (and Yourself) Knitting is good for you! There are many studies about how it can reduce stress and lower your heart rate and blood pressure, but did you know that studies have also shown that it increases cognitive function and lowers the rate of brain decay in older … Continued
How My Screen Time Rules are Creating a More Peaceful Home PLUS Free Printable I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that given half a chance my kids would gladly spend hour upon hour staring at the TV or tablet. Don’t get me wrong, they are active kids, but they can quickly lose all … Continued
51 Ways to Use Baby Wipes That You May Not Have Thought Of (But Totally Should!) Sponsored post Baby wipes are a parent’s best friend. They are the parent hack that have cleaned many messy disasters and not just the poonami kind. Baby wipes make cleaning a breeze and can be used for a myriad … Continued
How I Found My Sanity in a Most Unexpected Place It’s winter now. Which means instead of packing the kids into the car for a walk along the beach, or sending them outside to play in the fresh air we are invariably spending way more time indoors. With everyone in such close proximity and somewhat … Continued
Saving the Environment – One Knitted Tampon at a Time We all know we are supposed to be helping the environment in as many ways as possible; recycling plastic and glass, taking our own re-useable bags to the supermarket, and cutting back on packaging because our landfills are jamm-packed with crap that will take hundreds of … Continued
That One Toy That Is Always Judging Your Parenting Every family has a judgy toy in their house. All of us do. If you think you don’t, it may be because someone has sensed it’s holier-than-thou attitude and packed it in a toybox, away from sight. But it’s still there, judging your parenting and housekeeping … Continued
20 Hilarious Tweets From Parents That Are Way Too Relatable It helps to know that other parents are going through the exact same crap that you are dealing with in your own family. These hilarious tweets prove that none of us have our shit together when it comes to parenting and that the antics of … Continued
Woman Had No Idea She’d Been Wearing Her Engagement Ring For A Whole Year Before Being Proposed To! An Aussie woman had no clue she had been wearing her engagement ring for a WHOLE YEAR before she was actually proposed to! To celebrate their one year anniversary together Anna’s boyfriend Terry crafted her a necklace made … Continued
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The Gift That Keeps Giving! Sponsored post I am a crafty Mum. I love to create and make thing and to be honest, I need to keep my hands busy as it’s the only thing that keeps me sane! There has been a real resurgence in what people term as ‘Traditional or Domestic’ crafts. One … Continued
New White Wings Make & Create™ Range Lets Kids Take the Lead Role in the Kitchen It’s no secret that kids LOVE helping in the kitchen. Whether it’s helping to mash the potatoes for dinner, or mixing the batter for a cake, they are only too happy to roll up their sleeves, wash those little … Continued
12 Fascinating Facts About Disney on Ice Presents Frozen That Will Have You Rushing Out to Buy Your Tickets! If there ever was a Disney animation that was simply perfect to be performed on ice it has to be the Academy-award winning movie Frozen, right? We’re getting excited chills down our spine just thinking about … Continued
10 Ways to Spend Quality Time Together as a Family It’s the school holidays here in my house at the moment, and I have come up with some fun ideas for my family to spend some quality time together. I’d like to say that it’s because I want my four children to have a full … Continued
The Popular ‘Masculine Body Suit’ May Be Just What Your Man Needs! As women, we’re lucky enough to have a stack of undergarment pieces to choose from when we want help sucking everything in and creating a smooth finish under our clothes. Men on the other hand haven’t always had a huge pool to choose from. In fact up … Continued
Coffee Lovers All Let Us Rejoice – Alcoholic Coffee has Arrived! I know, I know. There has been coffee flavoured alcohol around for years. (shout out to my old mates, Baileys and Kahlua) But this isn’t about yummy liqueurs, this is so much more than that. I’m talking about alcoholic cold brewed coffee in a … Continued
Pia Miller Shares Her Experience Of Being A Teen Mum Sometimes the choice of when to have children isn’t really your choice at all. Women are becoming mums later and later in life which can mean falling pregnant doesn’t happen as easily. There are fertility issues and health problems associated with giving birth over a certain … Continued
Mum Plans To Open Day Care Centre For Unvaccinated Children Sydney mother Heidi Street has expressed interest in opening a day care centre specifically for children who are unvaccinated. Street posted an ‘expression of interest’ on secret Facebook group ‘Vaccine Free Australia’ to gauge interest from parents wanting to bring unvaccinated children together for “craft, yoga … Continued
Clear the Clutter with These Easy Storage Ideas Sponsored post I came across this meme on my newsfeed yesterday and laughed as it resonated with me in more ways than one. I still feel like I haven’t gotten into the swing of things this year. January I can forgive myself as the kids are still … Continued
Sponsored post Chocolate Free Easter Basket Gift Ideas Everyone Will Love! I love Easter, I love the being able to get out of the city and spend time with my wonderful family. I love pancakes, I love being in the kitchen with my mother and my daughters and the smell of fresh hot cross buns. … Continued
Review: Tamar Valley Greek Yogurt for Kids It’s the school holidays which means not only do I hear “Muuuum’ approximately 3,724 more times in a day than I do on an average day during term time, it’s generally followed by one of a three phrases (or variations of them.) Taking prime spot is “<insert siblings … Continued
If you’re looking for a way to your kids’ minds these school holidays, why not get them involved in the Summer Reading Club? The annual Summer Reading Club kicked off at the beginning of this month both online and in 1,082 public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres around Australia. This year’s theme is Heroes and … Continued
Whether you’re ready or not the countdown is on and Christmas will be here before we know it! Skip the stressful last minute dash to the overcrowded shopping mall for Christmas gifts and start getting organised today. Our handy Christmas gift guide is designed to make your life just that little bit easier at this … Continued
Is This the Worst Children’s Christmas Present in the World? We’re saying yes. Yes it is. Christmas presents don’t come much worse than this deplorably bad idea. Who ever came up with such an abomination clearly doesn’t have children, or in fact, know any children at all. Or perhaps the inventor was a sadist monster? We … Continued
