House & Garden, Lifestyle

Puppy Love

We have a new addition to our family!  His name is Max (or as I call him, Maxie) and he is a Shihtzu poodle cross (shihpoo). Maxie had his 9 week birthday yesterday and is quite content with living with us now, well mainly because he is so spoilt I think. We all adore him.Miss… Read More Puppy Love

Lifestyle

Whinging gets you nowhere

Do you know what really annoys me the most? When people whinge about their life and continually post on Facebook, Twitter etc that their life sucks… blah blah blah all that negative stuff. You know what people? All the bad things are happening to you because of your frame of mind. Positive attracts positive, negative… Read More Whinging gets you nowhere

House & Garden

Cleaning Calamity

A few days ago I woke up to this: Thank you Mr apprentice chef for making dinner but not clean up afterwards when he said he would… aaarg! Empty packets and tins, mess on the benches, stove top mess and dishes not put in the dishwasher. Yes, that is a Wii remote on the bench… Read More Cleaning Calamity

Hair & Beauty, Wellbeing

Pucker up

Pucker up and put on your pink lippy on today for a cause particularly close to my own heart! Revlon Australia and charity Pink Hope, Firday September 28th is Bright Pink Lipstick Day, a day to raise awareness for hereditary and high risk breast and ovarian cancer. Breast cancer is something I will have to keep a close eye on, as… Read More Pucker up

Lifestyle

The sucky fortnight that was

The week started off earnestly enough, a lot of work accomplished on the Monday and I was excited by my birthday being the next day. Lunch was from BreadTop.(if you have never been into one of their stores, then you are missing out! Carb overload!!).The boys bought me the gorgeous dog cake (right). How cute… Read More The sucky fortnight that was

Lifestyle

Internet trolls

Since when has it become acceptable and ‘trendy’ to make fun of, or ‘troll’, someone you don’t even know on the internet? Seriously, how can this behaviour be deemed funny? It’s not and I am seeing more and more of it on Facebook and Twitter. Haven’t they got anything better to do with their lives,… Read More Internet trolls

Lifestyle

Champions of play

Just a third of children play outside everyday, compared to double that number a generation ago. One in ten children play outside once a week or less.Parents resistance to outdoor play included crime and safety concerns, with 87 per cent of parents saying they were worried about letting their children play on the street.At the… Read More Champions of play