(Image credit) Even if he’s not your ‘thing’ you have to admit he’s smokin’ HOT Before I had kids I used to have the best job in the world!! (Not that being mummy isn’t the best, but this was FAR more glamorous). I was an IFBT or Inflight Beauty Therapist for Richard Branson’s uber trendy […] Read more…
Last weekend I took a very long-overdue trip to Melbourne to visit my cousin LCJ (who also just happens to be the only other member of my family living in Australia). It was not only my first ever trip to Melbourne, but also the first time I have been away without the kids for over […] Read more…
To have received three of these ‘recognition’ awards in such a short space of ‘blogging’ time is really quite an honour! This one is especially cool for me as it comes from the truly fabulous Seana Smith. (You can see my other two awards here and here). Seana’s book “Sydney for under 5’s” was my absolute bible […] Read more…
“I am the captain of my soul” – Nelson Mandela I remember the day when Nelson Mandela was released from prison like it was yesterday. I have no idea why I have such a vivid memory of it, but I just do. It was 1990 and I was 10 years old. We had just […] Read more…
Yes, you know the ones – where everything goes wrong and the universe it just totally against you!! Well that was my day yesterday. By that dreaded time of day (the tea, bath, bed time) my usual ‘organised’ chaos was just plain CHAOS!!! It all went seriously down hill at bath time. Master J and […] Read more…
Even deciding what to wear was a tricky task!!! I had to conquer two outfits, one to wear to the Kidspot Blogging Masterclass (which was going to be full of fabulous bloggers that I have only ever read online profiles of), and the other was a cocktail dress for the party in the evening. The […] Read more…
It’s week 9 of the school term and the last week of March already!!! I’ve been pretty slack on here recently and have been itching to get on to my computer to write. We’ve been pretty busy with two major events happing in our house this month. Firstly, we submitted our application for Permanent Residency in Australia […] Read more…
Going………. Going………… Gone! Read more…
The new Mrs D Miss H is very into weddings and ‘marrying’ at the moment and poor Mr D has had to get down on one knee and propose at least 15 times over the last couple of weeks. “Again Daddy!” she squeals “Lets do marrying and you have to be the handsome prince”. It’s […] Read more…
Isn’t it funny how the last day of summer was boiling hot with really icky,sticky humidity (and a very irritable me because the air con in my car decided to break!!!!) and the very next day, (which just happened to be the first day of Autumn) it was cool and grey? How does Mother Nature know how to do that??? First […] Read more…