As I’ve gotten older and grown into my role as a Mum and wife I’ve found there are more than a few things that I’ve gone back to or revisited from an earlier time in my life. Though we ditched the CDs years ago (thank god!), my playlist only gains a few new tracks each year – yes, I still …
Our Modern Family and a Life Lived Online……….some of the time!
The Best Nest Blog turned 11 years old in October (that’s pretty much a century in blogger years lol) and, I must give credit where credit’s due. By very definition, my blog wouldn’t be beaming its way around the world without the web, which I wouldn’t be able to access without the internet. So, thank you mystical online world, existing …
Home Decor – A Winter Bedroom Refesh
As Mum is now spending less and less time with us down here in Auckland, preferring the wilds of her own, brand new house, literally right on the Kaipara Harbour, her room here has become slightly ‘lacking’ in…….everything lol. It’s quite hidden from visitors and is totally self-contained with its own office and ensuite, so it’s been easy to ignore …
Get Crafty – DIY Feather Juju Hat Tutorial
It’s Spotlight National Craft Month and people all over New Zealand have been getting creative with help from the crafting experts at Spotlight stores around the country. I was super happy to work with Spotlight again and finally cross a project off my ever increasing, crafty wish-list! http://www.thebestnest.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/feather-juju-hat-1.jpg Juju hats have been hot, hot hot in interiors over the past …
Summer Bedroom Refresh
Oh my lord it’s HOT! Seriously, these temps in December are crazy, but crazy good for sure. Being able to throw open the bedroom windows and freshen things up is so therapeutic for me. Both of the boy’s rooms have had a big spring clean that included purchasing fresh, new linen for their beds. Over the weekend, I finally had …
Reuse, Reuse, Reuse……..Recycle!
This Mum Service Announcement (MSA) is sponsored by GLAD. Life with kids can easily become an all-consuming cycle of coveting, collecting, consuming and then (sneakily lol) culling when the opportunity arises. Kids are hoarders, I am not, plus, I’m on a bit of a decluttering binge at the moment, so any method of reusing what we have and reducing waste …
Heating your home: 5 things you need to know
In came the rain this week as well as some low temps around the country. I’ve got a sore throat and am in full hibernation mode so keeping our house toasty and warm is #1 on my list of priorities throughout the day. I had no idea what temp we should be maintaining our house at – but it’s a …
Home Care Tips for the Cleaning-Impaired Mum
When I was born back in the late ‘70’s, the outlook looked good; healthy baby, good size, lungs worked and I looked enough like my mum to assume there would be some legacy genetics that had been passed down from mother to daughter. At around age 18, it became increasingly apparent that all was not well. There were obvious deficiencies …
Winter
Image credit Gábor Sidó It’s here. It’s foggy, it’s damp, it’s not particularly cold this week – but that’s on the cards for next week YAY lol. Muddy sports are in full swing, the washing is piling up and our daylight hours are dwindling (making any kind of photography super difficult for this social-media mama!). We just can’t deny Winter any …
Home Tech You’ll Love – Ring Video Doorbell
We had just landed in Melbourne last week and loaded into our taxi when I realised it was my phone that was ringing – a different kind of ring I didn’t immediately identify. My brain fog cleared, I remembered my new Ring Video Doorbell app and opened it up to reveal one of our dogs caught on camera at our front door …